Will Bears tight end Colston Loveland have a breakout game against Eagles?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Mark Grote 0:01

Right. Amy and Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to two. On Chicago Sports Radio, 104-3 the score.

Why has Colston Loveland had so few targets through the Bears’ first two games?

Colston Loveland 0:08

Is there a level of frustration though with that goes with you know one catch through two games? Uh yeah, man, I think uh obviously we want the ball. Everyone in here wants the ball. Um we're here for a reason and we want to make plays and help our team win. Uh but there's other ways to make plays on the on the ground in the run game. Um just doing what I'm asked and like we were talking about, uh there's gonna be opportunity so I just gotta uh take take full advantage when it when it arises.

Mark Grote 0:33

Well, we'll see if Case Keenum can find Colson Loveland tonight. As we welcome you back to Rahimi and Grody on 1043 The Score, we will resume our conversation with Anthony Heron momentarily, but before Chicago takes on Philadelphia. Tune in tonight, starting at six for your local Ford Dealers pregame show right here on 1043 the score. Olin Kruots, Patrick Manley, and Gabe Ramirez truly will get you set for the game. It actually says truly in the script right here. Why do we add it truly? Are we not convincing enough?

Vinny Rotino 1:11

Yeah, I don't know.

Mark Grote 1:12

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Vinny Rotino 1:30

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Anthony Heron 1:33

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Vinny Rotino 1:40

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Mark Grote 1:42

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Vinny Rotino 1:57

Truly. Truly. Uh okay. Truly. I you know what I I do kinda wanna ask, is Colson Levin gonna truly get involved in the offensive game plan? So he's only got one catch. What? Five targets that he had this season and it was a three yard catch in the Barn burner, the nine to three game against the Vikings.

How can the Bears get Colston Loveland more involved in the offense?

Vinny Rotino 2:18

And then, you know, in a fifty nine point game he wasn't involved I don't think anybody was complaining. We understood what the assignment was that day. I I just can't see this going on much longer knowing he was such a crucial part of the offense.

Anthony Heron 2:33

And I don't think it will. So here's what strikes me through the the first couple of games here, when you look at the way the Bears offense is operated, the the two extreme ends of this spectrum with what we saw in the opener and then what we saw in game number two, but the fact that Kalif Raymond is leading the Bears in targets, it's not Roma Dunze, it's not Colton Loveland, it's Khaf Raymond, not even Luther Burton, leading the Bears in targets, that to me, it spells one thing that isn't Positive because it speaks to me that the Bears' quarterback position, which of course has been Caleb Williams for the majority of the two games, they're they're just going. to where the coverage takes them, going to where the design of the play dictates it should go.

Anthony Heron 3:15

And more frequently than not, that's been Khalif Raymond. So th that ain't all bad. And Ben Johnson schemes up plays so well that more frequently than not, that should be a good thing for the Bears. What it does say to me as well though is that right now, with what is it, three targets and one catch in these two games, I think something like that for Loveland. Yep. Ben Johnson, I think, needs to teeter more in the opposite direction of where he is as a play caller. Just specifically to to the route tree. He seems like in these first two games, it is very focused on what play can I scheme up to defeat the defense?

How should Ben Johnson adjust the Bears’ play-calling to feature his best playmakers?

Anthony Heron 3:50

What do I think the defense is going to do to me and my offense? And how do I just kind of scheme an open guy up? Get some protection and scheme somebody out there. That's the the scheming up plays. I I wanna see Ben Johnson scheme up players more frequently. And a lot of times a play caller within a game will just make sure, even within the scope of what our game plan is coming in, but how many times is an individual talent the primary target within a route tree?