Press Taylor: Starting center 'drives' Bears' system on offense
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody. We are the best show in this town to have the coach and or quarterback sit right here. Because we're here for a good time. We are here for a good time. We're fun. We're funny. We're serious sometimes. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we laugh. Like, this is perfect.
If you wanted a high chance of a drink spilled all over the studio, we are definitely here for you. Middays 10 to 2. Maybe we're the show for you.
On 104.3 The Score. I mean, I know I have two different 10 terabyte drives that I bring with me when I move and I give them to the video department and I don't think they love seeing me come down the hall, but I make sure they load those up for me and then I continue to add as the year goes and it builds on pretty good.
That is the Bears' new offensive coordinator, Press Taylor. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody. On 104.3 The Score, Clay Harbor is in studio with us today. Clay is the big pro football show on CHSN, the nine-year NFL veteran, and the former Eagle. So you have seen Press Taylor over the years. How has he evolved, Clay, into this offensive coordinator position?
Hard worker, man. He was a quality control guy back in the Eagles when I was there. And he's one of those quality control guys like showing you the cards, showing the cards of the scout team. They're showing the plays that are going on right now to the guys that are sitting on the sidelines. All right, this is a play call, making sure you know what you got. And just a guy that's a hard worker. I got to go down to Jacksonville and watch practice and get on field as a former player out there. Press was always really cool. Hey, Clay, how you doing, man? He's just a guy that grew up in ball. Obviously, everybody knows about his brother, Zach. And really smart guy. I think he's going to fit in perfectly with Ben because they're both... They have that same mindset.
He talks about his players wanting to be ultra-competitive, passionate, want them to be workers. That's what Press Taylor is. Obviously... He's not the guy that's cooking the meal, but he's setting the table. And that matters, too, when you're setting the table in the meetings. And that's something that's important. He's a guy that's done it before, was an offensive coordinator in Jacksonville with Doug Peterson. He's called plays. He has a long list of places he's been, whether it's Andy Reid, whether it's Chip Kelly, whether it's Doug Peterson, big Rolodex. Obviously, like I said, Ben Johnson's a chef, but he's a sous chef.
When you look at Press Taylor specifically coming from situations where he wasn't as successful, how much could this turn into a whole Ben Johnson rehab center for offensive minds where they come here, spend a year here, and go on? I mean, if the Bears offense does what we think they're going to do, that seems to be what could be happening here in Chicago. Yeah.
What responsibilities does the center have in Press Taylor's offense?
Well, you see Declan Doyle, how many plays did he call last year? None. Zero, right? And he goes and gets a huge job, and he's coaching Lamar Jackson right now. So I think you see the tree, the LaFleur, the McVay, everybody coming from it. Ben Johnson starting his own tree. Johnny Appleseed, he's planting his own stuff. And you're going to see the offensive coaches that come out of this system. Keep getting good jobs because the people, they see the creativity that Ben has, how he's able to attack these weaknesses. You got a team that's not good at 13 personnel. You want to get the base package on the field? Guess what? We got three tight ends now. You want to stay in 11? You want to keep them in nickel?
You don't like their nickel package? You got enough wide receivers to make that happen. A guy that just knows how to attack the weaknesses of defenses, creativity with the play calling, and just the situational football.
How has Press Taylor evolved into the Bears' offensive coordinator?
I mean, people talk about Ben Johnson. They talk about him like he's just this passing wizard. Let's go back just three years in Detroit. 11th best rushing team in the league, yards per game. 6th best rushing team, yard per game. 4th best rushing team, yard per game.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–2:36
2
What responsibilities does the center have in Press Taylor's offense?
2:36–3:22
3
How has Press Taylor evolved into the Bears' offensive coordinator?
3:22–6:37
4
What makes Press Taylor a valuable asset for the Bears?
6:37–12:09
5
How do center responsibilities differ between college and NFL?
12:09–15:36
6
What impact does a center's experience have on the Bears' offense?
15:36–17:35
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