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Patrick Mannelly loves Ben Johnson's 'F--- the Packers' comment (Hour 2)
13 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What were the highlights of the Bears' playoff win against the Packers?
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And then Caleb, each week or each other week, it seems like he outdoes himself with some miraculous throw. That throw you're talking about on fourth and eighth, like... Quarterbacks all on Twitter are like, what the heck is that? That might be the greatest throw of the season. And we've said that about three other ones he's had. But to have to do that in the fourth quarter.
I think it was fourth or eighth. I can't even remember my stats anymore.
But whatever it was, who cares? It doesn't matter.
Who cares about stats? I know. He even has a signature beer. Long snapper IPA. The can artworks me long snapping a ball on top of an El Camino. I have an El Camino.
So the artwork's great. The beer's great. Patrick Medley with Rahimi Harrison-Grody on The Score.
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Chapter 2: How did Caleb Williams' postgame speech impact the team dynamics?
Is there a pay deduction this week for you working there? I think we've got to talk to Mitch and strike a little money out of that paycheck. Yeah, there's been some. Let's just put it this way. I've been given a warning. I've been given a warning. I've been properly warned for picking the Packers to beat the Bears in a playoff game.
How would you handle this on a team, Patrick? What's the appropriate? Is there a fine? What happens?
I didn't play for the Bears, by the way. I just want that to be made very clear.
Okay, so maybe not Bears.
You would throw Grody into the cold tub. Oh, wow. Get him in the cold tub. And that's too good. It's good for you. Olin and Big Cat would grab you by the ankles and the wrist and then dip you under the cold tub a little bit. That's what they would do.
Olin and Big Cat?
Fully clothed? Yes, fully clothed. I might have seen that happen a few times.
Of all the people, like, just... And I love that they work with us now, so, like, this could theoretically happen here.
Okay, let me just... It's sort of like I'm in this sorry, not sorry place because there's nobody who thought or... Saw what we saw happen on Saturday. Saw that actually coming. It's miraculous, inexplicable stuff. So if you pick the wrong team, there's nobody who picked that to happen in that game. There's no way. So sorry, not sorry. No, it's a special season, man. It's a special season.
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Chapter 3: What are Patrick Mannelly's thoughts on Ben Johnson's comments about the Packers?
That was where I set the bar for this season. I know the Bears have a quarterback going into next season now that I'm very excited about. But then we got the bonus here, too. It's 100%. That's all we wanted. And guys, listening to, I think it was your last segment, you guys played his speech in the locker room. It's his team now. That's what I hear in that.
The reaction of guys giving him some crap, to cheering him on, to say get emotional, to watching everybody's face if you watch it on YouTube, to watch their reaction when he speaks. It's his team. And that's another part you wanted to see. Not only his development as a quarterback, but to me, the great ones, the quarterback are the face of the franchise now. are the leader in the locker room.
And you heard that from him, the way he spoke and the way the guys reacted to him. And that was what I got out of that speech. Not him getting emotional and talking about Ben Johnson and all that. It's the fact that it's him. He's the guy. He is the man now. And his performance is doing it. And then the way the guys interacted with him, that put me over the edge.
And that got me excited to see that when I saw it when it came out.
Well, and Patrick, I think you're echoing a lot of what functioning teams should be doing. You know, here you are talking about Ben Johnson's message. And I said in our first segment of the show, you know, it seems like every time we have a question about this, he's also there to answer it for us in the media, which is another example of leadership. So then,
To see Caleb Williams, like you mentioned, post-game, and then also even what he did during the game. You know, there's been a lot of discussion about him yelling on the sideline. And even like the cheese grater and him doing the salt bae with the cheese. I love that his personality is coming out more. It probably means he's more comfortable. But what do you think about it just from...
A former player standpoint, seeing a guy kind of come into his own, you know, there's a rookie quarterback time where you're also learning. Like, how can you describe what you're seeing as far as evolution in the leadership part of it?
He's he's what, 23, correct?
24, I believe.
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Chapter 4: How does the rivalry between the Bears and Packers influence team morale?
And I think that's what's happening. And when I, again, when I saw him do that face in the cheese grater, I'm like, all right, that's personality that's coming out now. And hopefully we get to see more of that in his discussions with us at the podium and all that kind of stuff.
And his teammates, it sounds like, get to see that more, where it's not the programmed Caleb Williams walking into the locker room, that he's the guy now. He can be himself. He can let it out there and be comfortable. And I think that is part of his growth and part of his leadership that he'll get
become more of a leader with this team and i love seeing it and i just i feel that he's been programmed i think a lot of these guys that with the agents now nil you get programmed to kind of stay in this little box instagram twitter and all that kind of stuff you can only have to stay in between these lines that once you kind of figure out who you are and and who you can be then it really become who you are and i think that's what we're seeing with caleb
Joined now by Patrick Manley, the longest-tenured Bear, former Bears long snapper here on Rahimi Harris and Grody on 670 The Score, as he does each and every week during the season. And guess what, Patrick? The season, it continues on. Up next, it's the Rams. It's at Soldier Field. It's later. It's going to be freezing outside. How do you see this next challenge for the Bears?
And show me a path to victory here. I would not pick against them because, well, I learned my lesson because I was on board with Grody. I didn't see how the Bears were going to win, but as you know, things did what they did.
I will also confess in this moment that I didn't think they were going to win even despite picking them. Nobody did.
I called my dad the next morning. My dad goes, I was supposed to go to Atlanta this weekend coming up, and he's like, wait, you're not coming? I'm like, Dad, they won the game. He's like, they did? I was like, yeah, I'll see you maybe Monday after the game.
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Chapter 5: What factors contributed to the Bears' comeback in the playoffs?
Oh, my goodness. Yeah, nobody did. Everybody went to sleep. I'm actually down here in Florida for a couple days, and a lot of people down here being the hour ahead, they all went to sleep. They're like, I went to bed before the game. I had no idea they won. I thought the game was over. So I think everybody felt that way. You're going to the cold tub too, pal.
So give me the path, though, Patrick, seriously. Oh, the path. Sorry. Because I think they can win the game not just because they have won games in the shocking fashion that they have, but I can see the path. I'm just curious as to what your impression of the best offense in football in the Rams and how they can either keep up with or slow down.
I think it's probably going to be keep up and not slow down. I'm going to put it on Caleb Williams' shoulders again. I think that's the way playoff wins happen and how you win Super Bowls. Quarterbacks get hot and they play well. And obviously your defense has to step up. So I think takeaways is one. What I want to go see is Caleb Williams in this passing game.
Because you look at this Rams secondary, they're not as good as their front four. The front four we've got to worry about. But I do believe in our pass protection, our O-line. Will we be fourth in sacks given up in the season or whatever? But I think it's the passing game. I really do. I think you put it back in Caleb's hands again and you see what he can do.
Because I think that is the weakness of the Rams if they have one is the passing game. So... Caleb, you responded in a pressure situation last week. You played pretty well the entire game, I thought. And he plays well in big moments, and it just keeps getting bigger each week.
So, Marshall, I think it's the passing game, which is weird because it has been the running game that has kind of got them there, but I think the passing game this week against this Rams team. Can they not run anymore? I mean, it feels like we just talked about it. It's been interesting, man. It looks like it's back to the way it was at the beginning of the season.
You've got a lot of free runners. I don't know if it's communication issues. It's ā it's all the way across the board. It's, it's when you have issues like that, it's not one thing. It's, it's everybody doing a little something wrong at a different time. And that's what it looks like.
There was a, you know, Quay Walker came through once or twice on the, I know once on the end around and it looked like they had the wrong point or Mike or whoever they were going to. It just looks like communication errors right now. But the good thing is we've seen them fix it before. Right. So I think they can fix it again and it is a strength and they have enough talent up there to get it done.
So I think they can get it fixed.
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Chapter 6: How is Caleb Williams developing as a leader on the Bears?
Let's not overthink this. Let's not do this. Ben Johnson's not coming from under the 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter with Jared Goff. Tyson Bages is not making that fourth and eighth pass. That's probably going to be the most important play in Bears history. This is this kid's team.
And I know, as a matter of fact, Pat made the question a few weeks ago and had Marshall and Grody going back and forth about who's the most important. Listen, I love Ben. But I feel like in big games, not scheme-wise, but decision-making, Ben has made some questionable calls. And, like, Caleb has saved him. Let's just be honest. Ben has admitted that. Ben has admitted that at times throughout.
Not recently, necessarily, but there have been times where he has expressed that, that he smooths out mistakes that he makes in his play calling from time to time. Exactly. And one quick thing. Look, Kyle Shanahan, top two, top three, coaching this league. He's been to multiple Super Bowls. But what does he always have? He got the best game in the world, but he don't have that guy.
We need to wake up. We have the guy. We have Leo in the Matrix. We finally have him. The NFC Championship is on the line this Monday. We've probably been there in Taylor's number two year. We have him.
Let's just say he's the identity. Love it, Kelso. Love the energy. I love it. And yes, when the bears eat, everybody eats. That is the concept.
Danny Park would be so happy to hear someone refer to Caleb Williams as the one. Remember when he was trying to tag him with that nickname?
The one? The one.
Oh, yeah. Parko. Just trying to take credit for stuff.
Yeah. Yeah. You're just trying to start something with Danny, even though he's not here.
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Chapter 7: What strategies do the Bears need to implement against the Rams?
But it was a lot of doom, a lot of doom. And I thought, oh, God, how could you do that? It was incredible.
Wait, did Don't Stop Believin' get everybody fired up? Because I would think that that would hit at a really good time in the game to make that happen.
You could tell a few knew. I know I was into it. I was going, man. I was going nut balls. It was crazy.
This is the best story. Frederick, thank you. I love that you told us all this, and you got to say hi to Danny and AJ.
What a day. And you heard them, too. Danny, so fragile, just a fragile man with his zigzag back and the whole thing. I think your mic's off, by the way. We're really having trouble with our mics today.
I thought I turned my mic on. I pressed the button and everything earlier.
You guys got to keep the mics on over there. We're having troubles today. You know what it is? It's like we haven't had sleep. We haven't had sleep. But, you know, why would we want to turn our microphones on?
No, Grody is actually drinking. Are you together, the coffee and the LaCroix?
I had to go to the coffee early. I told you guys. I told you in the break. I said, uh-oh, I'm bragging about all my adrenaline, and it's like I'm starting to feel the little decline. I am just now coming off the Bears game.
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