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Caleb Williams says he throws the ball away more than any other QB to keep the Bears in advantageous down-and-distance situations, knowing Ben Johnson will go for it on fourth down.
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Big Cat opens by fangirling out about Caleb Williams, who good-naturedly plays along. Williams describes getting the Madden 27 cover call as a childhood dream — he tried to play it cool on the phone and immediately called his closest friends after. He dismisses the Madden curse without hesitation. The conversation shifts to his working relationship with Ben Johnson: during OTAs they meet weekly, but in season, those meetings happen every day for up to two and a half hours. [1] — Caleb Williams "Ben Johnson meetings — 1.5–2.5 hrs/day: During the season, Bears QB Caleb Williams meets one-on-one with head coach Ben Johnson every singl…" 1:03:24 Williams traces the trust built with Johnson specifically to the aftermath of the Bears' 0-2 start, when the coach's calm and direct communication changed the dynamic entirely. The offense itself, he says, didn't click until midway through the season. PFT asks about haters, and Williams delivers one of the episode's best lines: 'I love them. It's my favorite thing.' He defends his low completion percentage by explaining that his intentional throwaway rate is higher than any other QB, and reveals he has researched Peyton, Tom, and Patrick's career numbers as benchmarks.
Getting called by EA was a childhood dream Caleb tried to play cool about — then immediately called his closest friends. He doesn't believe in the Madden curse and plans to prove it by the end of the season.
During the season, Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson meet every single day for up to two and a half hours. The trust that fuels those sessions was built specifically in the aftermath of the Bears' 0-2 start — and it changed everything.
During the season, Bears QB Caleb Williams meets one-on-one with head coach Ben Johnson every single day for sessions lasting between 90 minutes and 2 hours 30 minutes.
Caleb Williams says he is more surprised when plays don't work than when they do — that's his baseline. The 4th and 8 to Rome Odunze in the Packers playoff game was 'sick' but not a surprise, because when the ball leaves his hand, he already trusts the outcome.
Thomas's wife is already ranked in the top 2,000 CrossFit athletes in the world — roughly the top 1% — and Thomas wants her to pursue the sport professionally now that he is graduating law school.
Research shows athletes who mentally imagine practicing basketball or soccer have better performance than those who do not include imagination in their training.
Rico Verhoeven dominated approximately 10 of 12 rounds against undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk before a controversial post-bell stoppage.
Rico's appeal confirmed the fight was stopped after the bell rang, and the ringside doctor found no concussion or disorientation — yet the result was never overturned.
Glory Kickboxing uses 5 judges rather than boxing's 3, which Joe Rogan argues reduces the chance of a corrupt or incompetent minority swinging the result.
Rico Verhoeven had only one professional boxing match before fighting undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC title.
Despite having just one pro boxing match, Rico Verhoeven had been training boxing for 15 years alongside his kickboxing career.
Rico used a full 6 months to transition from kickboxing stance to a proper boxing stance under trainer Peter Fury, calling it essential rewiring.
Rico Verhoeven has had approximately 75 professional kickboxing fights, giving him a massive combat sports experience advantage over pure boxers.
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