Kap & J. Hood

7/19 9 AM: Courtney Cronin

Hour 3: The Chicago Bears Training Camp starts tomorrow; the rookies have reported, and the vets report today. National Bears Reporter for ESPN Courtney Cronin Joined Kap & J. Hood with updates on the opening of Bears Training Camp and the latest NFL storylines. The guys opened the "Friday Folder" and Kap & J. Hood Cut of The Day. Carmen DeFalco was in for Kap.

Duration:: 44m
Broadcast on:: 19 Jul 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

(upbeat music) - What's up Chicago? And welcome in to the Captain Jay Hood Morning Show on ESPN 1000. And we're streaming on the ESPN Chicago app with the fact in Carmen de Falco. Unlone from Carmen and your go. It's Jay Hood with you. Carmen is in for cap. 312332 ESPN 33273. Our phone number. Watch our shows, all the shows on YouTube. YouTube.com. Look for ESPN Chicago. Hit that subscribe button on YouTube as well as on Twitch. Twitch.tv/ESP And what thou in Chicago? Thanks so much for watching and listening to the show. Still to come, this half hour we'll hear from Courtney Cronin who covers the bears for ESPN Chicago. She'll be along with us at 918. We'll also open up the folder. Friday folder comes in handy, Carmen. - There it does. Thank God it's Friday. - Well thank you very much sir. The reason why it comes in handy is because of things that we don't get to all week. We just jam it into the folder. I love the Friday folder. So that's at 935 right here on cap and Jay Hood. So the bear is right around the corner, Carm. - Yes sir. - And some thoughts from Bart Scott and Kimberly Martin on Get Up. Bart Scott, our colleague from ESPN New York. And Kimberly A. Martin who covers the NFL for ESPN.com. Talking about Maddie Rifflous is funny. Earlier in the show we talked about Maddie Rifflous and how crucial of a season it is for him. Hey man, if the bear is underachieve or do you see the same type of coaching mistakes that holds this ready-made team back? Eberlous I think is somewhat on the hot seat. The thoughts from Scott and Martin on Eberlous. - I would just like to temper expectations a little bit for the Chicago Bears. I think he's a rookie quarterback. Both these guys are rookies. This is a franchise that has not yet shown it can develop a quarterback the right way. A lot of people thought Matt Eberlous wouldn't survive. This offseason he wouldn't be the head coach. So let's give him some time. You ask yourself who do you trust more? Cliff Kingsbury developing a quarterback or Matt Eberlous who's coaching for a job. Because this goes sideways early. It's going to be no role for Eberl because they're going to see him. We're not going to allow him to destroy two young quarterbacks. So you talk about, you know, Jay Daniels just getting started. You know, Caleb Williams is going to have it easy because he can rely on his talent on his team. So he's going to be able to probably have to play more discipline, handing a ball off, leaning on his veterans. They'll try to do too much. They're going to spoon feed him. Jay Daniels is probably going to be set free early because he's going to have to rely and do everything because he's on a private team that's less talented and he's going to have to be able to rely on that athleticism. That flash and that dual threat is always going to catch our eyes first. When you started talking and mentioned Matt Eberlous, he's had several quarterbacks at this point. I think in Chicago, the pressure is high like they can't, they can't have a season where the rookie quarterback doesn't come off and start off hot and the team is losing. Several is more than two, right? The word several? Yes, that would say that is more than two. What is she saying there? It isn't several four plus couples to a few is three, several quarterbacks. Is that a second quarterback? And it's really his first biggest business. Are they adding Beijing to the conversation? Are they counting Beijing and Nathan Peterman? And yeah, oh God, I hope not. Yeah. I'm not sure what she means. Nonetheless. So nonetheless, you can hear that there is a mistrust there. Yes. Okay, so the history is the history when it comes to the Bears, Carm. We all know it's not wrong. It is what it is they haven't developed a quarterback. Okay. So does that mean that that's always going to be the case? It has been for a long time. Look, we, you and I both know, this is running back in linebacker, you. Yes. Defensive you, running back you for the Bears. The Bears have been closer to a big 10 team than they have been an NFL team as far as the forward pass and trying to be able to flourish offensively. How many quarterbacks have we seen? We're like, wow, that was outstanding from Eric Kramer to Jim Miller. Just for the one offs, right? One offs. And Jay was, you know, Jay was Jay was fine. She's fine. But it was never the kind of sustained excellence that you needed to really be a great team you're in and you're out. So here's, this is a twist on the conversation. They're saying because it's Matt Iberflus, he's never quote unquote developed a quarterback. He's, I don't think he's developing this quarterback. Matt Iberflus is a defensive coach. I think Shane Waldron and Kerry Joseph are developing this quarterback. I think the offensive structure in place is here to try to help Caleb Williams develop the talent, the scheme, which is a good one. It works in a coordinator that's done it in this league. He's called plays for an offense. It's been pretty good. An offensive coordinator that helped revitalize a career that was seemingly lost in Geno Smith. So like those are the things you have to look at, people that have done the job being here now with this system in place to try to help Caleb Williams. Is it doable? I think it is. Matt Iberflus isn't developing Caleb Williams. The offensive structure, Ryan polls, the offensive coaches, the offensive structure, that's what's going to help bring along Caleb Williams. So I do think it's doable. And I think the Bears have set themselves up better than ever to go ahead and try to do that for the first time. It's kind of like the, I won't say lazy talking point, but it's just kind of like the convenient talking point to say quarterback, or coach X has not developed quarterback X. Like we just talked early about Dan Quinn. Dan Quinn developing Jaden Daniels? No, I mean Cliff Kingsbury is developing Jaden Daniels. So, I mean, look, I understand the history because it is what it is. However, what I'm saying, what I would tell Bark Scott and what I would tell Kimberly A. Martin is, is that this is the most ready-made team and the most busiest offseason I've ever seen with the Bears. Now again, you never confuse activity with accomplishment. But what I'm saying, Carm is, is that at least the general manager could see the holes that we saw. That's the thing. Like do the Bears need Gerald Everett? No, but they want to shore up the tight end position just to have a backup to Cole commit because it has a different skill set. Do the Bears have to be able to get out another running back? They got a guy with some, with some mileage and swift, but they still think that Herbert could be a guy or he could be expendable. You know. - I'm sure you're from now. They're thinking he's. - Probably so. Maybe this season, who knows? - Maybe. - You know, you got Roshan Johnson, who you believe in. You decided with a wide receiver. Okay, we got DJ Moore and we lucked into Roma Dunes. But just a little added seasoning. How about a little Keenan Allen? Okay, so along with Bayard in the secondary and trying to refigure this offensive line, I like that the general manager saw the holes that we saw. - Yes. - And says we went from three wins to seven wins. What can we do to make sure that this young quarterback has everything to be needs? - Yes. - Now it's all about execution. - The priority was like, what can we do? What are the things that we need to do that are gonna make it best for Kaleb Williams? 'Cause they knew very early on in this process, they were drafting Kaleb Williams. I mean, they've known it for months. And so the off season was attacked in such a way where it was like, what are gonna be the best things for him and this offensive system and the support that he's gonna need to not just be good this year, to not be just okay, but to truly develop into a franchise quarterback. And I think they went about the business of trying to accomplish all those things. And now, like you said, it will be about the execution. Now Kaleb's gonna have to do his part. But yeah, this is, maybe ready made is too strong of a way to put it, but maybe it's not, maybe it is ready made for a guy to come in and really, really thrive, especially with his skillset. And we could still wonder about the old line and how good it's going to be. Like Ken Braxton Jones, truly get better. That'll be a big part of this. Have a little less worry on the right side. I think Darnell Wright's gonna be just fine. So we'll see how the offensive line is, but I'm not as down on it as some. And I think this is a good opportunity for your young quarterback to come in here and thrive. - Is that John McKay? When asked, what do you think of your team's execution? He said, I'm all for it. - I'm all for it. I believe it was John McKay. - Yeah. - It's like, what do you think about your team's execution? I'm all for it. - That's one of the all-time great quotes. They were like two and 14, right? Or oh, and 16, maybe? What were they, or no, I don't know. - Oh, and 14, something like that, yeah. - This is like, like the light Doug Pafon told me, 'cause when we saw Tampa under schedule, a little John, we knew we could win that one. - Yeah, well. - The rest of it we wouldn't show. - Not so much. - 'Cause what he would do? - He's like, he's like, he's like, he's like. - When we saw those, I can't use the word he used as far as the color of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniforms. I can't use the term. There's a time I can use the term, but I can't use the term. When we saw those uniforms across the other side, we knew we could beat them. And he was right. - And we knew they were, so. - Who's that team today? Like who do the bears look on their schedule, what? - Oh man, it's a Carolina. - Carolina? - New England. - New England's probably close. - No, they date. - That team's gonna be brutal. - Stank. - New England. - Unless they trade for Brandon Iyuk there is no threat. - I'm just gonna say, yeah. - If they trade for Iyuk, maybe it's a little different, but, 'cause at least it gives them a legit receiver. They're gonna be bad. - Sidebars are brought to you by aching law for the grain of Howard and he can call 3126 million. Side of my ball. So, it's always good for him to have some truths, right? - Yes. - Some hindsight, some truths. When you're in it, you don't wanna tell the whole truth. You don't wanna let the cat out of the bag. You don't wanna tell people, but once you're retired, you can sit back with some perspective and say, this is how it was. You and I, and everyone else around here, we're watching the Chicago Bulls. When Miami Heat guard, Dwayne Wade came to Chicago. Ah, come at home, Dwayne Wade. - Yeah. - Robin's own, sorry, Chicago's own, Dwayne Wade. - Robin's own. - His dad, his dad, own move, and oink. - That's awesome. - It's great, right? Dwayne Wade coming back, right? - Great, yeah. - And we thought, okay, veteran expensive, I don't know if you remember the amount of money. It was a lot. - Yeah, Dwayne-- - Was it North, it's 20 million? - What was it? What was it? - 4050. - It couldn't have been that much. - It was a lot. - 20 something? - But in hindsight, he said something, right? - Yeah. - Dwayne Wade was on the Brooklyn podcast, so I had that right, J. Moore Brooklyn podcast, and talked about 7 p.m. in Brooklyn podcast. - 7 p.m. in Brooklyn. - Yes, that's a new one, I think. Carmelos. - It's Carmelos? - Okay. - So-- - 7 p.m. in Brooklyn. - Yeah, 7 p.m. in Brooklyn podcast. I like that name. - I do too. - It's my name. - On his time in Chicago, listening very closely. - Chicago was different. - Chicago was different. - Chicago was different. My one year there was-- - You coming in as a vet in a hometown guy too. - I was enjoying it. I ain't even hold you. I was the problem then. (laughing) - She was the (beep) in the form of the sentence. - No, I wasn't doing that, but it was more like, you know, coach, fly to Miami, time practice gonna be, when you want it. - Ah, this time. Like, we could do that in Miami. - Right, yeah. - So I said a bad precedent. I apologize. Jimmy Butler was on that team, so he probably picked up some bad habits for me. I was old, I was like, man, I get to let him be experienced for, yeah, I said I was a military baby for 14. - 15 years, I got one year to get out of these trash mowers. - I was like, I'm about to take advantage of it. I wasn't really a good vet to them guys, man. I apologize. - But it's good, it's good, it's good, it's good. - It wasn't about y'all, it was about me, I apologize. - How about that? Now we know that it was Dwayne Wade and Jimmy Butler against everybody in that locker. If you recall-- - Yes. - You recall this, right? - Well, isn't it Rondo, Rondo, Wade? I'm trying to remember that. Was it Rondo and Wade versus Jimmy? - Is that right? I think everybody else was with Jimmy. Is that what it was? - He, I mean, he put it out there and we kind of knew that, but we've found out, I mean, Dwayne Wade said, that's on me, 'cause he was an a-hole here. - How about that? - He was. - Like, I'm telling the coach what time practice is. Come on, Freddy, that's Huyberg. - Well, come on. - What did we just play recently, J-Moor? Was that Michael Kig? No, it was-- - It was, I know what you're talking about, where Jimmy, the, there's a-- - Is M-C-W? It was-- - Michael Carter. Michael Carter, Wade. - Michael Williams, it was M-C-W. - Yes. - Who went on the podcast, I know exactly where you're talking about, and he said Jimmy Butler told Fred Huyberg, "I don't like you." - And F-U. - I don't respect you, F-U. - Yes, yes. - Maybe now we know why. - What a mess. - Maybe Jimmy wasn't the problem. - No, what a mess. What a mess. - Disaster. Also, yeah, yeah, this is the story from Michael Carter Williams. It was on the, the end of the Koopo podcast. - Is that what it was? - Yeah. - I got it. I can't keep all the podcast rates. The end of the Koopo Boys have podcasts now. How do you keep it all together? - This is-- - Everyone's got one. - This is a great story. Why don't you have one? - I got the odds couple. - The craziest season I've ever been a part of was, I love Jimmy, Jimmy's a great dude, but this is crazy, bro. Our locker room was bad, pro-like. We, we know it was right in the beginning of the year too. Everybody was pissed off, like upset. Like Jimmy wasn't getting along with Coach Hoiberg, like so we had a team mean early. But last game, right? Last game, the refs were terrible, like Jimmy got a tech, like somebody else got a tech. I think even Taj Gibson got a tech. Jimmy was upset, right? That, that Coach Hoiberg ain't get a tech. Coach Hoiberg is like, Jimmy, like this starts with me and you like, what's going on? And then Jimmy goes, well, one, I think you're soft too. I don't like you. And he didn't even get to three and Coach Hoiberg was like, well then, you Jimmy and Jimmy's like, ah, it's a (beep) me now. You wanted to know what I want. You wanted to know how I felt. That's how the meeting started, bro. And I'm sitting over in the corner. I'm like, oh my God, oh my God, I've never heard this in my entire life. - The NASA's ended a kupo podcast. Think about that car. - And, and, and now you hear Dwayne Wade say what he said? - What a mess. - An absolute mess. - Makes a lot more sense. - Now, again, maybe we were too hard on Jimmy. - Well, Fred played in the league for 10 years. You know that goes a long way. When you played. - I don't get it. - When you played in the league, that goes a long way, like, all right, you've been through the wars like me. I respect you, but like, they didn't respect Fred. - I don't, I, holy smokes. - This would always surprise me about Fred's failure to be a head coach in this league. He played, like you said, he was in the front office. He worked in the front office for a little while in Minnesota. He played, he lived in the locker rooms. He knows the dynamics, but he knows. - That's something, man. - He lived it. How, how did he let it go so sideways? - Well, again, it's like a backup upstairs too. Like, all that has to be a force, right? Fred, Gar, Pax, you just have to be a unified front. Like, he's the guy in charge. He's a player's coach. He's like, okay, whatever, but then that, that gives you an idea of Bulls fans. But that's okay, things are looking up because the Bulls resume their NBA Summer League play tonight. This Bozzella's kid. I've been, Carmen, oh, you're busy. You got, you're on the road. You know, you're in Ipswich, Illinois. And you're traveling with the kids and all that. But I've had some time to look at some clips and some first half of games. This Bozzella's, first of all, he plays with a chip on a shoulder 'cause he feels like he should have been drafted first. - He plays nasty. - Oh, he's a Chicago guy. He's a Chicago guy, you know? He's got a chip on the shoulder. This should be York's favorite player, actually. - He's got to be soon, I'm telling you. - Here's what you like. Once you watch him, you'll agree. Carmen, he goes to the basket with the, again, it's Summer League, but the point is that you have to stand out. You don't want to be a wallflower in Summer League. You got to do something, right? Especially when you say you should be the first pick of the draft. Goes to the basket hard, shoots the ball well, moves out the basket ball, passes the ball excellently. And so I've noticed that this young man, I'm sure will be a piece to this new revamp roster that the Bulls have right now. - Can he be a star for them? I mean, I love how he looks athletically when he moves for a guy his size. I do, it's impressive. And I like what you said. Can you stand out in the Summer League? We won't put too much stock in it, but yes, he's standing out and he goes and attacks the basket hard. It can play above the rim. And those are nice traits, I like that. And listen, if somewhere they got to find a star, hoodie. - Yeah. - I mean, - You and I have been talking about that for 15 years. - For the first, yeah. - You got to find a star somewhere. Maybe in a bad draft, we kept saying, okay, it's bad. But chances are, one or two guys are going to be good. Can you find one of them? We'll see. - Shining star Courtney Cronin will be with us coming up next the Friday folder at 935 on The Cap and Jay Hood Morning Show. ♪ Welcome back ♪ ♪ Welcome ♪ ♪ Welcome back to Cap and Jay Hood ♪ ♪ On Chicago's home for sports ♪ ♪ ESPN Chicago ♪ - You're beak out of this. ♪ Welcome back ♪ ♪ Click on me Cronin ♪ ♪ National Chicago Bears Reporter for ESPN ♪ - You have to temper expectations if you are a Bears fan, just given everything that this team had to kind of undo. ♪ Breaking down the Bears and the latest NFL storyline ♪ - Paul's was given the flexibility and the freedom to take this thing down to the ground floor, down to the studs, to be able to build it back up. ♪ Courtney Cronin with Cap and Jay Hood ♪ ♪ On ESPN 1000 ♪ ♪ Chicago's home for sports ♪ - Courtney Cronin with us as we talk Bears on The Car X Tire and Auto Hotline. ♪ Rattle, rattle, thunder, batter, boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Don't worry about the Car X name ♪ - Good morning, Courtney, how are you? - Hey guys, I'm doing great, how are you? - We're doing great. It's so good to be here on Cronin SPN because you've been knocking out of the park as usual on sportsman like all week. And then of course, you gotta tell us about just the backstory of everyone knowing that, hey, you're on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, BET, the Home Shopping Network because the systems were out. - No sports center. - Yeah, tell us about that. - So I didn't think that there was much of an issue because like we got set up just fine for radio. So I dial in around like 4.30 and you know, we're up and I can see like our dads or our ecosystem which is what we obviously guys know what that is but for people who don't, that's what we run our sound through, we couldn't play any sound initially. I'm like, all right, well, it's me and Freddie. We're, you know, too gas-backed. We can talk for hours without actually hitting any sound and just have conversation among us. And I was actually supposed to go leave the show at 6.45 central, do a sports center hit and then pop back on and do the final three hours. And I got an email from my sports center producer that says we're, you're cleared from the show because we're not having a show 'cause it's you guys on carrying the network more or less until we get this thing figured out because of the cyber security issue with, I think it's, I kept saying counter-strike which I know is like a video game that like people used to play on their computers in the late 90s, I don't know what it is offhand but like that's what I kept calling it in Microsoft. So apparently it's not just your Excel docs that aren't working today. It's a pretty big cyber security. I don't know if it was some sort of breach but yeah, Freddie and I were apparently the only thing on TV today. So hopefully that reflects well on on ESPN radio getting a little love on the national network. - It was like a bug from CrowdStrike which is like the security company to update some security aspect within Microsoft windows that made everything crash. They were very quick to point out like this is not terrorism. It's not a cyber attack or anything like that. It was a bug apparently that overnight. - It sounds like Y2K. - Yeah, that's what's what we expected to happen. Like when the year 2000 hit that some bugs was going to just unleash chaos on the computers and we weren't going to be able to use anything akin to what happened this morning. - That was like banking software back then if I remember or like the way code was written because nobody ever thought to write in, it was something about like when the year switched from 199 to starting with a two instead of a one that it was going to wreak havoc within like the banking system. I don't know if I remember it correctly. I mean, that whole thing turned out to be much to do about nothing. But this is crazy when you realize it could cripple and they rectified it relatively quickly. But like for a few hours when you can cripple, you know, transportation, air traffic, the sports center can't go on the air. I mean, you know, like it is kind of scary to think like at how much we are at the mercy of technology. - No, it's wild, but hey, Greenie got on air. Get up with people. - That's what we said. - So like the world can move on as normal. - We jumped about the same thing. We're like, well, at least Greenie got on. They did everything they could to make sure get up was on the air at seven. - I like the actual. - Yeah, I think it helps you. That shows run out of New York. It's not run out of Bristol where all these issues were happening. But it was an interesting morning. And I'm glad at least we had a lot to talk about. I mean, I can't imagine this happening earlier in the week when it's the All Star break, but camp starting up. There's all of these quarterback questions. And of course, like knowing what the Bears are about to do today gave us some good conversation points. - You know, and I'm wondering about Carm and Courtney is about the offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and how he was able to unlock the mystery that was, you know, Smith, and wondering how that can help Caleb Williams. Is there a backstory, Courtney, of how Shane Waldron was able to get to this position? What did he do to, in particular, mechanics-wise to help Gino and how that could help Caleb? - Well, remember that was supposed to be, I think it was Drew Locke. Remember he got COVID during training camp and that, and Gino Smith was not expected to be the starter from the very get-go and found a window of opportunity and capitalized on it and never let go. But I think it's about the, you know, just as a pass game concept that Shane Waldron has taken with him within this McVeigh Shanahan system from Los Angeles Rams to Seattle, now to the Chicago Bears where you're asking your quarterback to do quite a bit, like more than what Justin Fields was asked to do in the scheme last year. They had the 30th, but they ranked 30th in terms of pass percentage and Seattle's offenses last three seasons under Shane Waldron ranked seventh. There will be, like when you think about that comeback player Seattle, you know, to a two-person running backroom, very balanced offense that they had a particularly good offensive line and they had players like DK Metcalf surrounding the quarterback, but that's a recipe for success anywhere you put it. And for a young quarterback like Caleb Williams to have now been in this offense, have spent his own time learning it and I'm curious to see just like what that process was like for him over the last four weeks. This is a chance for this scheme to kind of make it, you know, make it smart and showing that Shane, not only showing Shane Waldron as an offensive line, but like how this scheme can get the most out of any quarterback because at the time he was hired, we didn't know who the quarterback was going to be. What we did know is that scheme has ways to benefit both Justin Fields and Caleb Williams and then ultimately them making their decision with Caleb. That certainly plays into the fact that this scheme will help him. - What's at stake for Nick Davis in this training camp? - I think a lot. Certainly last year didn't go the way that anyone would have hoped it would and to not see him out there practicing during OTAs in mini camp other than I think it was like one day that we were allowed out there. That's concerning. They gave them a contract for three years and 30 million. You want to do the return on your investment if you're the Chicago Bears. And you also don't want what happened last year, which in the interior when you're having to rotate and that becomes a sore spot in path protection, then that's an issue. They hope that the center spot's figured out. But beyond that, like you really got to be looking at right and left guards saying, "Okay, I hope Nate Davis is available. "I hope Kevin Jenkins can stay healthy." So the entire interior is a question. Not just that one spot with Nate Davis, but they'd like to be able to get out of him what they thought they were getting when they signed him as a free agent two years ago. - Do you believe that the Bears are fine with what they have on the defensive line? I know that's still a conversation this summer about and add on. What do you think of the depth chart what they already have as far as defensive linemen? - I think it needs work. And I think that there's financial flexibility with I think they're like around like 11 and a half, 12 million in salary cap space. I think they have the opportunity to play this however they want to because there are a couple free agent options still sitting out there. And they do have draft capital in 2025. That extra second round pick might be enticing if there's somebody that they view as a major upgrade to play opposite Montez flat at Ed Druscher. And no, the question I think before they get there is Dravon Dexter ready to man the three technique spot as a starter because if they don't feel that he's ready just yet, then maybe they end up looking for either some more depth or a potential starter, a three technique position just knowing how pivotal that is to the team. - Corny's always we appreciate the time. We love being on Corona ESPN. - Yes. - Thank you guys. I hope that never happens again. - I love it. I love it. Have a great weekend, Corny. - Thanks guys. I'll see you. - See ya. 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(laughing) - Those are your headlines. - If you missed something, get the podcast on the ESPN Chicago app. - Jeff and Jay Hood are back on Chicago's home for sports. ESPN Chicago. - This is Bob. - It's time for the Friday folder. - Anything else should we do? - On the cap and Jay Hood show. (upbeat music) - Time for the Friday folder. Here on the cap and Jay Hood morning show with Carmen De Falco. Jay Hood with you as Carmen's in for cap. That's time for the Friday folder brought to you by delicious Lou Melnates. - Here's Shayne Ehrling, Shayne. - All right, oh, the SEC media days has been ongoing. - Yes, sir. - And it has been a content feast. - Yes, sir. - And yesterday we may have gotten the best thing yet. Lane Kiffin and Paul Finebaum were talking on the Paul Finebaum show. And Lane Kiffin went at Finebaum's neck. - Oh yeah? - Listen to this. - I'll steal your line, but I was going through deep depression over this incorrect guilt that you tried to lay on me, which preceded that move. Had something to do with Southern California. - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. When you got me fired at USC, I got myself fired at USC, but you didn't help me. - It's a better story if I got you fired. - You really didn't. - Because it is a true story that the athletic director and the president were on that trip. We were playing that night and you were on college game day and you had to make your big splash and they were watching it. 'Cause I know the other person in the room that was watching it with them. And you said what a joke I was. I'm the my early Cyrus of college football coaching and I should be fired and they looked at each other and later that night I was fired. - By the way. - So hey, look what happened. I wouldn't ever got to work for Coach Saban. All these other things wouldn't happen. So I appreciate you for helping me getting me fired. Thank you. - Look at what you're doing today. You're predicted to go to the play. And look at my early Cyrus. - She's got a nice comeback too. - So you're wrong on that. I mean, you put me down with that. - So really, I don't really know what you're good at. Like you predicted that Coach Saban was done. That didn't happen. You basically said Miley Cyrus stinks and she's still going. - Oh boy. - That's awesome. - They got him. I don't know if it's ribbon. I don't know if it's a rear bore if it's real, but it sounds strong. - It sounds real. - I got to give it to Lane Kiffin. He's kind of right. Like what are you good at Paul? - Well, Miley Cyrus is awesome. (laughs) - And it's SEC Media Day, 'cause so Paul hasn't talked to all of the coaches. The ones he likes and doesn't like. - Absolutely. - It's got to do it. You don't skip them. - That's good stuff. - Yeah. - You don't say it. We'll just talk to Mike Elko and we won't talk to Lane. - Right. - Exactly. - You gotta talk to everybody. - You gotta talk to every single one of us. - So, all right, Shay. - All right, maybe somewhat topical with a software update this morning, effectively crashing the planet. - A glitch. - Costco is selling apocalypse kits. They have these packs that contain 150 servings of freeze-dried food. Anything you can think of pastas, whatever. Just add water. And that's it. Like you can have your family live off of apparently 150 servings of freeze-dried food in the event of an apocalypse. Is doomsday prep really this common that Costco is selling it? I thought this was just something nut jobs. - Hey, here's what I need. I need the world to stop scaring everybody. Just stop. I mean, every corner of the life, whether it's sports, politics, news, and like, you know, culture. Stop scaring everybody. - Everybody deals in fear-mongering. - Stop scaring people, weather. - Well, yeah, weather. - Stop scaring people, Carm. - I'm with you. There's too much. - She's twice. - There's too much. That said, I always do go to Costco and buy a big thing of water every time I'm there. - No, no, I'm wrong with that. - Just in case. - Yeah, no, no, no. - There's nothing wrong with that. - But I don't have a food bucket. - I don't see that much. - I got a little money buried in the backyard and I got water. You know, we're set. - There's nothing wrong with some water. I know that the well is dry in your home. - That's right. - So you don't have the, I know your horn would well water for many years. And then you realize, maybe I should get something more distilled. - Exactly. - Yeah. - I think a little bit safer than I don't have to boil for. - Are you a survivalist in the event of an apocalyptic event? Like, you're gonna stick around. My wife always says if something happens, like, shoot a zombie apocalypse, she's like, I'm checking out, I'm done. I'm not gonna try to stick around, I'm out. I mean, I couldn't like feel dressed in animal if I had to. I'd have to go, you'd have to go down to the lake and fish. I think I could manage that. I think I could feel the dress of the animal. - Would you? You're a man's man then I couldn't be. - Hello, hello animal. - Hello squirrel. - Hello squirrel. (laughing) - Hello squirrel. (laughing) - Don't say hello to an opossum. - No, I don't. - Hello opossum. - I got one living under my deck. I gotta call somebody by the way. - Oh. - It might be an old program director. (laughing) - Can I tell you? (laughing) - What else? - Carmen, I don't know if you were listening last week when we made a discovery. Kaplan hates gladiator. He called it a stupid movie. He called it terrible. (laughing) - This is the guy that said at the 4th of July in the video, like, I'm not a big fireworks guy. What does that mean? - Yeah, he's. - Who doesn't like fireworks? - If a thing brings people pleasure, Kaplan hates it. - I mean, see he hates gladiator. - He hates gladiator. - Well, gladiator 2's back in the news this week. People are complaining that Denzel Washington's accent is too New York to be an ancient Rome. Of course, gladiator 2 is a sequel to a movie that was in ancient Rome and was cast with British people doing British accents. - I mean, I was gonna say, like. - Carm is our resident Poisson. Do the accents in these movies bother you? - They do not. The idea that you'd be upset that his accent is a little too New York. How about, like, if you're gonna complain about something, how about complaining that he's speaking English in ancient Rome? - Okay. - Like to do that, makes sense. - You could kind of do that maybe. - Yeah. - But no, I don't have too much of a problem with it. You're, you know. - Denzel's accents to New York. What is this supposed to sound like? - I don't know. - What should it sound like, James Morris, to New York? More Joseph? - The idea should be it sounds like an ancient Rome. I don't know. They weren't speaking English in ancient Rome. I can promise you that. - Yeah. - It's never to New York. - It's just New York. - Denzel can do whatever he wants. He's awesome. - I mean, just leave him alone. - Listen, if you told Denzel to learn Latin for the part, or ancient Greek, depending on which was actually the primary language at that specific time in ancient Rome, he would have done it. - Yeah. - They're like, no, you don't have to do that Denzel, just beat Denzel. - And he's like, okay. - His son's like, I'll have an actor too, by the way. His son does, doing a good job. - Yeah? - Yeah, very good. - I've seen him in a lot of times. - Done, David Washington. - Mm-hmm. - So I'm gonna call the movies very good. - I'll see the new Gladiator. Looks good to me, I love it. - I will watch it as well. - Oh, I got it. - Hoodie, should they cast Francesa as the emperor of Rome? (laughing) - Good. - Okay, I'm going to cast you out. - Okay. - Micah, massive people. (laughing) - Good, how are you? (laughing) - Talking to Mike and Naples. - Mike and Naples, and Mike, how are you? I mean, there's no question. - They're meant to terrible. Okay, they're meant to terrible. - This emperor is terrible. - Okay. - It's terrible emperor. He doesn't spend the money and the free agents. - He doesn't spend the money. - Oh, he's just unbelievable. He's kind of, you know, it's just a tiger. I don't know what you're running from. (laughing) - Exactly right. - We got a sword. Go after the tiger. - Okay, I mean, he's there. The tiger's there. - Okay, you go ahead. - You just cast all guys with heavy New York accent for the third gladiator. I mean, let everybody be mad about him. - I'm like, in the mad dog, I'm gonna be in the pulpit. It's unbelievable. - You got a sword, what are you just showing? - I don't know about this whole Senate, this republic. I don't know. - I don't understand what you're doing. - That idea. - Okay. (laughing) We got a sword, use it, okay. He's terrible with the sword, okay. - You got a bow and arrow. - Yeah, I mean, use something. - Okay. - Don't have a gun. - Harry and Hempstead, go ahead. (laughing) - Hi, Mike. Turn over you. - Harry. (laughing) Go ahead, Jay. - And then yesterday, Bob Newhart passed away. Oakbrook native. - Yeah, man. - Our younger listeners probably know him best as Papa Elf in the movie Elf. - Good call. - That's it. - Yep. - So it was sad to see that come across my phone yesterday because Bob Newhart, man, first he was a doctor. - Yes. - He was, and had a good run by the way. But late '70s into the '80s. - Oh, yeah? - But then had a second run as the proprietor of an inn in Vermont. You can call this, right? - Oh, of course. And this goes back to an era in television where the star, a lot of times the show is named after the star, like the Dick Van Dyke show. This is going way back. I know for young people. The Dick Van Dyke show star Dick Van Dyke. His name in the show was not Dick Van Dyke. He was playing a fictional character. - He was playing a writer. He was Rob Petrie. - Yeah. - But it was called the Dick Van Dyke show. The Mary Tyler Moore show. - Yes. - She didn't play Mary Tyler Moore. Mary Tyler Moore was playing it apart. - Hello. - Hello. (bell ringing) - And so that's how popular these TV people were. And that the name recognition was such that, yeah, it was the Newhart show, but he wasn't playing Bob Newhart. - That's right. - You know? - The Bobbud, but it's different. It's different. - Think about that, Carm. It's totally different. He had that name recognition, but he's playing the part of so-and-so. - Yeah. - Carol Burnett show. - Carol Burnett show. - She was all these different people, but it's the Carol Burnett show. - 'Cause that was the star. That's who it attracted the attention. Very different era, I understand that. But Newhart, before he was pop-elf, was a huge star in this country on television. - The best in dry humor, Bob Newhart. So two hit shows on CBS, by the way, back to back. Give us other actors that two hit shows. So I'm gonna go with Julia, Luis, Dreyfus. - Good one. - Veep and Seinfeld. - That's a good call. - Bobs on that list. James Garner was Maverick, and also had Rocker Files. - Rocker Files. - Yeah. - Which is Wattle's favorite show. - Yeah, it was Norm Van Leer loved Rocker Files. Yeah, I would say James Garner. I would say the aforementioned Mary Tyler Moore. I mean, she was Dick Van Next's wife on the Dick Van Dyke show, but then the Mary Tyler Moore show. I'd say she checks both boxes. She was a huge star. She was in a newsroom on the Mary Tyler Moore show, yeah. - Yeah. - She was in a newsroom about their bosses, Lou Grant. - Lou Grant, right? - Ooh, right? - That has her. - Betty White. - Ooh, Betty White's a good one. - Mary Tyler Moore show, Golden Girls. - Golden Girls. - Brian Cranston. - But what, for breaking bad and what else? - Knock 'em in the middle? - Oh, milk in the middle. He was the dad, right? And milk 'em in the middle, yeah. - There's Dentist on Seinfeld. Long career. - Yeah, that was a bit high. Love Cranston. - Yeah, it's though Tom Selik in there. - Tom Selik? - Not good. - Yeah, so Blue Bloods and Magnum PIs. - Yeah, right? - Two good shows, yeah. Pretty good. - Two big time shows, I agree. - If you had any success for CBS, they'll bring you back. - I guess so. - So how come I'm not working there? - I don't know. - I got a lot of CBS radio. - Yeah, it's CBS radio. (laughs) - Where's my check? Where's my second check from CBS radio? - You got a lot. - Tony Danza. - Ooh, Tony Danza. - So a little taxi. - Taxi. - Taxi and who's the boss? - Yeah. - So that's good, Michael J. Fox. I didn't watch a lot of Spin City. - That's a good one. - I didn't watch a lot of Spin City. - Spin City was a good show. - Was it? - And of course, Family Ties. That's a very good one. I didn't even think of Michael J. Fox. I love that. - So, so they are. - But Newhart was a star and he very was very funny. I know it's an old reference. Sylvia and I were talking about it yesterday during crosstalk. The way they ended the second Newhart show was all time. He wakes up and he says, "Oh, I had a weird dream and it's the wife from the first show." - It's Suzanne Plashette. - Yeah, she says, "Go back to bed, Bob." It was a brilliant ending and a great little twist at the end of the second Newhart show, which I remember very much as a kid. Not so much the original one. I was a little young for that. I remember the second Newhart show. This is my, I'm Larry. This is my brother, Darryl and my other brother. - It's the best. - That's the best. - It's the best. And lastly, Jack Klugman. - Ooh, Jack Klugman's good. - Gave you a little odd couple. Gave you a little quincey. - Yeah, that's good. - How about that? - Good call. - There you have it. - I like it. - Don't forget we got Adam Abdullah coming up at 10 o'clock. Blecken and Yurko 12 to three. Waddland-Silvian to White Sox baseball against the Royals. The cut of the day is next. Right here on Chicago's home for sports. Thank you, Bob. Rest in peace. - It's for Friday, it's time to get it in for the weekend. Now back to cap and G-hood. Tune the levels all the way up. ESPN Chicago. It's time now for the cap and G-hood cut of the day. Brought to you by Chicago Cut Steakhouse. All right, G-more. - Yo. - Yes, it's boring, but it's a sport. - Oh! - Whatever. - It's not boring. - Okay, then you're boring. - All right, cut. - Can I put my Tim foil hat on for a moment? - Oh boy, two, here we go. - I googled crowd strike. - Going so well. - I've never heard a crowd strike, so I just googled crowd strike. And yesterday, 9.30 a.m. Eastern, NASDAQ.com published an article calling CrowdStrike a strong buy. Since the time that's posted, - Bad timing. - 4%. - Well, I would think. Bad timing, CrowdStrike. Like Cody said, George, was it George Kurtz? - Yeah. - Soon to be former CEO. - Yes. - I've never heard of this stock. Yesterday, it's strong buy. Today, it's every headline in America. - Not so much. - Because they're the biggest fail imaginable. - I was trying to think that too, when I was reading the story on the train this morning, my phone was working, I was happy. But again, I have an Apple. So I was like, CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike. Do I, I said, it kind of sounds familiar, but do I know them? What is that? Who is it? - They seem to be a pretty big player in IT security for a lot of companies. - Yeah, you're a meatball. You thought that CrowdStrike was an app for travel baseball. - I mean. - That's what you thought it was. - Yeah, I'm like, there's some sort of app that's logging us to two sticks now. - That's what you thought it was. - Is there something new to get other than game changer? You know, and I'm like. - You're worried about your tournament today. - Yeah. - I'm like, CrowdStrike. - That's all of this. - I am. - Oh, I got it. - That's what you thought. That's a new app. You can find out, you know, the outside inside pitches, CrowdStrike. That's outstanding. - Your tournament, Ipswich, that you're going to go today. - Ipswich, baby. - That's where you're going. - And that's all, folks. The Captain Jay Hood cut of the day. Brought to you by Chicago Cut Steak House. 300 North Los Sal, that's where you go for friends, for clients, for yourself. - That's right. - Spend time at something that is six stars. That is Chicago Cut Steak House. - Six stars, indeed. David Flom sent some wine yesterday. - Which is wrong. - Awesome. - Right? - That's awesome. - That's who left the bag in here. - Oh yeah, we left the wine here. - You're by the bag. - Your goes drinking some San Cair. - That's good, man. - Oh, that's good. That's good stuff. It's good to see you, man. - You too, brother. - It's always fun, man. Have a good weekend, all right? - Good to turn the clock back. - Yes, it is. - We thank you for listening and calling in and being part of the program here on Captain Jay Hood. Our thanks to Shay and Jay Morny on the side of the glass. Cap's gonna be at the Schonberg Boomers Gate thrown at that first pitch of uni area. Stop on by and see my partner at 6.30 as he throws a strike. - Don't skip it. - Just a bit outside. He tried the corner and missed. So long, everybody, from Chicago.