Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Should the White Sox make a bold move at MLB trade deadline? (Hour 2)
16 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What insights does Caleb Williams share about his early NFL career?
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I think it comes with the comfort level in terms of knowing what's being asked in terms of the offense. So we're all aligned on what we want a certain route to look like, where we want the ball to be thrown. And so, you know, routes on air, you can go out there and tell a receiver, Hey, you're missing your depth or expect the ball to be at this spot.
Whether we're out there in a practice setting or he likes to keep those guys after and work a little bit more after practice. So, I think he's stepped up and he's continuing to get better every single day. It's just a matter of how many reps can we continue to pile on over the course of training camp.
The familiar and persistent voice of the head coach of your Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson, right there. This is Rahimi Harris and Grody on 104.3 The Score.
Chapter 2: What should the White Sox offer for Tarik Skubal?
Do you remember the year 2024 for the Chicago Bears, Marshall Harris? That was not last year's season, but it was two years ago. You're joking, right? I'm not joking because some people put it out of their memory. You're getting older, too.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't try to bring me up there with you. Listen, yes, I remember very vividly as I told everyone, hey, all that the Bears have proven with this trip overseas over the pond and back is that they can beat bad teams. I'm not a believer yet. And then what happened?
Chapter 3: How does the Bears coaching staff impact Caleb Williams' development?
It was bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. And it was a really frightening year because you drafted Caleb Williams. You got the guy. You drafted the number one overall guy, Caleb Williams, the generational quarterback, the elite quarterback. And you're right, got off to a good start. There were some moments, but there were some god-awful moments for Caleb Williams early in his tenure under the tutelage of
Is that what we're calling it? The tutelage of... That's a nice way to describe it because I don't know how much tutoring he received. I wouldn't be that nice. I wouldn't be that nice.
Chapter 4: What challenges did Caleb Williams face during his rookie season?
You're probably right. I shouldn't be that nice. Shane Waldron was the offensive coordinator. Matt Eberflus was the overseer of everything.
I'm not going to comment on that. I know you're not. How about under the captivity?
Under the captivity. Fair enough. Is that better?
Chapter 5: What factors should the White Sox consider before making a trade?
Yes. I heard cap, and I was like, wait, talking about cap space? Captivity. Yes. Under the captivity of Matt Eberflus and Shane Waldron, you have this precious object. You have this diamond in Caleb Williams, or at least you think. And he doesn't appear to be learning. He doesn't appear to be developing.
So it's this scary season where veterans in that locker room, I was there, are being pretty transparent with the media about things not going well in that locker room and everybody needing to do their part. It was a frightening season because they end up being 5-12 to Marshall's point where at a certain point in the season, things did go downhill.
Chapter 6: What are the potential consequences of trading key players for the White Sox?
It made us question everything. It made me question everything. Am I wrong about Caleb Williams? Is he not this elite quarterback? Does he not have it? Are people right about him, the things that are written about him? And then, of course, after that season, You had more sort of accusations about even Caleb Williams, about how he comported himself in that locker room.
Whether you believe the stuff or not, the sourced article by Tyler Dunn about Caleb not being a great leader and not picking up on things quickly enough. 2024 was a, I'll just say it, it was disastrous.
Chapter 7: How does the current White Sox roster compare to previous seasons?
It just felt, it made me feel horrible because you finally thought you had the quarterback and then it made us question because of the way he was managed to a large degree, it made you wonder if they actually had the guy. And he was culpable for some of it too. I'm not saying that Caleb Williams is a perfect quarterback. I've been plenty critical about him over the years.
So it was interesting, Marshall, to listen to Chris Simms doing an interview with Caleb Williams and Williams reflecting on his rookie year and how it made him a better quarterback today. Do you believe this?
Funny enough, I'm happy I had that first year. I haven't had a year like that in a long time. One.
Chapter 8: What are the predictions for the White Sox's future after the trade deadline?
And you mean what? Just struggle?
Yeah, struggle. I mean, I got hit the third most ever in the league 68 times.
Yeah.
Just knowing I need more mentally, physically, just what it takes to be in the NFL, play as a QB, stay healthy, be able to play week to week, mentally, physically, spiritually. So those things I learned. And then without that first year, Case Keenum, he always says, The bad times make the good times feel so much better.
And so having that type of year, you don't necessarily have to go back, you don't have to have another year like that ever again in your career at this point, but you had it and you'll never forget the feeling of not being able to walk up the stairs when you get home after playing a team or something after getting hit so much and things like that.
So it's the mindset, it's the energy output and where you need to put your energy. It's being able to time management all these different things that it takes. I mean, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, I mean, you're in here for 12, 13 hours and it's grueling.
But if you love it, if you figure out your process and you fall in love with that, you wake up smiling your face, feeling good that you get to play a kid's game. We obviously have a great coaching staff, a maniac of a coach upstairs, but obviously he's the best coach that I probably played for. Just the information he knows, he knows defense, offense, and he can speak it.
If you ask him a question, he'll have an answer for you. So it's really awesome. It's really fun. I think last year I fell in love with being here until 9 p.m., figuring out and then going out on Sunday and executing these plays, seeing this coverage just front and making plays for Chicago Bears.
That's Caleb Williams playing catch, having a little conversation with Chris Sims. If you're wondering what that noise was, hopefully you can figure out he was catching the ball, throwing the ball with Chris Sims. And look.
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