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" It is always a pleasure. -- welcome and one of our favorite guy. Many many years I've known as fan. Still don't know what he does well like the CF and -- dot -- you have. Copyrights or CBS and Chicago he's got photo Roy discovering the Bears John Mullin well he his favorite sport is also probably the most doped up sport the world that would be cycle it different with regular -- I'm all right W better on a lot of various teams a lot of Bears games and you know that I guess you're probably agree that everything was on the table after Sunday's game."

" Another under the table let's -- that was just. Oh my goodness I young they're trying to think of any game editor or something and missed an interpreter they are the on the site today about. And anything apart were remembers some of these I I don't remember too many games of this magnitude. I didn't. Precipitate something. They didn't have a big ripple effect on the road you know -- member of some of those horrific games. In the was six years I. You know and if they would sometimes come later in the year but. -- the debacle over in Detroit he's -- with the Bears as we're -- we're going to be big collapses and that's the kind of became the first dropped oil on the slippery slope kind of thing or."

" I would say did the tectonic plate shifting on the ocean that results in the tidal wave."

" Yes someone exactly there's something. I I don't know that I've seen that teams. So who will much of a thousand yard stare as I did after that came in November I'm kind of looking back through a number of Beers AM. And then they're they're they were good analyst -- part of an effort to make prerequisite. Well we'll get back to the drawing board on -- on Monday and Wednesday and -- The correct these mistakes and almost too much that was the afterthought that oh yeah we're supposed to say that because it was clearly. Lance Briggs that is the worst game I've ever -- that was -- starter and then now -- back into the end -- the -- so. This guy -- of them have made human interest in last week I don't know if you saw propose -- the comment by Jerry Angelo about how adversity affect people. -- tenacity if you wanna become greater and I mean the Bears are right fairway at you're the plate you're going bad news is this is a fork in the road."

" What do you make of the entire Tommie Harris thing before you know -- well there we know what do you make of the Tommie Harris figures loving it you know -- obvious what happened here moved it I don't know that it does what he's ever been sold. Analysts say straight for -- he really wasn't he still sort of used the words to got -- you know. -- some of what he was really doing work but what do you make of what's the bottom line until mears is this the last ten debut if you DD makes it through western games that will see them."

" Thought I got into an excellent chance -- got a roster bonus coming up next year. And M this is the ten year -- can attend a ten game evaluation period at a level to do any other way to look at it and need a -- pointer that it's Lovie Smith's behavior and then kind of not -- the guy but do. It really didn't do doesn't actually. I don't know. Cloud the issue but -- doesn't often but be that direct with the player and famous nothing wrong with -- as well there you have offended and other techniques. I haven't asked. You know it makes you wonder. I think there's some really serious questions if there were already about that it -- maturity at a time when the Bears really really need -- quickly either middle linebacker out for the year to -- Strong side linebacker after the year -- Davis is at times Sunday somebody's got to grab the flagship follow me and Tommie -- just I don't know what you."

" We'll look at what I what I wondered it yet at the end of the show yesterday I was thinking that maybe. They're turning the screws on Harris a little bit out of actual football desperation yes -- did not not so much as they'll what they'll this thing keeps dragging candlelight hate. But he hey buddy we paint you with eight ton of money to be a lot more helpful. That you are now that they really that there is some desperation here to say this is a football issue we need a three technique."

" Can I don't think there's a message I don't think there's some way to go a little thing go there. For -- his knuckles misses about. Football and and you really need to look -- look no further than stat sheet. You know here's a guy who is okay need to I need every Wednesday off and then -- been limited on Thursday am not giving everything on Sunday and everything consist I don't -- nine tackles -- five games. And you can excuse that -- all sorts of ways remembered when he came out of college they certainly didn't have big numbers and Oklahoma because he was always being double team that's what I told -- could -- to double team we can't look look at what feel kind of our way. So the point is that you right give us as a football think we're getting nothing out of youth. When you take the time off so we might look at your butt out on the field during practice at least the guy opposite -- is gonna get some good work. Oh good to me there's no other way to reduce and it's about the season right now believe this season and writer Beth Beth that's fork in the road."

" Is there anyway you could look ahead and think that we're gonna see the old -- or even -- make you miss him on the roster -- come back but I don't see how good that he TV. Is that the same player whether -- and third or whatever he's feeling I don't see -- these last ten -- you go Val that's Tommie Harris again I don't see that happening."

" No the only way it is this comes a million people a cliche comes have to come from inside the motivation. One of the things it over the last couple years talking with Tommie Harris I river uninteresting in conversation if any -- the other one thing I really admire about Urlacher is he goes. A 1000000% he puts it all out there. And you risking. I can't hit it is good enough I'm maybe I'm not good enough -- girl out there and wonder sometimes a terrorist doesn't sellout whether he doesn't ever he had a hard time doing that before. What he has to do now is not worried about me because we don't worry about as he's done anyway so you might as well. Put the pedal all the way down and see what happens and let the Bears rotate them MM spell him with Marcus Harrison looks like a player. But it's saving himself has not worked as many whose career is really very much -- crossroads right now because of that."

" For example -- a Tina we Samoa decided that he was gonna pretend that and a missing. Posterior cruciate ligament or when you don't get different said he's tough and dale -- Owens a big thick legs and get out there and suffered. Didn't shearing off of his articulate cartilage that by most estimates some people have talked to largely because of that lack of stability in his leg."

" You have to look like well I got to -- to leave I what I got not only does well can I might have -- that there's there's kind of a stated up professionals don't issue with the with covering our -- out he used to behave like one. And and he absolutely needs to join. You know they got Alex Brown they've got. Ogunleye on the other side because some seasoned professionals and veteran group that needs to take cope with computers and take over the season -- this team strategist in the balance right."

" Now at what point and is it fair to start wondering if all the Rod Marinelli stuff is just completely fraudulent I know I know that he. Is tough fight no he's got a great story I know he's well liked by Lovie and others and respected around him in the game but but what what MI supposed to expect to see."

" Well you don't you take over the last few until the last two games didn't seem to be errors and be pointing up I."

" I guess that bit the last two games for the most of -- yeah yeah I mean did it there's no excuses here I mean they're the Steelers offensive line we know was that the Lions are who are traditionally gotten the Packers had a guy -- assets that guy give up before before the Yankees. "

" He's gonna put Jared Allen ball for his glory in the Pro Bowl nose and all of favorite -- get a if you need help just go against a packer tackle that's okay --"

" I mean that's the thing -- you almost expected a moment when you look at -- those -- go well you know truly should have a any did he did have good days but when it gets stiff when do when the going gets a little tougher field goal and two games -- sack. Barely had the pressure on how."

" Well I think that big unit great point to raise about that that -- because one of the things that again written Lovie Smith very candid about what they've healed the problems -- where there. It didn't strike Cuba but the one in particular that we were that we were out of our gaps we were misalignment. That's the defense -- line problems and if that breaks down the medical field admit that. That's the end of things behind them. Oh is that a Rod Marinelli area of and that's mayor Daley is somebody very familiar with the schemes so it made me really have a hard question that you received -- of the -- Hard look forward to our -- guys doing over there. So that that's. It is the right now recovering miss and getting something out of Tommie Harris are if Tokyo that's that's his mission statement right now."

" Best thing ever read quicker we -- we talked about this earlier in the show but but Lovie Smith now you've been Geronimo on time how will do you think you know went."

" The Cowboys had a good question. I -- enough variation I don't think anybody really does this to me there are absolutely. Two. Lovie Smith and won his -- he loves talking football when he's talking about -- apart from the group and so forth. But but there are two different people worst attitude I -- Dick Jauron was the same. We've fallen camera and off camera Dave Wannstedt could -- you can make jokes about it but he was the same guy you know they've. He would he would appear to be saying all kinds of things and then when you play the tape back a look at there was nothing really bear. So good -- seems to be even more. Two different people penalties under the people usually there's a public or private persona. I'm not sure anybody gets too close to the driver -- not serving on the media."

" He's my -- it is that he gets no benefit of the doubt and it's completely understandable. Given that most city permit those cities don't like your head coaches want to -- across the -- among coaches have been around as long as is he has been people just start to get tired of them does familiarity breeds contempt and we've also found that they've they've lied about a lot of stuff. They hit a lot of stuff they've told us something is true when it turns out not to be true and we find that out later there's a trust issue and there's affected he hasn't allowed fans to get to know him. I don't think he's campaigned. For offer any advantages any benefit of the valley -- once that was always so insecure that he wanted people like -- cared about what you were saying about really mattered to him. Dick Jauron was sort of the -- an alien that -- you have. You never really knew how he wanted to engage the world around him plus double pump blood we think it's made -- conscious decision to not care."

" TI I would agree with that I I'm not sure how much didn't do. Picked off cared about it Dave -- about it way too much I could do about the other awards to you care you can expect a little I noticed that there Parcells said and he's been released new insert joke here and I PI don't think he really does care about it the only I would say and in fairness. If you know if we can't do evaluate coaches and teams like playoffs and which is right I mean did you get a Super Bowl did you win it today if it. Three the last four years this has been a winning team you know and sometimes the player until they're out of your control but Gilbert Arizona Cardinals went to the Super Bowl with a 97 record. And the Bears and even reached the playoffs. Three of the last four years the guy has got moved into a winning team you know it'll come through rush to judgment I'm not sure yet look it up but your idea I think there is. I think Chicago is extremely short fuse because of not just affairs but some of the disappointments in all sports and they -- as far as telling the truth. A lot of animation sometimes over the years. How many how much information. Federal what what coach would want to talk about injuries with just remember an experience that these -- seems to be the greatest but it would it would new. We knew -- did -- good goodness -- Mike Shanahan I could point 5000 dollar fine."

" I understand and I know that info laws have changed -- can be said -- more than anything else that does the legal change in all five has really affected read from back when when. I was on the beat. The -- it did after -- the incident the FBI Gundy it's always there's nothing to see here move along -- when there's clearly something to see here -- don't don't tell me there's nothing there with a goat there's something there."

" Yes taking -- but I always go back to a scene in the movie clear and present danger you know what Harrison Ford and there's -- there's an incident where Al we're gonna handle this. -- situation where Williams good. Former friend the president turned out to be more love laundering money for. The other struggle and a drug cartels -- and -- the great advice from Jack Ryan was. Well you're -- talk about how can help them and try to keep it quiet memorizing all logos go the other way let's say where it was so much so we'll see your friends will know he was a good friend of mine. It was a good friend -- was a lifelong friend. Can I make sort of defuse the situation by the giving the story no -- ago. I mean nothing excited to reporters and the medium about it have been getting something that they're not supposed to happen. You know that's what that's what makes headlines that's what newspapers amend the outcomes and TV play up. Sometimes I think they would be better served by a loss of full disclosure. With a few things and if I think sometimes those who believe the first -- you'll be building some goodwill -- fans will trust you may be if there's nothing really care but. I think there's -- merit and that I think a little more forthcoming wouldn't wouldn't hurt a little bit."

" All right what is we appreciate your time we love -- a decisive elect a man to another man John -- CS drunk again today narrative. CSN Chicago dot com mouth."

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