Mark Grote calls in from Halas Hall on the first day of Bear training camp (HOUR 4)
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What were the opening training camp headlines at Halas Hall?
Here we go, fourth and four. The man in motion, Williams, drifting, sprinting for space, in all kinds of trouble, putting it up for grabs at the end zone. He got it! For the touchdown! They've done it again! Unbelievable!
You know that's Mike Tirico, NBC, on the call. Bears are back to work. They are at Hallis Hall. Training camp has begun. And we are already getting some commentary and some observations from what we're seeing. Ryan Pohl spoke. Ben Johnson set to speak. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. The first thing we all saw, the first news from training camp that came out was Saturday. That was the physically unable to perform list, the pup list. And we know that Kyla Gordon is on it. So this is from Brad Biggs. He talks football with you. He says, Bears GM Ryan Pohl says Kyler Gordon has a calf injury. The quote, obviously he's frustrated. We're frustrated. Everybody here is putting their time and effort to getting him back.
End quote. He is on the pup list. When you hear he has a calf injury, Marshall Harris, what's going through your mind?
The frustration is real, right? Because I know that... We, as observers, are just like, when is he going to be back? When is he going to be back? And then he gets back, and it's like a false start of sorts. And I think something that Ryan Pohl said in this press conference really hits home. Adam Johns tweeting this out about 30 minutes ago. Quote, when he gets back, we need him to stay back. And that's the problem. He's been on and off the availability list, and you need him to stay on if the Bears are going to reach their full potential this season.
Well, and also this, you know, the concern about, for example, Jalen Johnson was we didn't know if he was fully healthy when he came back, right?
Sure.
We found out he wasn't. And when he described the injury that he ultimately re-aggravated where he said he was training and the groin separated. Not good. Right, like you and I both just made a horrible face when we said that. So... He had to have a big setback. These setbacks result in multiple games. We see what happens when you do come back. You're not yourself. You're not fully to yourself yet. And the same can be said for Kyler Gordon. It was persistent groin, hamstring, and calf soft tissue injuries that resulted in the two IR stints that he had to have. Sat 14 regular season games. Yet another calf injury as part of this discussion.
And I think at some point, you have to understand, hey, if this is the problem, what can we make sure that we do differently this time around? So that when you are technically healed, you don't get re-injured.
Ben Johnson was just... Or do you even know you're healthy? You know?
Well, that's the thing. It takes me back to something that Roma Dunzey said when he was talking about his foot. Right. Like, this is the new normal.
Why was Kyler Gordon placed on the PUP list and what did Ryan Poles say?
They have to be in a position where they can say Kyler Gordon's not talking about a new normal where it's actually him just not being 100% healed yet. And that's the difference. Can you separate that out? What you're reading on an MRI versus what you feel when you put those fast twitch muscles into action on a football field. Ben Johnson said this. He was asked what his message to Kyler Gordon is. This is from Zach Pearson. Quote, get healthy, end quote. God. No, I mean, I think the frustration I don't think could be any higher than what it is right now with Kyler Gordon. Remember what he said last year.
OK, but here's the thing. We know, like, for example, with Ben Johnson. Sorry, I had to cough there. We know, for example, with Ben Johnson. He was still mad about that loss to the Lions, right? Do you remember when he was like super tight with his words? And he's from North Carolina. There's a tiny bit of a draw there, except when he seems to be mad and they're very staccato. And he's like, get healthy. Like, can't you hear him? Can't you pick? We need to hear how he says it, because if he says it like that, where you know coach is not pleased, I'm a little concerned.
Here's something else Cassie Carlson, our friend over at Fox running the show, said.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What were the opening training camp headlines at Halas Hall?
0:01–3:11
2
Why was Kyler Gordon placed on the PUP list and what did Ryan Poles say?
3:11–6:27
3
How are hosts reacting to Kyler Gordon's recurring calf and soft-tissue injuries?
6:27–8:56
4
How is the Bears' depth chart shaping up at left tackle and the defensive backfield?
8:56–14:10
5
What does 'earn the trust of the coaching staff' mean for injured players?
14:10–29:55
6
How is Ben Johnson framing the team's identity and Caleb Williams' development?
29:55–33:05
7
What did coaches say about Caleb Williams' progression and the 70% completion target?
33:05–40:18
Speakers
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