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Myles Garrett & AJ Brown Got Traded, Caleb Williams on Madden Cover, Da Bears & Shirtless Ben Johnson | EP 194
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Bears Tight End Room & Schedule Preview
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Travis gushes about the Bears' tight end room — specifically Cole Kmet — and Caleb drops the news: there's a third elite tight end now, a new rookie described as tall, smooth, and a freak of nature as a run blocker, pass blocker, and receiver. Caleb frames the advantage clearly: with three tight ends who can do everything, Ben Johnson shifts them into heavy 13 personnel, draws in a heavy defense, then shifts out into spread looks where linebackers and run-stuffers suddenly have to cover. He points to Cole Kmet's Vikings game seam route as a prime example of how it works in the biggest moments. Travis then brings up the schedule — Eagles on Monday Night Football in Week 3, Thanksgiving against the Lions, Christmas Day — and Caleb confirms the Bears have what is reportedly the toughest schedule in the league. He's unbothered: 'We don't back down from no challenge' [2] — Caleb Williams "Last year, the Bears could barely spit out a play call in OTAs. Now Caleb meets with Ben Johnson daily and they're tweaking base plays to m…" 39:20 . Travis and Caleb exchange competitive barbs about who they're looking forward to facing.
Ben Johnson didn't just happen to take his shirt off after a big Bears win. Caleb reveals that Johnson was quietly sneaking into the weight room before practice — doing squats and lifts — and had apparently been building toward this moment all season. The locker room lost its mind.
The 2024 NFL Draft featured a record six quarterbacks taken in the first round, the most in draft history.
Caleb Williams got two welcome-to-the-NFL moments: Danielle Hunter smoked him on the third play of the Houston game, and then Landman put a helmet straight into his chest against the Rams, shifting his chin strap over his nose and cutting off his oxygen. Both times: smoked.
