Score callers grade the Bears' draft class
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What is the main focus of the episode regarding the Bears' draft class?
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score.
We were late to our break. That means we're late to you. Tony in Downers Grove has been waiting over an hour. Tony, what is your grade on the Bears draft?
Really? Like, thanks for making me the loser of all time, saying I held on for over an hour, but that's okay.
Wait, so your perseverance is now losing, sir?
No, to be on with you three, I feel like a winner for the day. But my first question, before I give my grade, Grody, can you sing the first two verses of Magilla Gorilla?
McGill a gorilla for sale.
It's McGill a gorilla for sale. You know, you want a gorilla for sale, but I know the words. I'm just not going to do it. All right, so. Okay, fine. I'm going to give them an A. You ready? Okay.
What grades do callers give for the Bears' draft and why?
Oh, A, A. I give them an A, and here's why. First... No one else is going to give him an A, but mostly. Can I interest you in a B-minus? No, no, no. Okay, that's the second thing. There is no damn B-minus, B-plus. That's not grade school. When you get your grade point average, do they say, you know what, my grade point average was 3.95%. My grade point average was 3.95.
It is kind of a cop-out. You're right.
And at ExxonMobil, they won't hire you unless it's over 3.85. So, yeah, it comes up.
Yeah, but, well, Layla, you went to North Texas State. What was your GPA? My was only 3.2, but I went to Texas. So, you know, that would probably be a 4.0 at North Texas State. Now, that said, the reasons are this. The reasons are this. No one could explain or provide a difference maker the Bears could have drafted at any pick that they had to improve this line. Secondly, the offense is not as good as everybody thinks they are because if we remember, they struggled against the Packers last year with no Mika Parsons. And so I have no problem with the Bears going all out on offense and And because they did fill some of the many holes that they have on defense, and this was not going to be a two-year project.
And let's not forget, they have a much tougher schedule this year, and as everybody's pointed out, they won seven games. That could have went either way. So I'm all in for them building all out on offense and being able to really address the defense with more capital and better draft picks next week.
Ray, put Tony back on hold for another hour, and then we'll get back to him on this. No, Tony, good stuff. Appreciate it. Tony's right. I am not hearing a lot of people, the people that are really angry that they didn't move up and grab somebody in the second round, I'm not hearing the names that people necessarily wanted. So I will give Tony that. I'll give you a name, Caden McDonald. I'll start with that. Caden McDonald? Yeah. I'll start with that. There's other names. I think the difference between what Tony is saying and what most people are complaining about is Tony's saying when their pick came up, who else were they going to take? I get that angle. But the alternative is Ryan Pulse could have moved up higher than he did between picks.
and picks two.
What are the reasons behind a caller's A grade for the Bears' draft?
And the Patriots are an excellent example. Yes. Aukus is an excellent example. And we've named our... Contrary to popular belief, we spent all of last week talking about defensive line picks that we thought were prospects. And outside of like a Reuben Bain or a David Bain. Right, the obvious guys. Yeah, we did discuss that. So that was something that we did spend time on. Let's continue with the calls. 312-644-6767. And let's go to James in Pleasant Prairie. Hi, James.
Hey, guys. Nice job. So if you want to remember me, I usually talk really fast. I'm going to slow it down so we can understand me. So I guess I gave him a B, but this is my philosophy. I mean, who am I, honestly? I'm the number one rated couch quarterback in my own mind, right? I'm 53 years old. We've been hearing about you.
Yeah, you're right at the top of the power rankings, man.
That's my daughter, she'll tell you. But anyway, let's look at it as a totality. I've never seen – you don't see bottom third defenses win championships, but you see bottom third offenses, Bulls, Dilfer –
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the episode regarding the Bears' draft class?
0:01–1:06
2
What grades do callers give for the Bears' draft and why?
1:06–3:45
3
What are the reasons behind a caller's A grade for the Bears' draft?
3:45–6:34
4
How do the hosts evaluate the Bears' offensive and defensive strategies?
6:34–10:48
5
What concerns do callers express about the Bears' draft decisions?
10:48–13:39
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