Kap & J. Hood
8/1 7 AM: Expectations For The Bears This Season
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The first preseason game for the Bears is tonight. Our cover starts at five. Right here on the home of the Bears, ESPN 1000. Excited. Looking forward to just seeing the guys take the field in pads. There won't be any of the starters out there. But guys like Austin Booker who I'm hearing is looking really good in camp. These guys are all playing for jobs. Now I think he's on the team. I think he knows he's on the team. But there are guys tonight that they're gonna have their position coach tell them, Jonathan, go out there and play your tail off because everyone in the league watches the film of every player. So whether you make this football team, you're playing for all 32 teams tonight. Go out and play your tail off. It'll be cool just to see the effort you get from some guys. I wanna talk on the show today about the word expectations because on our March up to the first preseason games into the season for the Bears, we've talked a lot about expectations and what we as Bears fans expect for the team. Courtney Cronin was on on sportsman like the show that comes on before us between five and seven here on ESPN 1000. And gave a reaction to the show about expectations. Are they too high for the Bears? - I think for Michelle, it's that I'm with you. I think the expectations are out of control. I think some people have seen this and they're like, okay, CJ Stroud part two, 10 win seasons, lock it in. Let's not forget they play in the NFC North. There's Green Bay, there's Detroit you gotta worry about. And it might take Caleb Williams some time as a quarterback in the NFL to learn how to put all these pieces together, despite having a pretty favorable schedule, weeks one through 10. So that's the one that I'm more in agreement on that we need to temper our expectations. Like, how about they win a playoff game first before we start locking them into the Super Bowl talk? - Expectations are in the eyes of the ball holder. Are they not, Cap? - Yes, that's correct. And for some people, certain expectations may be lower than my expectations or beliefs with this football team can and might be if they get blessed by the football gods with good health. But you're exactly right. Expectations are in the eye of the beholder. My question for Michelle and Evan and Courtney would be, okay, what are unrealistic expectations? Because I think Courtney believes she wrote it. This is a contending football team. They're not a rebuild football team. As far as the previously banned Michelle Smallman, what is her level of too much expectation? Is she think they're a six-win team, seven-win team? Let's go, Michelle, come on. Go out there and say what you think this team's gonna be. If you think they're gonna be a flop, then say it. That's my question. What is too high in expectation? To say they're gonna win the Super Bowl? Yeah, that's crazy talk. It would be awesome, cool. But that's why they're a long shot at 44. They were 45 to one when I put my ticket in. So that's my question. What is unrealistic? And what do you truly believe this team's gonna be? - See, when it comes to expectations, Cap, the way I look at it, when you've gone from three wins to seven wins, your expectations is, okay, what's the next step? The next step is to find a way into the playoffs, and then you find out what happens. I can pull the curtain back for everybody and let you know that there are some, even before we get to this game tonight, that said in June and May and April, that the bears are going to win the NFC, or the bears should be the favorite to win the Super Bowl. And the reason why some in our business do that is because they wanna be way ahead of the curve, because what if the lightning strikes for the Chicago Bears and they were able to exceed everyone's expectations and get to the top? Well, they're shining brightly. Of course, they also win because if the bears don't get there, well, Dan Orlowski, you said that they would, oh, Rich Eisen, you said that they would, either way they win, Cap, because they say, all the bears are gonna, you know, pie in the sky, they can win the NFC, not just the North, win the NFC, or they can compete for the Super Bowl. We have to weigh the pros and cons and be level-headed about this gap. Pros and cons, all the time. When it comes to the pros, what's the number one thing? I love the offensive weaponry of the Chicago Bears. We've talked ad nauseam about how we've never seen an off-season like this, as far as you're taking care of a rookie in Caleb Williams and Roma Dunezay. Two guys that got along before they were drafted together. They're playing, they're throwing the football around on the plane, and when they got off the plane, to the draft, right? So they were already friendly in the same draft class. They didn't know, they didn't know they were actually gonna be teammates, but they were cool with one another. From there, you took care of DJ Moore. We are discussed, DJ Moore being taken care of with a four-year contract. So he's part of the future of this team. Ken Allen, a solid veteran that's on this team. How long he's gonna be here? I don't know, but the point is, though, that's a good thing that he's on this team. But then you get other offensive linemen to try to help your issues that you had in the offensive line. You added a tight end. And you also improved on your running back room by adding DeAndre Swift. So the offensive weaponry is there. Imagine Jake Cutler having this. - Right. - Right. AJ, we're gonna sign you this big extension. Here's your franchise receivers that he's had in his career there. Johnny Knox, Devon Hester. And Devon is the greatest returner ever. As a wide receiver, he was a great returner. - Yes. - Sucked as a wide receiver. - Just remember, Moose and Muhammad coming over on the line before the ball snapped. - No, Devon, you need to be right here. Right here. - Moved him in place. - Yeah. - You recall this? - Yes. - Moved him in place. - Yes. - No, no, no. This is the slot you're supposed to be. Oh, okay, thanks. - Yeah, thanks, appreciate it. - Oh, God. - I mean, you go back and look at the rosters. And again, I made it clear. I couldn't stand Jake Cutler as our quarterback. He was thrilled when he was finally gone. But he also had 72 offensive coordinators, a crappy offensive line that they didn't put enough effort into. Yeah, we got old and we don't need anybody else. - We're good. - Sure. - Back in like '06 when Rex was here and they had Ruben Brown and a couple of the, that was a good offensive line. - Studs. - And then hey, Jake, you don't really need any receivers here. You got this. - Sure. - What? - Mm-hmm. - So now Caleb has all the tools to work with. He's just gotta learn and keep growing. - We talked a lot in the summer to you and I about cornerstones on this franchise. And so more and more when we think about Montes Sweat, even though he's new to the team, he's one of them. And also taking the bull by the horns is Jalen Johnson. We talked about the dominance he had last year. And I look overall at the secondary and say, "Man, from Tyree Stevenson to Jalen Johnson "to Collar Gorn to Kevin Byard, "I mean, you have a solid secondary there. "An issue with the Bears a couple of years ago. "And now, again, based on paper and based on the potential, "you have a lot of playmakers that they can "turn the field for you. "And that's a good thing." - 100%. And I think it's super cool to see the culture that Ryan Pauls and Matt Eberfluz have put together. DJ Moore was telling the media that when they announced his extension to the team, champagne, celebrating, he said every guy in there was going crazy, mobbing him. Dude, that's culture. That is, when did I get my, that's being happy for the guy next to you. We're all in this together and that man earned that. I think it's awesome. - In a lot of ways, this team is kind of like Noah Zark, it's got two of everything. 'Cause you take a look, you double down on a running back, you double down on tight end, you got a number of offensive linemen, you look at your defense and you have a number of guys that can make a difference getting to the quarterback. The linebackers are sound, sound. I look for another step for Sanborn, another step for him, where he could be the middle linebacker of the future at some point. - Maybe. - At some point. - Maybe. - But we'll see. But then there's camp piece, camp piece. How many times, either in Wisconsin or in Bourbon A, where we were there, it's like, oh God, there's some issues here. There's a problem with a contract, or there's a problem with injury, or there's some players, or some people that are upset here at camp. Oh God, you're gonna go in a season like that. Camp piece. - It's amazing. - Piece. You got Dallas going every day. - Anything on deck on an extension? - No. - Anything on CD, let, no. Anything on Mike apart? - No. Then they had a guy blowin' ACL yesterday in Dallas, defensive lineman. - Yeah. - Like, look around, Cincinnati, they're all in. This is their chance to win a Super Bowl, they think. Where's Trey Hendrickson? Well, he's upset with his contract. Where did your Mark Chase upset with his contract? T Higgins final year, he signed the tender, and he's outta here. Okay, good luck. - I'll put it this way. This is the annual, "What's Wrong with Nate Davis?" Part of our show. If that's the only issue, or question mark you have on your football team, then you're pretty chill. - That's why you went and spent your fifth round pick on Ryan Bates, plug and play, here you go. He may not be at all, bro, but he's a solid football player. - The other side of it, Cap, is I draw a line between the pros and cons. You know my biggest con coming into the season. You already know. - Eberflus. - It definitely is, Matt Eberflus has a lot to prove. From a game day operation standpoint. Game day operation. - I don't think you have question. Once you got some good intel, like I did, from what goes on in the room, and the guy's being at his house, and players telling us how much they love playing for the student, he holds them. Great. - Nope. - No problem. - You're like, okay, that's better. We thought it's good. Your problem has been fourth in inches, kick the field goal, and take the lead. Nope, we screwed that one up. Take the time out. Nope, we missed on that one. Coach, what are you doing here? That's, you need a cleaner operation. - I would like to have that, because you have some of the best athletes in the National Football League. Let them be able to flourish. Let them be able to execute. Don't take it away from them. There's certain times in his tenure where it's like you took it away from them, 'cause of your decision-making. You didn't call the time out, you spoke. Those things matter. - Right. - It's all in the players, but also from the coaching standpoint, don't do little things to take the win away from your players. You can't do that. - If you go back to the Denver game, fourth in less than a yard, you've got a kicker who's really good, Cairo Santos. You just extended him and paid him a bunch of money. It's a makeable field goal. It's not like a 58-yarder. The game is tied at this point. Take the lead, no force them to have to go down the field to beat you, they need a touchdown, to tie you, they gotta get a field goal. Nope, we're gonna go for it with a less than perfect offensive line. And guess what, Justin gets stopped. Now, all they have to do is go, what, 30 yards, 40 yards? - Yes. - Field goal, see you later, thanks for coming. That's just a stupid coaching decision. - Yes, it was. - And remember we argued with him? He was not, that was the last time we got a bite at that apple. - Yep, that was all for him. - Coach, thanks for coming up. Appreciate it, hope you're well. Start right there. Let's go into that decision. Why would you not kick the field goal? - Yep, and that was all. - He didn't even ask me how my evening went. (laughing) - That's why, coach. - Coach wants to talk, want to talk football? We try to talk football. - Correct. - Okay. - We went right to the football. What everyone wanted and no. - And then Jay Moore, what happened was, keeping it real went wrong. That's what happened. - That's it. He ended up by waddling. (laughing) - That's what happened. - Yeah, give me off of those. - So there's one. Also, it is fair to question the rookie quarterback and the rookie wide receiver. No matter how much hype and how much is real about these two in college, it does matter that it's a step up in class that you're in the NFL. You're on the big stage now. It's cool when you're with your teammates. It's cool that you're talking to the media. It's cool to be on hard knocks. But when the bell rings, what are you gonna do? Better be ready to go. I mean, that matters. Listen, I don't worry about Caleb Williams as far as his spotlight because he played a USC. He knows what that's like. He was covered like a pro in Los Angeles. He was. 'Cause every bit of scrutiny was on him. All those losses, that bad offensive line, the downturn of USC, I was on Caleb. He was front page headlines. He was a pro in LA. And by the way, in USC, you know, with that particular school in Los Angeles, that is the pro team. No shot at the Rams and Chargers, but it really is the pro team. Everyone focuses on USC. That's their football team in Orange County. So that's a big question mark. How will they be able to handle it? And then of course, the tenure teams of Green Bay, Detroit and Minnesota. 'Cause they've been there and the barriers have not. Especially the Packers. Let's start there with Jordan Love. Taking care of financially. Oh man. They believe in him now and in the future. They believe that this team can be able to take another step, Green Bay. Detroit is the class of the division and one of the best teams in the conference. Bears have to be able to overcome that. Albert Breyer has scared us to depth about Minnesota. - Yep. - It's like, we-- - Oh, they're not achieving, you guys realize. - We set them aside and all of a sudden he goes, "Well, J.J. McCarthy may not be good right away, but take a look at the infrastructure." Like, "Oh yeah, they're actually pretty good in a lot of areas." - Yeah. - 'Cause they're 'cause of the tenure. - Have you seen the J.J. McCarthy camp film? - I have seen it. - Yeah. - Where these-- - We're mainly an assistant coach and he air mails them for like 12 yards. - It's been apparently really rough. By the way, just quickly, Adam Schefter reporting. The Buccaneers have made Tristan Worfs the highest paid offensive lineman in NFL history. So, people who were witch casting a Tristan Worfs Bears trade, that is over. - Yeah, Albert Breyer said, "That is absolutely no shot that's gonna happen." So, how much did he get? 140, is that what I'm seeing? - Yep, 145 years, 140. - Yeah, so there you have it. - So, that's what elite left tackles cost. - Did I miss any cons? Even if lose the rookies, the teams that the bears have to face in the division? - No, I don't think so. - I don't think so. - I try to be fair on both sides of it. - Yeah. - Because the pros are what they are. Like, all the momentum, the camp piece, the defensive key players for Matti Refluse, the offensive weaponry. Then of course, there's Ira Fluse and what he's gonna do in year three. And then, you know, again, the rookies, how well will they be able to perform? And then of course, the opponents of the Bears have to face. - By the way, two of the three highest paid offensive linemen, left tackles are in our division. And neither one place for us. - Nope. - Tristan Worf's 28.1 million a year to play left tackle. He's on the box. And then Penaisool just signed for 28 million. And Christian Derasal, the Vikings, 26 million. - Taylor Decker just signed a deal too, didn't he? - Yeah, he's not top five offensive linemen by salary, but he got paid a lot, yeah. - Hey, but Austin Booker says he's having a really hard time getting by Braxton Jones, real strong hands. - Okay. - Braxton Jones cracked that number. Who knows? - You know what, if you can find your left tackle, legit left tackle in the fifth round. - Fifth round, brother. - God bless you. - Hey, the Bears got Richard Dent in the eighth round. - Yeah, it happens. - You find gems occasionally. - So what is the reasonable expectations for you as a Bears fan? So you listen to Cap and I talk about the Bears. Let's open the phone line, Shay. 312-332-ESPN-332-3776 our phone number. So what is your reasonable expectations? We laid out the pros and cons for this upcoming season. Game day starts tonight with the Bears taking on the Texans. We just want to get your expectations of the Chicago Bears, the way you see it. It's game day tonight. We're talking about it on the Cap and Jay Hood Morning Show. - Cap and Jay Hood are back. - And you know this, man. - Chicago's home for sports. - ESPN Chicago. ♪ Ring, go on, get your zap ♪ ♪ And I'm, take it down, ring, go on ♪ ♪ Get your zap, zap ♪ ♪ And I'm, take it down, ring, go on ♪ ♪ Get your zap, zap ♪ ♪ And I'm, take it down, ring, go on ♪ ♪ Take it down, ring, go on ♪ - It's the Cap and Jay Hood Morning Show. On ESPN 1000 and we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. With you till 10 o'clock then my green bird comes in at 10. Followed by Carmine Yurko 12 to 3. Bears pregame with Waddle and Sylvie from 3 to 5. And then our official Bears pregame. Lance Briggs coming in, Lance. We've got Sylvie, Dion Miller. All part of the mix 5 to 7 right into Bears football as they take on the Texans. 7 o'clock with Jeff and Tom right here on the home of the Bears, ESPN 1000. - Yeah, looking forward to watching that game tonight and remind me to tell you later, I was yesterday when I ate, oh dude. It was a rare treat, but it was amazing. I'll tell you later. - Okay, I'll put that on the yellow pad. - Put that on the yellow pad. - 10 o' 5. - Yep. - Ah, we are ready now for the Bears. Ah, Cap, it's gonna start. We've been waiting, listen. You and I have been sitting and wallowing through two last place or pretty lowly baseball teams. Even though we can't wait for baseball season. But they didn't give us enough to talk about. But now here we are, Bears season. Ah, I can see the operation, the execution, keep it simple and be consistent. We're gonna give you the keys, your own diamond. This is your team. - You better come to play. - Rough and tough monsters of the Midway. - They're gonna get hit, and that's what I heard. - I like this guy body. (dramatic music) - With the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Caleb Williams. - Get the chills, listen. - It's a gift. - We have the right set of individuals. That's what we do. - They're gonna take us to the next level. (dramatic music) - One, two, three, two, three. (dramatic music) - Let's go. - Yeah, again, I know that we don't have Caleb than any of the starters tonight. It's just, it's back. Football's back. - That's the point. I don't care. It's a football's back. Football's on my TV. Are you kidding me? I think it's very key that, what you were flu said right there. I know it's just part of the hype video for Hard Knocks. But the idea is like, you know, you're gonna have the keys and you're gonna drive it. Good. - This is your team. - Yeah, here's the keys. - And that's what one of the players told me. - Yeah. - He said, do what you don't see as he empowers us. And if we don't do what we're supposed to do, he ain't gonna play around. He impulse hold them to a very high standard. He said, we get treated like gold up there. Beautiful facilities, first class, everything. He said, I go in, I go, yeah, I'm gonna take. I wanna filet, I want this, I want that. It's all packaged up. Here's your dinner. He said, you cannot be treated better than the way the bears treat us. Now we owe it to them to give them max efforts. - That's right. - I love it. - Don't get soft. If they're gonna treat you, and again, this was an issue in the past where some players didn't feel like they were treated well, thought that this was a second class or third class organization, 'cause it was. - Quite frankly, because it was. And so now when you hear this, when you were flew says, you know, here's the keys, that's good, Matt. Stay in the back. Let the players drive it. How about that? You get the talent now. You don't have to be front facing. Let them drive it. It's only fair. Let them drive it. You got enough to do it. - What are you, Tony Rizzo? Drive it. - That's right. I don't drive it. It's exactly right. 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, ESPN is our phone number. Our training camp coverage is brought to you by the Hard Rock Casino, Northern Indiana and Gary. As we go to Round Lake. Here's Andre with us here on Captain Jay Hood. We talk about reasonable expectations for the Bears. All right, Andre. - Northern India. - Gary. - Hey, what's going on, man? Thanks for having me. - What's up, Dre? What's up, man? - What's going on? As a realistic best fan of the past, I don't know what to say, 20 plus years, man. Really, I can see a 10 win. That can see everybody all winning the Norris for Super Bowl Bound. Get a 10 win. Give us some reasonable hope for the next season coming. - Yeah, number one most important thing I have to see 'cause we can't predict injury. I have to see the offense look professional. Like, oh, wow. - That's right. - 39, bam, dart to DJ Moore. Dart to Keenan L, oh, 18 yards of Roma Dunezay. That's what I need. - Just like tonight, I'm not too thrilled about not having any starters in, but I want to see how Shane dials up his offense and get the ball rolling with and how he makes his plays. Maybe see some of our rookie defenses. - Just remember, they're not gonna show Houston anything tonight. So don't wake up tomorrow, and we really didn't take any shots now. They play them in week two. They are not putting anything out of tape that Houston get anything out of. - Yeah, still ahead. - All right, Andre. We appreciate the phone call. Thanks for checking in. - I did have to be good. - Yeah, we're talking about reasonable expectations for the Bears. Listen, like there's nothing wrong with being an optimistic Bears fan. That's all we have. All we have is hope. Every year, all we have is hope. I know that there's many fans are listening to our show right now, Cap. So well, we've seen this all before, and that would be a lie. You have not seen this before. You have not. You have not seen this before. Now, if you just feel like the Bears are same old, same old, that's a different conversation. They have to prove it to you. I get that. But what we're saying is that this off season that we have been able to see and to watch Ryan Poll's operate has been pretty interesting and different from what we see at Lake Forest. Fernando's on the south side on Cap and Jhood Fernando. Good morning. - Good morning, gentlemen. Great to be with you. I love your work. - Appreciate you. - I love your work. - Thank you. - I want to double it down on the season. Oh guys, coolest flues. As we take us back a few steps, we're three team wins, 17 wins, and now we're saying double digits. If members serves me correctly, everybody and their mother and their community, everybody is like Bears double digit wins playoffs and we're supposed to take them north and never give it back. You remember that? Well, that didn't happen too well. How did that go? How did that go? It's the same thing this year. And this is what I mean by rinse and repeat. What changed offensive coordinators, right? There was no accountability at the head coach at all. We decided to fire people and keep coolest flues running the show. First starters, that's the worst coach in the NSC North and bottom five in entire football league. - Okay, that is fair about the North. It's fair. No question about it. - No doubt. - But I would question- - Hold on, Fernando, hang on. We're having a conversation. - Yeah, you just said- - What did they do that they didn't do? Everything's rinse and repeat. They have a new quarterback. They brought in Keenan Allen, Roma Dunesay, multiple additions to their offensive line and all pro safety at Kevin Byard. Do you want me to keep going? - Tony, that's why I was interrupted to finish my statement. The point is everybody's not playing because people have something wrong with their angle or Nate Davis is personal or Braxton Jones is nowhere to be found out one-on-one. Let's talk about the fact that are really happening. Why isn't he playing this week or any starters? Knowing we need reps. Regardless, 40-something is 60-something, playing 45%, that's great. We need that because what did Fluzin' them do before? Not play them. How did week one workout, Kat? Started the season, how that feel? That was a smack in the face. How do you think it was the last game in the season against Green Bay? 14, 19, lost. - And that's why Justin is no longer here. - And the point of the story is, the coaches is what starts this. - Mm-hmm. - I have no doubt in my mind, they're chin straps up and they're working hard as heck. I've been to training camp. I've been to a private event. I'm a season ticket older. It's cool. Let's see the product on the field and it starts with actually just, who cares? William should have played a day, even if he has a ball three times off. It's the headset, it's the communication, it's the vibe, the live, everything. - Okay, I'll agree to disagree with that. - You do realize no team has played, they're starting quarterback since 2015. That was Teddy Bridgwell. - No team has the Trent Williams. No team and I's offensive line has anybody remotely ranked. Why would they not play? Because there's, again, movement's happening. Day two of the pads, buddy. Were you not scratching your head? I'm a ball-dead guy as well. What is happening? Nate Davis is out now changing the guard at center. What are we doing guys? Oh, this is the process. This is the can answer of, yep. We got to see what we got in different packages. Gosh, two days in a row, all those flags. But it got cleaned up on the day that nobody was there to see it. That just doesn't add up. - Well, the media was there. The media was there to see it. - Yeah. Fernando, we appreciate your telephone call. See, we talked about pros and cons, right? Then we just talk about that? - Yes. - Pros and cons. He went right to the top and went right after Mattie Refluse. - Fair enough. - And he's-- - And fair. - It's terrible. - Fair. - That's absolutely fair. The only pushback that I'll have Fernando from your call is that when Ryan Polls says our goal is to take the North and never give it back. Any organization, any business, it's supposed to have a mission statement and it's supposed to have goals. You're supposed to have goals. You didn't say that as soon as I take the job, we're gonna take the North and give it back. There's a goal. The goal is to be able to beat Green Bay, to be able to beat Minnesota and Detroit and be at the top of the division. That's a goal. Absolutely. There's nothing wrong with stating your goals. That's the goal. - Fair enough. - So the idea that it was gonna happen as soon as you-- Did you see the organization? There's no way that in year one, the Bears are gonna be at the top of the North. You see that team and there was no shot. They couldn't do that. But the rest of it, when he talks about the head coach and talks about Iber Flus, fine. Some of the storylines you're giving is the storylines from last year. You're talking about Nate Davis. Just like last year, whatever happened with Nate Davis personally, he was on the field when the season started. - He was. - So, I can understand why there might be some pessimism because he's one of these guys that says, "Show me, totally fair." - Totally fair. - Now I think he is over the top negative about certain things, but the Iber Flus criticism, totally fair. He's gotta win to quiet the critics. - More of your phone calls coming up 3-1-2-3-3-2, ESPN 3-3-2-3-7-7-6 is our phone number. What are your expectations for the Bears? It doesn't have to be a win total. Just, do you feel like the expectations are too much for the Bears nationally? How do you feel personally? That's why we're asking you, right here on the home of the Bears. Bears and Texans tonight at seven o'clock right here on the home of the Bears, ESPN 1,000. 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And the box made Tristan Worfs the highest paid offensive lineman in NFL history and our coverage tonight. - It begins with Bears pregame three to five with Waddle and Silvie official pregame going at five o'clock and then the broadcast with Jeff and Tom from Canton, Ohio. - Jay Moore. (upbeat music) - Jeff and Jay Hood are back. - Appreciate you guys. I listened to you streaming on the ESPN 1,000 apps. - Chicago's home for sports, ESPN Chicago. - Right? Right? Right? - It's the Captain Jay Hood Morning Show on ESPN 1,000. And we're streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. Don't forget to shout out No Chat. Come through eight o'clock right here on Captain Jay Hood. Hit our YouTube, YouTube.com. You know, we've got our own channel on Captain Jay Hood, YouTube.com. Make sure that you subscribe to the Captain Jay Hood channel. We're talking to you about the Bears. If you're just joining us, Bears and Texans tonight, what's your expectations for the Bears? And we made a nice list here, Cap. Pros and cons of the Chicago Bears. We've heard some pro and con already in the first half hour of how people are going to consume this Bears team. - Correct. And Fernando made valid criticism of coach Eber Flus. I thought he was a little over the top on some of the other stuff, but that's, you fan how you want a fan. Let's go back to the phones and see what everybody else has to say. - You say hello to Lee Allen. He is with us here on Captain Jay Hood, Lee Allen, good morning. Gentlemen, I'm happy my heels are clicking over here. I'm so excited. - And again, you're going to have a lot of guys who will not be in the National Football League will be wearing Bears uniforms tonight. No starters. - I don't, I don't care. I like the attitude. I look at what those position coaches do. I think Eric Washington is going to show you that he's developing guys. I think guys like Dominic Robinson and Booker can do well today because if they can show well and show that they can be solid rotational guys, I think that's going to make us, that's going to take us from probably being a top five defense to probably be in the number one overall defense. And then looking at that offensive line, they are there solid with that depth on the inside, a guy like your tear Carter. We should see a guy like Doug Kramer, who has not really been on the field in two years, who was the seventh round pick a couple of years ago. So we're going to see just the spirit of the program today. And I think that's enough, considering Devin's one to the Hall of Fame. I'm just society captain and I can't believe I doubt that you get you guys on Caleb Williams being that he's making Bayless Jones look like a receiver now. I just want everyone to have caution when they hear your voicemail and we love your passion for our bears. Two years ago, you had them winning 10 games. They won three. Well, I think, you know, you want to go back to my past. We could never be in a relationship captain. You keep looking back. But you literally could have. That sounds lovely. You could have me and hoodie starting at the tackles, and because you're a Bears fan, you would find a way to think they're going to win 10, 12 games and make a run. You had the same thing for last year. This is a process. They are not going to be the number one defense. They're a good defense. Yeah, I can tell you this right now. When you said that, even if we go back at those sets, they lost a lot of games that were closed two years ago and last year, Leela. They went three and 14. Three and 14. It's only close with horseshoes and hand grenades. That's all. You are what your record says you are. We're going forward now and we have the pieces in play. Okay, Lonnie. Alderman, Leela, and it's checked in. Thank you. Alderman, check it in. We're going to move forward, right? Leela, just take it again. You fan all you want, but please just take it one day at a time. They're not the number one defense. They're not top five yet. Could they get there? Yes, they absolutely could. Just. I'm cautioning you, please. You had last year. I have the tech saved. You had them a 12 win team last year. Hello? Hello? All right. That'll be fine. Thank you very much. Pump the brakes. Just a little, my friend. Hello? You're wrong. Yes. I save all his text messages. Yes. But she can't be friends with him. Maybe keep looking back. You said that. I can't believe Allen eight o'clock Eastern on VH1. Can they stay together? Find out. Their relationship is rocky. It's on the rocks. The Allen and Cap, can they get along during the spare season? Find out on VH1. The show. It's so hot. So hot. And I love what he's wearing. [laughter] We go to Oak Park. Here's Jackson with us on Captain Jay Hood. Jackson, good morning. Good morning, gentlemen. How are we? We're from Jackson. I got some stuff. So two things. First thing is, I love the managing expectations, but here's my thing. The wind, yeah, that's great. Whatever you want to predict. But at the end of the day, we can win the NFC North. We can. We have the ability. It doesn't mean that we will, but we can. You know, I love to see a lot of improvement and expectations. Being high is a good thing, in my opinion. Second thing, who cares if no starters are playing tonight? There's a bunch of guys fighting for their life, fighting for a paycheck, trying to change their life and good for them. Play hard. Do your thing. You know? Yeah, I think, you know what, Jackson? I think that Cap and I disagree with Yerko and Waddle in particular about tonight because it's unusual because it's four preseason games. Usually it's three. If the bears would start on the road against Buffalo, that's the second preseason game, right, Cap? It's Buffalo. Buffalo. If it was just three, we would see Caleb tonight. We would see the ones tonight. But because it's four, this game becomes expendable for the bears. And because there's only three. So I expect to see the ones in game two, game three, and possibly game four in the preseason. So it's all right. As long as it gets snapped, this is a far cry from what it was where you're just putting guys under glass. Like, nope, we think he's ready. You're not going to put him out there at all. Nope. We're good with our quarterback. Our ones are ready to go. And then you look like a plate of piss when the first season, when the first game of the season starts. That's no good. Correct. Come on now. So this high idea that just hand off the ball three times. Aaron Rodgers ain't doing that. Great. He's not playing at all. Looks like he's not. Yeah. I mean, there's a lot of guys are just, again, it's four preseason games, not three. And really, like, Caleb gets out there and runs, I don't know, five plays. Those five plays going to be the difference between a win and a loss. Week one against Tennessee. Really? Really? Like, somebody look me in the eye and tell me, Caleb running five plays in the Hall of Fame game would be the difference between a week one win and a week one loss. Let's really talk about that. Of course it wouldn't. That's ridiculous. Now you'd have a bitch if the ones don't play at Buffalo. That's different. Now we'd have a problem. That's different. That's a regular game week with the real preseason. Not the Hall of Fame game where the other team's not going to play any of their guys either. All right. Coming up, we'll take more of your phone calls. Also, a solid veteran has already weighed in on the rookie quarterback, Caleb Williams. You'll hear from him and more of your thoughts as we move forward here on the cap and Jhood Morning Show. Your cap and Jhood, I'm back. All cap, Jhood, big fan, man. Watch out, fellas. Chicago's home for sports. ESPN Chicago. Cap and Jhood on ESPN 1000 and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. Mercedes Lewis is back with the Chicago Bears and he's a tight end. He's locked down the roster. You say, "Well, what kind of impact can you make?" The impact will be internally or so on the field cap. You'll have some plays here or there, but ultimately you've got an old head in the room. That's good for the Bears. You don't get that very often in the NFL anymore. Some of the oldest guys are in their early 30s. You know, maybe late 20s. But here's Mercedes Lewis, his first impression of Caleb Williams. Listen. This guy wants to be great. He can tell if he doesn't do some 100% correct. He's correct himself. He can make every throw. Aaron Rodgers. He's just there. I'm looking forward to him going out there and competing and showing everybody what he's been working on. Because even within his first week, he's doing things that you don't see from a young guy. And this guy is a lemon for him. I mean, ask all the right questions. He's a leader. Like, nationally. He doesn't walk around. Like, you know it all. Like, he's just... I'm impressed so far. Kevin Warren with us here on Captain Jay Hood. He sounds like man. Kevin Warren's talking about him. Yeah, and I'm looking up. I've got a cut from Tyson Beijing on a podcast that was him talking about Mercedes impact in that room for people who are like, "Well, he's 19 years. Can he do it?" How important he is to that team. And then you hear all what he says. You realize how his voice resonates. How about that, Lee Allen? Yes, sir. We go to Tom and Avondale as with us here on Captain Jay Hood. Tom, good morning. Hey, good morning, guys. Over here. What's up, brother? Hey, I just wanted to talk about expectations for the Bears. I just wanted to take a moment. Let's look back at 2018, right? That's a Bears team that went 12 and 5. I mean, the expectations of that team were nothing. And if you go and compare that roster to this roster that Ryan Holt has put together, the offensive side of the football was terrible. I mean, Adam Sheehan was your tight end, too. Oh. He didn't even know the wide receiver, too. I mean, that team is terrible. So if Caleb is half of what Mr. Vicky was, I mean, this team could be great. They come together and we're together. Have a great morning, guys. Thanks for listening. Have a great day, Tommy. Again, I picked them to go to the playoffs. I did. Yes. You know that. We both did. Yes. I have them like 10 wins. But let's just let it play out play by play. I mean, we'll see if that number, if that total for your wins changes by the time we get to the season because you have that grace. You have that time to evaluate who's healthy, who's not, then right before the Titan game, you can give. All right. This is what I think. I also had them at five wins trending. I said not. It could be as low as three two years ago. And you were at five wins. Yep. We both thought they were going to be horrible. Yeah. And there were people all around town. Oh, no. They're going to win football. My ass 10 wins. They weren't even trying to win 10 games. You hear what DJ Moore said recently with the Corning Corning question? This whole thing, because this is something that's been in the bloodstream for the Bears for a long time, especially when wide receivers leave here and go to play someplace else. The idea that wide receivers come to Chicago to die. Is there a sense of pride that you take? I mean, this was once known as the place where receivers go to die. And obviously what you did last year is something that they haven't had in a while. Do you take a sense of pride that you're changing the trajectory of this? What offense means in Chicago? Yeah, I heard that coming here. I wasn't fanning no mind. I was like, shoot, I'm still young. Maybe when they was all older, they was dying off. But when I got here, I mean, that was a thing. And then when the season was progressing away, it was. I was just like, yeah, we could throw that out the window now. And as you can see, we got a whole bunch of playmakers now around here. That ain't true at no position. This is Brandon Marshall saying that, right? Wasn't it Brandon? One of the ones that says that wide receivers come here to die. No, moose and Muhammad is the only one. He's the only one said though. Yeah. Yeah. That's been in the bloodstream for a while. If you're a wide receiver and you worked with anything in this league, you will die in Chicago. You will die. I've never had a quarterback and now, you know, all the fields, cult members are. We'll get into it when we talk with football, which I am sure. Dude, there are cult members. Do you see Justin through six touchdowns in a practice so far? Shut up. Wow, we got heated cap this morning. I mean, and I hate that term shut up. But some of these idiots out there, I'm looking at one of them. He's got this like, you know, he's him fan account. Idiot. Who you ran for a touchdown in Caleb through a pick. This guy. Shut your mouth. You're an idiot. Move to freaking Pennsylvania and get out of our life. Message yourself. Justin's gone. He's not coming back. Please. Oh, the locker room is going to fall apart. They're not going to want to be here, honey. They can't handle it. They want Justin. They're all wild. Oh, Caleb. Hey, man. I got a camp up in Deerfield. You come speak to the kids? Side to bottom. I'll be there. Hey, man. This guy's showing great leadership. Shut up, cult. It's over. That's right, Lee Allen. Yes, sir. All right. Two minutes. We'll give you a shot or no shot on Chicago's home for sports. [laughter]