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Chicago Bears Break Free? The Win That Means Something | Ep 14 / Season 3 | Trio of Positivity
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The trio talks about the current state of the bears after winning a thriller of a game in Cinci. Was this the breakout game we were waiting for? Tune in to find out.
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Transcript
Introduction and Episode Overview
00:00:12
Trio of Positivity
Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back.
00:00:19
Trio of Positivity
Welcome back to the trio of positivity podcast. I am Christian joined by my fellow co-host Miller and Boop and boys. How are you today?
00:00:28
Bhupen
Yeehaw, babies! Yeehaw!
00:00:30
Mike
Yippa-dippa-doo!
00:00:33
Trio of Positivity
they didn't answer my question, but all right, we are a Chicago bears podcast, hoping to bring you some positivity into your life, but in typical Chicago sports fashion, It just never happens. It is a victory Tuesday for us. This episode will go out on Wednesday.
00:00:47
Bhupen
Whoop, whoop!
00:00:47
Trio of Positivity
We are going to talk about NFL week nine. We're going to talk about the Bears win over the Bengals 47-42. We're going to go into our positivity score.
00:00:59
Trio of Positivity
We're also going to go into the following game of the Bears versus Giants at Soldier Field. Give our prediction. And we ended off with our fantasy recap.
Chat Excitement and MLB Commentary
00:01:08
Trio of Positivity
Boys.
00:01:11
Trio of Positivity
Let's see if we can get this question off right this week.
00:01:14
Mike
Can we have some excitement in this fucking chat from the host?
00:01:16
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:01:17
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:01:17
Trio of Positivity
What do you mean?
00:01:17
Mike
Seriously, my God, the most monotone motherfucker I've ever heard.
00:01:18
Trio of Positivity
Listen, sometimes you have to be... Sometimes you have to be even keel. You know, you have to be...
00:01:24
Mike
Fuck that. Not after that game, you don't.
00:01:26
Bhupen
Yeah. and Did you watch it? what What do you think we were excited about?
00:01:30
Trio of Positivity
We're not... Well, hold on. We'll save that for the Bears and Bengals recap. We don't have to talk about it now. But going...
00:01:36
Bhupen
ah Miller, how was your World Series?
00:01:40
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, how there you go. That's exactly what my whole point was. When I asked a question about the NFL week nine, I was waiting for a MLB update here. So Miller, what do we got?
00:01:49
Mike
So obviously, like we talked about previously, World Series Game 7 happened on Sunday to saturday Saturday. Saturday. No,
NFL Trade Deadline and Week Nine Surprises
00:01:58
Mike
I'm not going to talk about The Dodgers won't.
00:01:58
Trio of Positivity
He didn't. eat All right.
00:02:00
Mike
I fucking hate the Dodgers. Fuck them. Fuck the fucking MLB. Fuck the fuck. Lack of salary cap. You suck. All right. Let's jump into the good stuff. Trade deadline day was today.
00:02:11
Mike
I don't even know if this is week nine, so I may still be breaking protocol, but fuck it.
00:02:15
Bhupen
Okay.
00:02:16
Mike
Nothing I can do but be happy about pissing the host off. Oh, I'm on a roll today. Trade deadline was today. This was the second busiest trade deadline since 1990. The only one that was busier was in 2022.
00:02:31
Mike
The big trade for the day, I'm going to hit them really quick, was Quentin Williams going from the Jets to Dallas for a first and second, plus a player. Sauce Gardner going to the Colts. Looks like they're going all in with Daniel Jones.
00:02:45
Mike
The Colts gave up two firsts plus a player. And then the two offensive guys is Jacoby Myers going from the Raiders to the Jags for a fourth and a sixth. And Rashid Shaheed going to Seattle from the Saints for a fourth and a fifth.
00:02:59
Mike
So pretty active trade deadline. Those were the biggest names that got moved. Everything else pretty minor, but damn, some big names at the market.
00:03:08
Bhupen
No. Big week.
00:03:09
Trio of Positivity
Trade deadline would have been a week 10 situation, but Miller refused to answer the question yet again. We're going to switch it to Boopin. Boopin, what'd you think of week nine in the NFL?
00:03:18
Bhupen
People. The books fall back.
00:03:24
Bhupen
Underdogs balled out in week nine. Arizona. Panthers. Denver. Seattle. Vikes. Bills. They won outright. They were all underdogs. Falcons and Raiders in Tennessee even covered.
00:03:36
Bhupen
So a lot of survivor pools were a lot of people. i mean, a lot of people took the Rams. Good for them. But I got kicked out with a lot of other people because, you know, it's been pretty easy. You but bet on the favorites, maybe like, you know, bring this spread down and you be pretty safe winning it last couple of weeks.
00:03:52
Bhupen
No more. NFL is back, baby. That's why it's king. Lost a lot of money. Goodbye.
00:04:00
Trio of Positivity
interesting point um my thoughts uh i'm gonna take it back a little bit there was a devastating injury that occurred that really had just everyone in the u.s just waiting to hear back and seeing what would happen but it happened Boys, Red Panda came back from injury, was performing at the United Center at the Bulls game.
00:04:27
Trio of Positivity
That's right, the famous Red Panda. If you guys don't know where she is, the famous unicycle person that throws plates on her head. Glad to have her back. Fuck NFL Week
Bears vs. Bengals Game Recap
00:04:36
Trio of Positivity
9. I could care less about what happened.
00:04:39
Mike
Yeah, we know because you hate Caleb Williams. True to that. True to that.
00:04:42
Trio of Positivity
But um we do love the Red Panda.
00:04:43
Mike
We do love us some red panda.
00:04:46
Trio of Positivity
We have to bring that up. I saw that it was actually breaking news. that she was going to perform and it had to be a Bulls game. So, hey.
00:04:52
Mike
Sorry, I have YouTube TV, so I don't get ESPN breaking news.
00:04:56
Bhupen
ah
00:04:56
Trio of Positivity
Oh, well, that sucks. um NFL Week 9, we have a new a field goal record. I mean, Cam Little is nuts, and it keeps furthering my point that we might hit a 70-yarder at some point.
00:05:09
Bhupen
Did I say that on the show?
00:05:09
Mike
No, that wasn't your point. Your point was in 85. You said 85 yards.
00:05:13
Trio of Positivity
No. i I mean, it's possible now.
00:05:14
Mike
You said 85 yards.
00:05:16
Trio of Positivity
It's possible now, but Cam Little could have hit it for at least 73.
00:05:19
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:05:19
Trio of Positivity
There's still some extra room there.
00:05:21
Bhupen
Did I say it on the show? i thought he was going to break the record this year. I don't know if I said on the show or say it somewhere else. But he kicked, a
00:05:27
Mike
i don't I wouldn't put money on you saying that. I'd put money on the other ones saying it. 70. 70.
00:05:31
Bhupen
no, he kicked, what, a 69 yard or something in preseason?
00:05:34
Trio of Positivity
70. 78. sixty eight
00:05:34
Bhupen
And then, yeah, 70 in the preseason.
00:05:35
Trio of Positivity
no step
00:05:35
Mike
seventy ah wendyy
00:05:36
Trio of Positivity
seven
00:05:37
Bhupen
So I was like, going to break the record. yeah, that was good. I think, here's my prediction. I think it will be broken again this season.
00:05:44
Mike
Well, Aubrey came up short on his goal to, what was it, tie it or break it?
00:05:49
Bhupen
He tied it.
00:05:51
Trio of Positivity
I think it was Ty. I think it was 68. I don't recall.
00:05:53
Mike
Or he didn't come up short. He went wide left. think that's the first time I've actually seen him miss a field goal.
00:05:56
Trio of Positivity
yeah
00:05:59
Trio of Positivity
it's It's interesting that that's kind of becoming a thing, but who knows? I think those numbers are just going to get higher and higher. But, boys, let's get to probably the more exciting part of the agenda.
00:06:12
Trio of Positivity
We're going recap the Bears' win over the Bengals in a who doesn't who didn't want to win the game, basically. forty seven forty two um I was wrong with 14 points, but we're not going to start there.
00:06:25
Mike
Mm-hmm. That's why I'm still here, ladies and gentlemen.
00:06:26
Bhupen
oh
00:06:28
Trio of Positivity
We're not going to start there.
00:06:28
Bhupen
ah Wait, I thought you meant 41, Chris.
00:06:32
Trio of Positivity
Oh, because I'm dyslexic.
00:06:32
Bhupen
Did you mean 41? That's how much Bears would score?
00:06:35
Trio of Positivity
Probably, yeah.
00:06:35
Mike
He's dyslexic.
00:06:36
Trio of Positivity
Sure.
00:06:36
Bhupen
Yeah, that's very close. That was good guess.
00:06:39
Trio of Positivity
was very close, yeah.
00:06:40
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:06:40
Trio of Positivity
um But you know what? We're just going to give this moment off. It is everyone's favorite segment of the show.
00:06:59
Bhupen
Oh.
00:07:01
Mike
All right, ladies and gentlemen, we are back to making history. Caleb Williams is the first player in NFL history to have multiple pass touchdowns, multiple receptions, and a receiving touchdown in one game.
00:07:15
Mike
That's my quarterback. Caleb Williams is second in the NFL in comeback wins since 2024. That's my quarterback. The Bears are first in explosive plays this season.
00:07:27
Mike
That's my quarterback. The Bears are 10th in the league in passing yards. That's my quarterback. The Bears are third in total yards per game. That's my quarterback. Sixth in the NFL in points per game.
00:07:40
Mike
That's my quarterback. Let all the haters talk about Caleb, but he's going to continue to ride and perform. And all I know is we have a competent ah offense that is exciting to watch. Albeit he is frustrating sometimes.
00:07:52
Mike
He is a second-year QB.
00:07:52
Bhupen
Well.
00:07:54
Mike
I wanted a top 10 offense, and they're producing, Caleb and Ben, producing a top 10 offense.
00:08:01
Trio of Positivity
That was his minute. That actually was right on the bubble. Very nice. It's now three weeks in a row that our buddy Miller here has been able to stay under his glazing minute.
00:08:13
Trio of Positivity
Is he not glazing enough, some may say? Or is he glazing just right that he gets it done in under a minute? Boopin, your thoughts on Caleb Williams?
00:08:24
Bhupen
Like my good friend said, there are things he needs to work on. But I'll let my smarter co-host do that. You know, I would have given him his flowers. But not just leading the game-winning drive.
00:08:37
Bhupen
But did you see the pick going around of him before the before the drive? I think they had just scored and we're getting the ball in. Did you see the man on the sideline? He was teasing.
00:08:48
Bhupen
Man, it's good to have a quarterback who can go and win it in the fourth quarter. Who doesn't love a comeback story, you know?
00:08:56
Trio of Positivity
they Didn't win it against Minnesota, but hey, it's bound to happen, right?
00:09:01
Bhupen
Yeah, I guess.
00:09:03
Trio of Positivity
Oh, you're muted, Miller.
00:09:08
Trio of Positivity
You're muted.
00:09:11
Bhupen
All right.
00:09:11
Mike
You muted me and you didn't even
00:09:11
Bhupen
ah
Bears' Offensive and Rushing Game Analysis
00:09:13
Mike
unmute me.
00:09:13
Trio of Positivity
I can't.
00:09:13
Mike
All you do is spew hate.
00:09:14
Trio of Positivity
i don't have the ability to unmute. Sorry.
00:09:16
Mike
Yeah, you have the videos you mute but not unmute.
00:09:17
Trio of Positivity
No, I promise. No, no, but i I promise. i You know, i would I wouldn't say that if that wasn't true.
00:09:20
Mike
Oh yeah, you wouldn't lie to me. Wink wink.
00:09:23
Trio of Positivity
No, I wouldn't.
00:09:25
Mike
I mean, bottom line is...
00:09:25
Trio of Positivity
but
00:09:28
Mike
Caleb looked a riddle a little rough in the first half, for sure. He was missing some throws. But, I mean, again, I go back to what I've been preaching. The guy is putting up consistent 50, 60, 70-yard drives throughout the game.
00:09:41
Mike
think we had one punt this week again. So it's just like no turnovers, no even two punts, two punts this week. No even turnover worthy throws this week.
00:09:52
Mike
He was hitting the ball where it needed to be. His accuracy was a little sketchy, definitely in the first half. But when he came out of the second half, I don't know how much steroids or I don't know how much smelling salts.
00:10:01
Bhupen
Thank you.
00:10:03
Trio of Positivity
Mm-hmm.
00:10:04
Mike
or what they gave him in the locker room at halftime. All I know is he came out and he was throwing bullets down the field, deep explosive plays to Loveland multiple times this game to DJ Moore to Zacchaeus, everybody. And he was hitting them all over the field.
00:10:20
Mike
And it was just, it was exciting to watch. I mean, they put up 47 points. They shouldn't have needed to put up 47 points, but they put up 47 points. And it's just like, it was impressive. And then the game-winning drive again.
00:10:32
Mike
Seems like every time this guy comes in under two minutes needing to get a scoring drive, he gets it done. Very impressive, like Pupin said.
00:10:40
Trio of Positivity
Um, this was a great game for him. I think it's another time Miller. You maybe you might know the answer to this off the top of your head, but how many games now this season have we scored on our first possession game possession now?
00:10:55
Trio of Positivity
You recall?
00:10:56
Mike
I think maybe i know we didn't against the saints. I think
00:11:01
Trio of Positivity
But I think we've almost gotten the majority. We've gotten a touchdown, not just a field goal, but we've gotten.
00:11:07
Mike
no field goal. Most of the time it's field goals.
00:11:09
Trio of Positivity
Well, this one was a touchdown, but um I mean, I think this is probably one of his best all around games. There was some bad throws. I think he is the master of his own chaos um where he he creates chaos when it's not necessary.
00:11:20
Bhupen
I like that.
00:11:24
Trio of Positivity
And then sometimes when there's not chaos, he's like, I need i feel like I need to run for my life to make something happen. um But good game for him. I do believe that there was other standouts on that side.
00:11:39
Trio of Positivity
So speaking of standouts, Boopin, who's your standout performer of the game?
00:11:44
Bhupen
I said last week, I'll say it again. Mr. Darnell Wright, please come accept your award. He was graded, cover your ears, PFF, 94.1, best in the NFL for run blocking, and he was like 80 for pass blocking.
00:11:55
Mike
Oh my God.
00:12:03
Bhupen
Only around one hurry up and 47 snaps. Come please accept your award. Thank you.
00:12:12
Trio of Positivity
I'm sure he's very happy to hear that you're you're giving him that. ah Miller, your standout performer.
00:12:18
Mike
Well, thanks to Darnell Wright, my standout performer is our seventh round pick. Kyle Manungay, who put up in his first NFL start almost 200 all-purpose yards, 176 on the ground and 22 in the air.
00:12:39
Mike
It was impressive to watch. He came in like a little fucking bulldozer, and he was playing hard. He was hitting the holes and he was hitting them hard, getting short yardage, getting long runs.
00:12:53
Mike
He was a very impressive person to watch on that field on Sunday. If you look at the next-gen stats, he had the highest rushing yards over expectation in the league.
00:13:05
Mike
The average rushing yards was 6.8, and the average rushing yards over expectation per attempt was 2.47. So that is what you're dealing with. And if you remember what we talk about DeAndre Swift, historically,
00:13:20
Mike
He's one of the worst in yards over expectation. So it's really interesting to see what's going to happen here going forward with Swift and Manungay. I would imagine it's going to turn into quite similar what we what they had in Detroit because there were a few times on Sunday where you know Manungay is a pass catcher out of the background backfield.
00:13:42
Mike
He can do it, but he's it's not his comfort zone. His comfort zone is being a little bulldozer. So and that's what he's really good at. And he showed on Sunday.
00:13:51
Bhupen
Which is funny because he's a smaller guy, right? Like you think like he'll be the pass catcher and like not the guy between the tackles. But no. Okay, do you guys see this one play?
00:14:03
Bhupen
i don't know if he was Manengai or Britton. But there was a play where it was like a bunch of players in the middle where they are trying to tackle him. Someone literally was carrying the running back. And I'm pretty sure we got it pretty close to a first down.
00:14:15
Bhupen
I don't know.
00:14:16
Mike
I do remember seeing that kid play.
00:14:17
Bhupen
yeah that that That was amazing.
00:14:17
Mike
I think it Mononga.
00:14:19
Bhupen
Yeah, was amazing.
00:14:19
Mike
Yeah.
00:14:21
Trio of Positivity
um good Good choices there. i I want to give it to Loveland. It's great to see a tight end with over 100 yards receiving.
00:14:33
Trio of Positivity
ah Six receptions, seven targets. Did not lead the league in target or and the game in targets for the Bears, which it went to... um No, it went to...
00:14:42
Bhupen
More.
00:14:43
Mike
DJ.
00:14:44
Trio of Positivity
um
00:14:45
Mike
Caleb. Did he go to Caleb?
Bears' Trick Plays and Bengals' Defensive Struggles
00:14:46
Mike
He had lot of targets.
00:14:48
Trio of Positivity
Zach... I can't always mess up his last name.
00:14:50
Bhupen
The key is already.
00:14:50
Trio of Positivity
Zacchaeus. Thank you. he had He led it with eight. um It was just great to see the tight end get that. And then to get the game-winning touchdown was but probably... If he got knocked down with no timeouts, that would have been a completely different thing. So very, very happy to see that.
00:15:11
Trio of Positivity
um So...
00:15:12
Mike
wouldn't have been a totally completely
00:15:12
Trio of Positivity
oh
00:15:15
Trio of Positivity
What do you mean?
00:15:16
Bhupen
Probably spiked the ball with like a nine.
00:15:17
Trio of Positivity
you would You would have spiked the ball and and you probably would have...
00:15:19
Bhupen
It.
00:15:22
Trio of Positivity
rushed it.
00:15:22
Bhupen
What?
00:15:22
Trio of Positivity
I don't, it, it it was in ah and in the middle of the field. Everyone would have had to run up. There was no timeout. So it
00:15:28
Bhupen
It was like 25 seconds though, right? It was like.
00:15:29
Mike
It was like, yeah, like it depends. If he went down like right away, then you're looking at like 10 seconds left.
00:15:31
Trio of Positivity
already. Yeah. I'm talking first contact tackle. Yeah.
00:15:36
Mike
but But yeah.
00:15:36
Trio of Positivity
First contact tackle. So, um, you know, he, he managed to stay up and helped us win the game. Um, since we kind of talked a little bit about some offensive players, is the baby safely in the water now?
00:15:53
Bhupen
I do
00:15:53
Trio of Positivity
Are we keeping the baby in a good mood?
00:15:56
Bhupen
ah
00:15:56
Mike
Yeah.
00:15:57
Bhupen
i think you misunderstood the saying.
00:16:00
Trio of Positivity
i don't care. this is the baby floating with floaties? How do we feel about this offense now, just in general?
00:16:07
Mike
oh
00:16:09
Bhupen
Oh my god. Okay. Only two punts. One miss. Field goal. Two field goals. The rest were touchdowns. Trick plays galore. I'm a happy customer.
00:16:20
Mike
Yeah, I mean, the offense, I feel like it really came together this week. um And the nice thing about watching this offense is it's not really dip and dunks. I think I didn't hear very many people bitching about screen passes.
00:16:33
Mike
Most of the screen passes that we'll get into in a second were really trick plays. There wasn't too many trick plays.
00:16:39
Trio of Positivity
you
00:16:39
Mike
There was a lot of plays down the field. um And it was just exciting. We we had a lot of yards combined, rushing, passing. Both of them worked very well on Sunday, as they should.
00:16:51
Mike
Like we talked about last week, the Bengals' defense sucks. So this was the expectation. Now, can we can we keep it going? I mean, we had an offense put up 47 points. Let's do it again.
00:17:06
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, I think last week when I mentioned the Bears will probably score 14 points and and nothing higher, that was more or less on what I felt that offense was capable of doing.
00:17:20
Trio of Positivity
I think they've proved me wrong, but I also did not... I'm pretty sure no one here thought that Mononga would have the game that he had to kind of help this offense move through. If you don't have a run game, then you're kind of...
00:17:32
Mike
No, you could guess that we could have had a good running game. This is the worst defense.
00:17:35
Bhupen
Our run game, post or buy, post or buy our run game has been 200% basically every game, I think.
00:17:35
Trio of Positivity
no Not what he had.
00:17:42
Mike
We're like third in the NFL in rushing yards right now.
00:17:42
Trio of Positivity
No.
00:17:45
Trio of Positivity
No, not to the point where you can consistently say we have a running game, which we don't.
00:17:50
Bhupen
What?
00:17:51
Mike
What are you talking about?
00:17:53
Trio of Positivity
We don't have a consistent... You guys were bitching about Swift.
00:17:56
Bhupen
f After the buy,
00:17:58
Mike
we haven't bitched about Swift since like week two.
00:18:00
Bhupen
yeah
00:18:01
Trio of Positivity
That is not true.
00:18:01
Bhupen
after the buy, after the buy, we've been incredible.
00:18:02
Trio of Positivity
That is not true.
00:18:04
Mike
We are third in the NFL in rushing yards. And we've had our bye week.
00:18:11
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, I still don't...
00:18:11
Mike
So you can't really stick here and say that we're not a good rushing team.
00:18:15
Trio of Positivity
We're not a good rushing team, I'll say it.
00:18:17
Mike
And you're wrong. That's fine.
00:18:19
Bhupen
Based on what?
00:18:19
Trio of Positivity
But... Based on that, we haven't been able to really have a consistent almost 120, 130 yarder.
00:18:27
Bhupen
Bro.
00:18:28
Mike
Okay, we may not we may not have one person that does it, but we have two people that do it that are both running backs.
00:18:28
Trio of Positivity
Can we...
00:18:28
Bhupen
After the bye. After...
00:18:31
Trio of Positivity
That's what I'm trying to say. That's what I'm trying to say.
00:18:36
Trio of Positivity
But we haven't done it consistently.
00:18:38
Mike
Is Detroit not a good team because Gibbs only puts up 90 and Monty puts up 60?
00:18:45
Trio of Positivity
have, can any of them hit one 30 there?
00:18:48
Bhupen
Yes.
00:18:49
Mike
Yes.
00:18:49
Bhupen
Hmm.
00:18:49
Trio of Positivity
there Okay. So there you go. You answered your question for me, for me, I don't feel that this, if, if, if Mononga doesn't have the game that he has, I don't think we would be in a, in a good spot right now.
00:18:53
Mike
I don't understand.
00:18:53
Bhupen
I don't know.
00:18:54
Mike
Whatever. We can keep going.
00:19:01
Bhupen
Bro, you're wrong. I'm looking up the stats. Like, ah after our bye, our running game has been incredible. Like Miller said, we are third in the league. After the bye weeks.
00:19:10
Trio of Positivity
How many games have we had in a buy?
00:19:12
Bhupen
After the bye, so week five was our bike, so three games.
00:19:13
Mike
three games almost half the season it's fine just uh
00:19:15
Trio of Positivity
We've had three games, so, I mean...
00:19:17
Bhupen
We are third in the league in rushing.
00:19:22
Trio of Positivity
i don't i don't... I don't get why one performance you guys are just like, we're the best, we're the best, we're the best. And it's like, I just don't and don't get that.
00:19:30
Mike
we're the best who said we're the best okay well that that's that's that's the facts i'm not we're it's not our opinion that's the facts
00:19:31
Trio of Positivity
I don't... Third is pretty damn good.
00:19:34
Bhupen
and says you. Then you said it. the
00:19:41
Trio of Positivity
so
00:19:41
Mike
The facts are we're third, have the third most rushing yards in the NFL. That is the facts. What do you want me to do about it?
00:19:47
Bhupen
Okay, we we had 200 yards against the Saints.
00:19:47
Trio of Positivity
Hold on. Let me.
00:19:51
Bhupen
124 by Swift, 81 by Manangai.
00:19:56
Bhupen
Let's see.
00:19:58
Trio of Positivity
h
00:19:59
Bhupen
Let's see, that's week 7. Week 8.
00:20:01
Mike
Okay, I'm not going to do this. Yeah.
00:20:02
Trio of Positivity
no No, no, no, no.
00:20:03
Mike
yeah
00:20:03
Trio of Positivity
Let him, let him, let him. I'm i'm i'm intrigued.
00:20:06
Bhupen
Week 8. That's a game we lost.
00:20:09
Trio of Positivity
Right.
00:20:11
Bhupen
So we 96 yards. one, that's...
00:20:13
Trio of Positivity
Oh, right.
00:20:13
Bhupen
yeah and
00:20:14
Trio of Positivity
Uh-huh. That's what I'm saying. It's not consistent. You can be third in the league and everything. That's great. We just don't have consistency. Swift had 45 that game.
00:20:25
Bhupen
Yes.
00:20:25
Trio of Positivity
That's all I'm trying to say.
00:20:27
Bhupen
Week... This is the last one I'll do. Week 6, he had 108, and had 145. So, 150. What? You said 100 yards! said 108!
00:20:38
Bhupen
so um and fifty
00:20:43
Bhupen
what
00:20:44
Trio of Positivity
You can say it. That's not consistent, which is what I was saying.
00:20:47
Bhupen
you said hundred yards you said one oh eight
00:20:50
Trio of Positivity
No. Oh, my God. Boopin, we lost to Baltimore. We didn't have a good run game. We win against the Bengals. We have a great running game. Of those two games, you can say we're not consistent.
00:21:03
Mike
You don't do a two fucking game sample, dude.
00:21:03
Trio of Positivity
That's all. Yes, you can. when you don't have a When you don't have a player, yes, you can.
00:21:07
Mike
Oh my God.
00:21:09
Trio of Positivity
What do you mean?
00:21:10
Mike
So Rome is the worst is the worst um wide receiver in the league then?
00:21:14
Trio of Positivity
Not according to his dad.
00:21:17
Bhupen
We'll get to that a minute.
00:21:18
Trio of Positivity
who We'll get to that, but not according to his dad.
00:21:20
Mike
But because he had one zero game, he's now the worst wide receiver in the league?
00:21:24
Trio of Positivity
ah You said it.
00:21:24
Bhupen
He's had like five underperforming game, but yeah, all right.
00:21:26
Trio of Positivity
You said it. Listen, my my whole thing is that if we.
00:21:29
Mike
You don't judge consistency based on two fucking games.
00:21:32
Trio of Positivity
You can judge play calling. Yes, you can.
00:21:37
Bhupen
Based on two games, don't know.
00:21:38
Bhupen
I don't know if agree.
00:21:38
Trio of Positivity
Yes, you can.
00:21:39
Mike
consistency you cannot.
00:21:40
Trio of Positivity
Did we need, did we have to win the game? Could we have won the game against um Baltimore?
00:21:47
Mike
Yeah, why not?
00:21:48
Bhupen
Could we have? Yeah.
00:21:49
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. if Would you say that the run game was an issue that game? Oh God.
00:21:53
Mike
No.
00:21:55
Trio of Positivity
All right. Nevermind.
00:21:57
Mike
Why was it an issue?
00:22:00
Trio of Positivity
I literally said, literally said Swift had 45 yards, but that's fine.
00:22:00
Mike
Why are we going
00:22:05
Trio of Positivity
All right.
00:22:06
Bhupen
There were other things in that game.
00:22:06
Trio of Positivity
Going into this dumb ass question.
00:22:06
Mike
But it's more than just fucking Swift, dude. Manunga is on this field just as much as he is right now.
00:22:12
Trio of Positivity
He had 26.
00:22:12
Mike
Stop just focusing on one fucking guy
00:22:15
Trio of Positivity
He had 26 against the Ravens. It's still low.
00:22:17
Mike
Against probably that's becoming one of the best defenses in the league if you watch what happened this past week.
00:22:24
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but that didn't happen when we played them. That's irrelevant. So what just because they're starting to get great now, we can say, oh, they were great that game too?
00:22:30
Mike
That was one game ago when they got all their starters healthy that we previously talked about.
00:22:35
Trio of Positivity
They also had a short week and beat the Dolphins up. but I mean, come on.
00:22:40
Bhupen
Because freaking Lamar Jackson came back, but moving on.
00:22:43
Trio of Positivity
All right, going into this dumbass of a question. This is the first time we've seen Ben Johnson really dive into his bag of tricks during the game.
00:22:46
Bhupen
No, it was awesome.
00:22:50
Trio of Positivity
What are your thoughts on his play calling?
00:22:54
Bhupen
teach You know, touchdown pass from, you know, DJ Bajan threw it back to Caleb who ran for a first down. It was awesome to see.
00:23:03
Mike
Baygent sighting for all those people that wanted Baygent to be the QB1.
00:23:04
Bhupen
yeah
00:23:05
Trio of Positivity
Mage inciting.
00:23:08
Mike
There you go, baby.
00:23:09
Bhupen
Yeah, his QBR. What was his QBR, Chris? Probably higher than just Caleb.
00:23:13
Trio of Positivity
What was it? 118, I think I said. 118.
00:23:15
Mike
Did you see that perfect spiral?
00:23:15
Bhupen
Ah.
00:23:18
Trio of Positivity
Looked pretty good.
00:23:18
Bhupen
Ah.
00:23:19
Trio of Positivity
Spiral looked pretty good.
00:23:19
Bhupen
Ah. Um.
00:23:21
Trio of Positivity
I actually have a question about this. Do you want to see consistent trick plays?
00:23:28
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. I got a head nod from Boopin. um I'm waiting to hear from Miller.
00:23:30
Bhupen
I... It would be interesting to see what happens against good defenses.
00:23:35
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:23:36
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:23:36
Trio of Positivity
That's kind of what I was thinking too.
00:23:36
Mike
I think this was pretty extreme, to be honest.
00:23:38
Bhupen
you know
00:23:39
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:23:39
Mike
um I did read something about um apparently Ben Johnson and what is his interviews? He said that in watching the DBs, they get very too focused on the ball.
00:23:54
Mike
So they react to the ball rather than the overall offense, which is why the trick plays were so successful. And I think one of the reasons why. He ran so many of them because he found this weakness in their defense and exploited it.
00:24:06
Mike
So I don't expect to see a lot. I mean, we haven't seen that many this year, so I wouldn't expect to see a lot. I think there was this game and obviously this poor of a defense really allowed them to take advantage of it.
00:24:18
Bhupen
yeah
00:24:18
Trio of Positivity
I think there had to be some some kind of confidence going into especially the... I guess you call it a double flea flicker? Kind of? What would you call that?
00:24:28
Bhupen
What do you call it? I don't know what you call that.
00:24:30
Mike
Which one?
00:24:31
Bhupen
The one back to Caleb.
00:24:31
Trio of Positivity
The... Yeah. What would you call that?
00:24:35
Mike
Not a flea flicker.
00:24:37
Trio of Positivity
but But it's kind of-ish. ish
00:24:42
Bhupen
Double pass? I don't know what you call that.
00:24:43
Mike
Like a double pass.
00:24:44
Trio of Positivity
I guess.
00:24:44
Mike
Yeah.
00:24:45
Trio of Positivity
Oh, that's I wish they come up with it. I'm sure someone will come up with a better name.
00:24:49
Mike
Yeah, I'm sure it will be like Benny's special or something like that.
00:24:49
Bhupen
But, like, I think...
00:24:52
Trio of Positivity
A Benny Speck. Oh, God.
00:24:53
Bhupen
i love that Philly special has been a thing. Like, everyone does it now. It's kind of cool. But, no, like I was saying, you know, Bengals, you know, they have historically been bad. I think they're on pace to be, like, the worst defense in the league.
00:25:06
Bhupen
So, like, you know, there's a lot of players playing who probably wouldn't get a chance or they're playing more than they would normally.
00:25:07
Mike
Thank you.
00:25:12
Bhupen
So, like, i think... That's what he was into. Like, they're probably over-pursuing. They're just giving it their all without, you know, not being NFL, you know, regular starters. I think that's what he took advantage of. But it was beautiful to see, man. Like, kind of gives me confidence. Like, obviously, if it had not worked, it would be dumbass. It would be bad.
00:25:31
Bhupen
But it worked. It looked beautiful. It gives me more confidence in our offense that we can do things like this.
00:25:36
Trio of Positivity
ah You brought up the defense for the Bengals. They got hit hard on social media. um They didn't want to do press. One of their players, one of the offensive players in the locker room decided to go off on them.
00:25:51
Bhupen
Chase Brown, yeah. They're running back.
00:25:52
Trio of Positivity
ah
00:25:52
Mike
ah You're talking about the Bengals defense, right?
00:25:54
Trio of Positivity
Yes. Yeah. um Jamar Chase was seen walking in the tunnel and just saying that they just needed one stop.
00:26:02
Mike
No, that's not what he said.
00:26:02
Trio of Positivity
That's
00:26:03
Mike
He said one fucking stop.
00:26:05
Trio of Positivity
Well, hey, I'm trying to paraphrase as much as I can, but I mean...
00:26:11
Bhupen
I mean, like think about the other game, too, when they lost to Steelers, right?
00:26:15
Mike
Jets.
00:26:15
Bhupen
It was back and forth.
00:26:16
Trio of Positivity
Jets.
00:26:16
Mike
Jets.
00:26:17
Bhupen
Oh, no, Jets, so three games in a row now. but they they'
00:26:20
Mike
No, it wass just two.
00:26:21
Bhupen
The Steelers game was pretty pretty close too, wasn't it?
00:26:22
Trio of Positivity
No, but the Steelers game was was close, yeah.
00:26:25
Mike
Oh, it was pretty close. You're right.
00:26:26
Bhupen
Yeah, so like so like I feel like three games where offense has done their part, right?
00:26:26
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:26:30
Bhupen
No, like Bengals are on pace to be the worst defense in the NFL ever if they keep up with this pace. It's been fairly historic, so I get it, man.
00:26:39
Mike
and And Joe Flacco is going to be going for MVP if he keeps up his
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00:26:43
Mike
face.
00:26:43
Trio of Positivity
Brother, can we... Listen, I know we like to talk shit about other quarterbacks and stuff. um um I gotta give props to Flacco. Almost 500 yards passing. That's impressive. I mean...
00:26:52
Bhupen
on ah on ah On an AC joint that's like probably ah hanging off the shoulder.
00:26:55
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. Yeah. ah Props to him. I was actually gonna have him be a standout because of like just that alone. um And I don't think you guys would have hated it. I mean, obviously, we want we want to keep it Bears-focused, but i we gotta throw some flowers his way, right?
00:27:11
Trio of Positivity
i would think.
00:27:13
Bhupen
yeah
00:27:13
Mike
Yeah, I mean, he made some impressive throws, but mean, at the end of the day, end of the day, our defense didn't do enough.
00:27:13
Bhupen
I mean. Beep.
00:27:16
Trio of Positivity
We're not gonna talk about the Fail Mary,
00:27:22
Mike
We didn't create pressures. We got three sacks, but outside of that, he wasn't pressured a lot because when he did get pressured, you saw what he does. He pulls the Tom Brady. The knees go down.
00:27:33
Mike
The body goes down. If he senses even an ounce of pressure, he's going down because he's fragile. But he made some throws. But when you have Jamar Chase and when you have Tee Higgins, all you got to do is put the ball in the playmaker's hands. And that's what we talk about we need Caleb to do.
00:27:49
Mike
Put the ball in playmaker's hands.
00:27:50
Trio of Positivity
I want to i want to bring want to bring one point, and then we'll get into the next point here in the agenda.
00:27:51
Mike
You don't need to play hero ball.
00:27:57
Trio of Positivity
But are we surprised the Bengals didn't make a move, give up ah any of their offensive pieces here?
00:28:07
Bhupen
No, they're all signed to like whatever, right? Joe Burrows signed to whatever. Their core is just locked up for
00:28:07
Trio of Positivity
No?
00:28:12
Trio of Positivity
No, I know, Joe, but I feel like maybe like a T. Higgins could have been a nice little... They could have gotten something good.
00:28:16
Mike
You signed him.
00:28:18
Bhupen
a... They just...
00:28:18
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but I mean...
00:28:19
Mike
I mean, I guess the Jets just signed Sauce.
00:28:22
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, that's kind of what I'm...
00:28:23
Mike
But I mean, it's it's just...
00:28:24
Trio of Positivity
I'm saying, like, Miller, if if you if you're looking to get a haul, I mean, you might want to listen, but I was a little bit surprised that maybe nothing like that happened.
00:28:32
Mike
I don't think you can because they don't have a defense.
00:28:35
Bhupen
they they Hey, hey, hey, guys, they were involved.
00:28:35
Mike
And they've invested so much on the offensive side of the ball.
00:28:36
Trio of Positivity
Fair enough. Yeah.
00:28:38
Bhupen
They gave away a linebacker from that really good defense that we just talked about. They gave trade away a linebacker to the Cowboys. So, you know.
00:28:45
Mike
think he was a backup linebacker, too.
00:28:47
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. All right, transitioning on, Miller touched a little bit on the defense, ah not being able to do anything against ah Joe Flacco. They've given up over 500 yards of offense, and they've also have given up 35 points if we do not include the kick return at the beginning of the game, which that was fun to watch.
00:29:07
Trio of Positivity
Can we continue to win in this season if we continue to have our defense produce numbers like this?
00:29:16
Mike
I don't think so.
00:29:16
Trio of Positivity
It's open to the floor. It's open to the floor here.
00:29:18
Mike
i don't, yeah, I don't, I don't think we can. I don't, not every day you play a shitty defense. We've played two this season in Dallas and the Bengals and we've played well in both of those games, but I don't know if we can continuously put up those types of numbers on a weekly basis.
00:29:35
Trio of Positivity
Can i ask you a question, Miller? Would you say that if we didn't have the offensive performance that we had for both games, would we still say that we played well enough to win?
00:29:46
Mike
I don't even know what that means.
00:29:48
Trio of Positivity
So in both games, the offense kind of performed a lot better than anticipated, right?
00:29:48
Bhupen
Who?
00:29:53
Mike
No, they performed as expected.
00:29:56
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:29:56
Trio of Positivity
you expected the You expected the Bears to score 47 this week?
00:30:00
Mike
and took the over.
00:30:01
Trio of Positivity
That didn't answer the question.
00:30:03
Mike
I mean, I expected them to score points.
00:30:03
Bhupen
I mean.
00:30:05
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but that's why what I'm saying. like um um What I'm trying to say is, do we need to be overpowered to kind of feel... Do we need to have an overpowered offense to just be like, yeah, we got to give our defense a chance here? Are we at that point?
00:30:19
Bhupen
ah I don't know the answer, but it's a heck of a lot of fun.
00:30:20
Mike
don't even know what you're saying.
00:30:23
Bhupen
I'm thinking of the Bengals last year.
00:30:23
Mike
I mean...
00:30:24
Bhupen
I'm thinking of the Cowboys and Bengals this year. Like, I would love to be a fan of those teams. Fuck, they're playing and they're playing their asses off and winning at the end of it. You know, I think Caleb's shown he's capable of it. Yes, it's not probably the desired way to win, but hey, if we keep winning, I probably won't complain.
00:30:45
Mike
i mean, i don't think... that we'll have every every every opportunity to do this because Caleb has shown that he's fairly inconsistent and and at times inaccurate. So I don't think if we continue to play like this on the defensive side of the ball and give up a lot of points in which we've done 30 the last two games, I don't think we'll be continuously winning.
00:31:06
Bhupen
the this This week will be, ah we'll talk about it in a minute.
00:31:07
Mike
I think we'll lose some because, i mean, the defense, ah we were playing against historically bad defenses. The expectation is you need to score points.
00:31:18
Mike
and they did that.
00:31:18
Trio of Positivity
In the fourth quarter of the Bengals game, it was the Bengals drive in order was fumble, miss field goal, interception. And then it went to end the game, it went touchdown, touchdown, interception.
00:31:32
Trio of Positivity
So the bottom half are decent when you're looking at just the sequences of plays. But I kind of have to agree.
00:31:41
Mike
The last interception was the Hail Mary.
00:31:41
Bhupen
I mean,
00:31:43
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:45
Bhupen
but like, again, like Bengals also got a few touches going their way, right? That one of the Higgins touchdown was Bimini Moss somebody.
00:31:54
Mike
I also don't think you should really talk about their last sequences considering they scored, what, 15 points in a matter of two minutes?
00:31:54
Bhupen
i don't know.
00:32:01
Trio of Positivity
Yep.
00:32:02
Bhupen
Yeah, 38 seconds. But no, saying that that onside kick and that one touchdown to Higgins was like, it's debatable. On on a bad day, that may go the other way, both of those things. So like,
00:32:13
Trio of Positivity
You know what I was thinking when um I was looking at the replay for the onside kick? Why do the why do the players that are receiving the onside kick, why do they feel the need to actually run? They technically could just stay still and wait for the ball to cross.
00:32:28
Mike
But I think you're right.
00:32:29
Trio of Positivity
Is there a rule? is there a um I'm just...
00:32:30
Mike
You're 100% right. i think But you remember, you if you have a person that's standing and a person in motion, the person motion is going to plow over the person standing.
00:32:36
Trio of Positivity
yeah Yeah, no, I get... I get that, but I understand that, but I feel like some of the times you only maybe need, what, two or three runners?
00:32:40
Mike
So you've got to have momentum there.
00:32:47
Trio of Positivity
You probably don't need everyone.
00:32:48
Bhupen
Like...
00:32:48
Mike
It was only two or three guys.
00:32:50
Bhupen
Like, honestly, like, I think they run, ah usually the second line catches the ball, right? The first line is mostly, like, their interference, basically, yeah?
00:32:55
Trio of Positivity
Yes. The beef.
00:32:58
Bhupen
So, like, I think it's, like, the first line is running, basically, to be defense, and the second line is catching the ball.
00:33:04
Mike
And the problem is the kick was so shitty.
00:33:04
Bhupen
I mean, again, yeah.
00:33:06
Mike
i mean, the kick wasn't even going to go 10 yards.
00:33:08
Trio of Positivity
no it just and it hit him like right on the tip of his toes too
00:33:09
Mike
It was going to stall out at like the eight yard line. And our defender was so close that it just hit him in the foot.
00:33:16
Bhupen
Yeah, you... I don't know. It's think of the adrenaline at right end of the game. They're just trying to go for the ball. Like that's probably what it is by now. I think if you're a smart player you.
00:33:24
Mike
No, he wasn't going for the ball. He was going for the block. I don't think he was doing anything wrong.
00:33:26
Bhupen
Block.
00:33:27
Mike
I think that was his. the
00:33:29
Bhupen
That was his assignment. Okay.
00:33:30
Mike
That was what his his assignment was.
00:33:30
Trio of Positivity
it was his assignment yeah i i was just wondering
00:33:32
Mike
He needed to block the people so that ball can get behind him. And then our guys that are meant to catch it will catch it.
00:33:37
Trio of Positivity
I guess as I don't recall it right now off the top of my head, but it was a bad first bounce, right?
00:33:43
Mike
I think it was just a bad kick.
00:33:43
Trio of Positivity
It was a bad... No, but like, you know how usually the bounce is what kind of dictates... were Like, I think it was just a bad first bounce that caused it to die.
00:33:51
Bhupen
hi Okay, like, i've I've thought of this. I've never, like, asked this. I'm going to ask you this. Why don't they just, like, kick it really hard to the defensive guy before he can move and just have it buff?
00:34:01
Trio of Positivity
That happens in college. I've seen that in college.
00:34:03
Bhupen
Yeah. Like, just, like, kick it so quickly that they can't react quickly enough and the ball, they'll hit them and come back from their side and they can catch the ball.
00:34:10
Mike
You're assuming that it's going to hit them and come back.
00:34:13
Bhupen
don't know. Kind of like what Hardy did, right?
00:34:14
Trio of Positivity
i
00:34:15
Bhupen
Hardy was thinking he was going to block the second line who was going to catch. The same way. Just like, ah don't do it often, it but once in a while, just kick it as hard as you can to the other side. Don't just be shocked by it while the other team recovers.
00:34:28
Trio of Positivity
um Well, we're kind of touching on special teams, so I'm going to go ahead and ah start this point. um As a whole, I guess we can all agree this is probably one of their worst games.
00:34:40
Trio of Positivity
I think everyone's in agreement with that. Yes?
00:34:42
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:34:42
Mike
Yeah.
00:34:44
Trio of Positivity
What do we do? What does the special teams do here?
00:34:48
Mike
You um wait till the Bears don't make the playoffs and then you use the scapegoat of Hightower and you fire him.
00:34:53
Bhupen
High tower. Yeah.
00:34:55
Trio of Positivity
Jesus.
00:34:56
Bhupen
I mean, like, if
00:34:57
Mike
There's nothing you can do in the middle of the season. You're not going to fire your special team coach at this point when you're five and three.
00:35:03
Bhupen
everything happened to it was kind of bad, like all of us sudden that return was like, you know, to start the game was pretty bad. So she had, we lost the game. Same thing. The onside kick. Had we lost the game? Would we look at it very differently? Right. So and the field goal, like, oh, my God, I'm not.
00:35:18
Bhupen
Did he got tipped? It was one of the worst field goal misses I've seen in a while.
00:35:21
Mike
it got Yeah, it got blocked. It was a block.
00:35:23
Bhupen
Got blocked? Okay. It was like one of the worst misses. So like all of those things to be happening the same game, man, like that looked really bad on the, like, not sure what, like, I'm sure they'll go back and look at like what they can do differently. But like the fact that all three things happen in the same game, that's not good for that guy.
00:35:41
Trio of Positivity
Are we at the point where God, sorry.
00:35:41
Bhupen
And he's the, and he's only, sorry, he's the only guy we kept from Everflues, right?
00:35:41
Mike
I mean...
00:35:45
Mike
ever yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:35:47
Bhupen
That's funny.
00:35:49
Mike
um I am actually a little surprised. i haven't seen anything from any of the beat reporters or anything in regards to the kicker situation. I am a little surprised. I know that we have some listeners that love when we talk about this, but I really do think that this should be front and center at this point.
00:36:08
Bhupen
um Chris, ah
00:36:08
Mike
Cause at the end of the day, Jake Moody is on the practice squad and he can get picked up at any time.
00:36:13
Mike
And
00:36:14
Bhupen
ah we need a jingle, I think, Chris, for kicker controversy in Chicago.
00:36:19
Trio of Positivity
and I'll see if I can come up with one.
00:36:20
Mike
We might because Cairo missed or he had his 48 yarder blocked. And then earlier in the game, he got bailed out by a penalty, but he missed a 47 yarder.
00:36:33
Mike
He's literally paid to make field goals. 49 to the goalpost.
00:36:39
Trio of Positivity
Let me ask.
00:36:39
Mike
That's what he's paid to do because he can't kick past 50 as we saw.
00:36:41
Trio of Positivity
Let me ask.
00:36:45
Trio of Positivity
Let me ask this question. Do we give. Any benefit of the doubt to the kicker when it's a blocked? Are we blaming the line?
00:36:53
Mike
i think you give a little I think you give a little bit, but but I think it also depends on distance. Because when you're talking a 40-yard field goal, you do not need to have this low trajectory angle.
00:37:06
Mike
You can have a higher trajectory. And I know that it's deeper. It was a 48, I think, was the field goal. But same point, you've got to get that ball up. You've got get it up. I think it goes both ways.
00:37:18
Trio of Positivity
i I was more disappointed that we gave up that opening kick for a touchdown. i just... It's one of those things where you like you start bad.
00:37:28
Trio of Positivity
like The game just started and you're just already down.
00:37:29
Bhupen
Right.
00:37:31
Trio of Positivity
Honestly,
00:37:33
Bhupen
that That, the onside kick, the Higgins touchdown, it looked like a Bears...
00:37:36
Trio of Positivity
Nick, I don't feel...
00:37:38
Bhupen
It looked like a Bears typical loss. That's how we lose games.
00:37:41
Trio of Positivity
i would ah I would agree with that statement, but I don't think I can't give any hate on the onside kick recovery.
00:37:42
Bhupen
Right?
00:37:47
Trio of Positivity
It's I just feel like it wasn't at fault.
00:37:50
Bhupen
You...
00:37:51
Trio of Positivity
It wasn't like he bobbled it or it wasn't that they didn't sit on it.
00:37:53
Bhupen
Hang on. Do you know what the...
00:37:54
Trio of Positivity
It was just a bad bounce.
00:37:55
Bhupen
Do you know what the recovery percentage is after they moved to the new rule?
00:38:01
Mike
It's a small sample size.
00:38:01
Bhupen
It...
00:38:02
Trio of Positivity
It's a small, it's still a small, I think there's only been like eight onside kicks.
00:38:03
Bhupen
I know, but like they I think there's only two two or three have been recovered. don't think more than that has been recovered.
00:38:09
Trio of Positivity
But I don't think there were any there has been many attempted. I think it's like less than 10 still.
00:38:13
Bhupen
Ready?
00:38:13
Mike
Yeah, I think, yeah, there, I mean, if you're talking like this year, mean, on-site kicks historically are what, like 5% maybe?
00:38:22
Bhupen
But especially with the new rules.
00:38:23
Mike
Maybe maybe a little less than that. But I'm this, these, the rules for on-site kick aren't new. I don't think they're the old rules.
00:38:31
Trio of Positivity
I think they're the old rules.
00:38:31
Bhupen
Oh, wow. 19 have been attempted and 3 have been successful.
00:38:32
Trio of Positivity
19.
00:38:35
Bhupen
Actually, it's 15% success rate, which is better than I thought it was going to be, but only 3 were successful.
00:38:35
Trio of Positivity
i am keen
00:38:42
Mike
This year, is that for 25? Yeah,
00:38:44
Bhupen
But it's Google AI, so take that with a grain of salt.
00:38:47
Mike
yeah it's not chat GBT, so who knows?
00:38:47
Trio of Positivity
All right.
00:38:51
Trio of Positivity
All right. So that's going to be the game. Now we're going to transition into things outside the game. Miller touched on it a little bit before with the trade deadline. ah Bears made a move.
00:39:04
Trio of Positivity
But what do we think?
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00:39:05
Trio of Positivity
Miller, you want to break down the move for us?
00:39:07
Mike
You don't want to say who we got?
00:39:09
Trio of Positivity
Nope.
00:39:12
Mike
I figured I could fuck it up. So the only move they made is they traded for a D end Everybody's wanted us to bring in a D end.
00:39:14
Bhupen
but
00:39:20
Mike
They traded to Cleveland for a backup for Joe try on she in. ah That's close enough.
00:39:28
Trio of Positivity
right i Yeah. Yeah.
00:39:28
Mike
So we traded sixth.
00:39:29
Bhupen
Well done.
00:39:29
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:39:30
Mike
For Joe Tryon, Shorinka, fucked it up that time, and a seventh round pick.
00:39:34
Trio of Positivity
yeah yeah
00:39:35
Mike
So it was a swap for six to seven, which was kind of what I was hoping for today. i didn't want him to go all in. So I wasn't too disappointed, but they were relatively quiet compared to the historic...
00:39:47
Mike
pulls trade deadlines where he's usually throwing around second round picks like they're candy. So interesting to see. Don't know what that means for the overall goal or scheme of the team. Cause obviously we have some pretty big needs as far as the defensive back room. Our cornerbacks are pretty shit.
00:40:05
Mike
And then our defensive front is pretty bad. as far as the guy that we got, like I mentioned, he's a backup from the Browns. He was a former first round pick drafted by the Bucs.
00:40:19
Mike
think he has about 15 career sacks. ah He's been in the league for about five years now. So he didn't get much playing times with the Browns. Obviously, they have a pretty good defensive front over here.
00:40:30
Mike
His stature wise is very similar to Dio. So he's long, he's lanky. So we'll see what happens. Let's see if he can turn into anything. He's going to be a rotational piece.
00:40:40
Mike
Him, think Dominique Robinson, Hardy, and then Austin Booker, everybody will be on there. And they'll just try to rotate the defensive guys ah of opposite Montez Sweat.
00:40:55
Bhupen
um Do you guys know what FedEx Chase k Claypool is working on these days?
00:41:01
Mike
God.
00:41:04
Bhupen
Okay.
00:41:04
Trio of Positivity
What do you got?
00:41:06
Bhupen
That's all I know. made a bad joke about Mr.
00:41:09
Trio of Positivity
You literally just asked a question.
00:41:09
Bhupen
Poles.
00:41:10
Trio of Positivity
Good Lord.
00:41:12
Mike
That was the best you can come up with what FedEx chase.
00:41:12
Trio of Positivity
Can't have a joke as a question. God. Um,
00:41:17
Mike
Do
00:41:18
Trio of Positivity
and Jesus. um I have a question for you guys because I think we're we're at a point where we can ask. The NFC North, everyone's either 500 or above.
00:41:28
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:41:28
Trio of Positivity
Bears are tied for second at five and three Why do you think the Bears didn't consider themselves buyers at this trade deadline?
00:41:39
Mike
you want me go?
00:41:40
Trio of Positivity
Anyone? it's It's an open question.
00:41:42
Mike
I was looking at pooping.
00:41:44
Bhupen
There's so many holes on this team. Like like we talked about, like that's the question, right? like Do you do you like kind of like put your future draft picks betted on this year? Or like like Miller always says, we are on a trajectory to be like maybe you know playoffs next year and beyond hopefully, right? And like next year, coming years, so...
00:42:06
Bhupen
While we are seeing progress from the team, from Caleb, I feel like the way, how competitive the division is, that's probably what I would say, is like, yes, we've been in games and we are winning games, but like I don't know if we are winning them, how Detroit was winning them, with like you know they were like beating teams and leading the league and scoring and stuff like that, so...
00:42:30
Bhupen
That plus how many holes we have in the team, like at least two cornerbacks, two defensive ends right top of the head, right? Maybe some offensive pieces. So like, I feel like you would need a lot to like make a make make make it all the way is what I would say probably.
00:42:47
Mike
I honestly don't know if we're that good. um I mean, ah we say this about other teams all the time. If you really dive into our schedule, who have we beaten that's worth a damn?
00:43:00
Mike
I think our best our best win so far was against the commanders, and that's looked like shit since then um because they haven't won a game.
00:43:05
Bhupen
Washington. Yeah, Washington.
00:43:11
Bhupen
Well, it was a reverse karma from last year.
00:43:11
Mike
So, like...
00:43:15
Mike
Yeah, so like, I mean, we really haven't beaten anybody worth a damn.
00:43:15
Bhupen
That's what we Juju.
00:43:19
Mike
I don't know how good we actually are. And if Ryan Poles was smart, like Boopin talked about, we need multiple pieces because of injuries that we've had So, like, you really going to go throw around a second and third round pick to get in these guys that might be Band-Aids?
00:43:36
Mike
On top of that, the other thing that we haven't really spoke about is we no longer have extra picks.
00:43:36
Bhupen
Yeah.
00:43:43
Mike
I mean, Poles made that first round deal to get all those picks from Carolina. And up until this year, he's had those extra picks he could maneuver with, throw them around, try to make something happen out of them. Now, this year going forward, we're talking about our picks.
00:44:00
Mike
So we don't have those extra pieces that we can throw around and try to get players of the team. So I think it was a combination of just looking around the room and maybe realizing that we do have a long way to go.
00:44:12
Mike
We can still fight. We can still win games. I'm not saying that thats we're going to lose out. i don't think we're that bad. I think there's definitely wins on the schedule. But I just don't know if we're a real contender at the end of the day.
00:44:27
Trio of Positivity
So at time of recording, sorry, let me just clarify with this question and then I'll give my response and I'll go to you, Bupin.
00:44:27
Bhupen
Also, yeah.
00:44:33
Trio of Positivity
At this time, ah Bears a playoff team? No? Bupin's waving his head. No, I'm waiting for Miller to...
00:44:40
Mike
I don't know.
00:44:42
Bhupen
I mean, he just said, we're we're not a good team.
00:44:43
Trio of Positivity
You don't know or no?
00:44:44
Mike
No.
00:44:44
Bhupen
He just said, we're not a good team.
00:44:46
Mike
I mean, but we can limp in.
00:44:46
Trio of Positivity
So my...
00:44:46
Bhupen
It's a
00:44:48
Trio of Positivity
See, the thing is, is i i feel like with the way that the offense could produce...
00:44:48
Mike
have five wins.
00:44:54
Trio of Positivity
you could definitely take a shot and people won't be mad at it. I think, um I mean, I'm sure people will be mad, but what I'm saying is if, if there's one player or two players that you could come in and say like, Hey, get us at least, I don't know in, in, in playoff contention into the playoffs and maybe when one playoff game, I would, I would be completely okay with that.
00:44:59
Bhupen
Oh, all people will be mad.
00:45:01
Mike
I mean,
00:45:20
Trio of Positivity
I think injuries are just something that's a little bit different, but,
00:45:23
Bhupen
Let me flip it to you, Chris. What position would you have traded for that would make us a contender?
00:45:25
Trio of Positivity
yeah
00:45:37
Trio of Positivity
I would probably want a defensive end.
00:45:41
Mike
Thank
00:45:42
Bhupen
Like, look at what what they're getting paid.
00:45:42
Trio of Positivity
Like a high...
00:45:45
Bhupen
Like, no, no, no.
00:45:45
Trio of Positivity
Well, I mean, listen.
00:45:46
Bhupen
Quinnen went for second this year this year and first the night following year.
00:45:47
Trio of Positivity
No, but...
00:45:50
Trio of Positivity
But you're asking me from a buyer's perspective. Like, i I think that's what I take that mindset a little bit different where it's like you're doing what you can to win right now. um it I mean, just I'm just throwing this out there. I'm not saying it would have happened. But just to give you an example, if we got Miles Garrett, we would be feeling very different about the team.
00:46:12
Trio of Positivity
That one person, I don't know what we would have given up. Don't don't tell me to make a trade.
00:46:14
Bhupen
two
00:46:16
Trio of Positivity
I'm just i'm just giving an example.
00:46:17
Bhupen
pay him 40 million and give up
00:46:18
Trio of Positivity
if No, no, no.
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00:46:20
Bhupen
4 first
00:46:20
Trio of Positivity
but i know but But what I'm saying is like if we got a name like that, and and we saw what happens when you get one good player in Green Bay, you know the it can get you wins.
00:46:31
Bhupen
I don't know they lost to the Panthers at home 5 3 yeah
00:46:33
Trio of Positivity
But that's what I'm trying... Yeah, but the Panthers are now what? We're one loss up on them, I think, on conference.
00:46:42
Bhupen
yeah
00:46:43
Trio of Positivity
But that's that's what I was trying to say. From a buyer's perspective, if I'm a buyer, I would have loved to see a move like that.
00:46:49
Bhupen
Can I do a blue pen silver lining thing?
00:46:51
Trio of Positivity
Very quickly, because we need to go into the next topic.
00:46:54
Bhupen
Okay. How beautiful is this? We are talking about being buyers and if we could be buyers. This was not possible last year or the year year before.
00:47:02
Trio of Positivity
I will give you that.
00:47:02
Bhupen
Right? like and Like, that that's the beauty of That's why I think this team is headed the right way. That's why believe it.
00:47:07
Mike
Yeah, we also, the one thing I forgot to mention is we don't have any salary cap space. So the idea of getting a big superstar wasn't going to happen.
00:47:17
Bhupen
But the funny thing is that's coming up.
00:47:18
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:47:19
Bhupen
we Because Caleb's in his rookie contract, the next year or the following year, we have to bring someone in with that massive contract to like put us over the top.
00:47:27
Mike
No, and you're right.
00:47:27
Bhupen
So beautiful time ahead.
00:47:29
Mike
But we still remember we signed Montez Sweat, Jalen Johnson, Kyler Gordon,
00:47:29
Trio of Positivity
But now.
00:47:33
Trio of Positivity
Yep. Yep. Yep.
00:47:36
Mike
And Darnell Wright is probably going to be signed this offseason to a hefty.
00:47:37
Trio of Positivity
We have three possible. and And then the next couple years, you have three other contracts to look at too.
00:47:44
Mike
And you still have kind Brisker, too, if you're going to sign him. So we still have people.
00:47:47
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
00:47:48
Mike
But you're right. Now is the time to make a big splash.
00:47:51
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but in and next in the next couple years, though though, there's going to be three players that we might be in that Bengals position where it's like, who's going to ask for what?
00:47:51
Bhupen
Good, good, good conversation.
00:48:01
Trio of Positivity
And Paul, sadly, is probably going to have to make a move and he's going to piss people off yet again.
00:48:06
Mike
well What do you mean three players?
00:48:09
Trio of Positivity
You're going to have three players to think about in the next couple of years that you want to extend.
00:48:10
Mike
Who? Who?
00:48:12
Trio of Positivity
You're going to have Caleb off of his um for
00:48:15
Mike
Yeah, Caleb, Rome.
00:48:17
Trio of Positivity
Rome. You're going to have to look at um not Loveland, but you are going Well, actually, you can say Loveland in four years. So you'll have Loveland there.
00:48:27
Bhupen
I mean, Darnell the year before.
00:48:27
Trio of Positivity
have.
00:48:28
Mike
But yeah, Darnell, I think is this year, but you have Caleb and you have
00:48:29
Trio of Positivity
you have
00:48:32
Trio of Positivity
there's a chance ah There's a chance DJ Moore might do something.
00:48:36
Mike
DJ's gone.
00:48:37
Trio of Positivity
he
00:48:37
Mike
I think he's probably gone this offseason.
00:48:38
Trio of Positivity
I think he's gone too, but you still have to look at that if he stays. um You have the one defensive player. I can't think of his name right now.
00:48:46
Mike
What?
00:48:47
Bhupen
Grady, Grady Jarrett.
00:48:49
Trio of Positivity
i think I think so. One of them is is coming up.
00:48:52
Mike
We have a few linemen that we're going to have to pay, but I mean...
00:48:55
Trio of Positivity
um I'm just saying we are going to get to that point where you're going to have to break something up.
00:49:02
Mike
i don't think so. I don't think you're right.
00:49:03
Bhupen
They'll break our hearts. Moving on.
00:49:05
Trio of Positivity
Speaking of breaking hearts, I don't normally like to talk about this. No, I'm lying. I fucking love talking about this.
00:49:12
Bhupen
This is your favorite thing in the world.
00:49:13
Trio of Positivity
um Miller's favorite website had some interesting tidbits for us during after the game. Adunze's dad decided to tweet out, and not only tweet out, but he quote tweeted.
00:49:25
Mike
Retweet.
00:49:26
Trio of Positivity
Eh, whatever. It's still tweeting out. One thing that I don't like if you're going to do this, he turned his comments off. Turn them on, brother. The water's warm.
00:49:34
Bhupen
Ah.
00:49:35
Trio of Positivity
Turn them on. You gotta, if you're gonna dish it, you better fucking be ready to receive it.
00:49:36
Bhupen
Ah.
00:49:39
Mike
Better take it.
00:49:40
Trio of Positivity
That's what I'm saying. So now, what do we feel? is Does he have a point when he talks about Dunze? I think, yeah, I gotta find his last one.
00:49:47
Mike
Context.
00:49:51
Trio of Positivity
it's It's the one where
00:49:52
Mike
So I think it was it was basically two tweets. One was in regards to Rome not getting a pass, and the second one was in regards to a story that Marvin Harrison Sr.
00:50:06
Mike
was upset with the treatment of Marvin Harrison Jr., and he was starting to speak out about it.
00:50:06
Trio of Positivity
you
00:50:11
Bhupen
you
00:50:11
Mike
So those were the two retweets by Rome's dad, basically signaling that he was upset with the lack of targets for Rome.
00:50:20
Mike
A doomsday.
00:50:22
Bhupen
I mean, this is the online version of parents sitting at the kids, you know, T-ball and just but spewing off, right? this is This is basically that, but they have access it to...
00:50:32
Trio of Positivity
If you're a dad and you're spewing about T-ball, that's a fucking issue.
00:50:37
Bhupen
i That's how I see it. Like... They like, don't know, Marvin Harrison Sr.
00:50:41
Trio of Positivity
Miller, I swear, Miller or Boobin, if you I see you guys just start tweeting about the T-ball coach, I'm going to give you i'm goingnna give you so much shit for it.
00:50:48
Bhupen
This referee!
00:50:53
Bhupen
No, but they just, I don't know.
00:50:53
Mike
But this is...
00:50:56
Bhupen
ah they're like i They care about their sons. They want them to do so well. Good for you. But they need to pick up a hobby together. i I looked up to Google ai for two top suggestions for dads of NFLY receivers, and here's what I came up with.
00:51:11
Bhupen
They can try competitive juggling, or they could do extreme tailgating chef. That's what they could try. Or route running with metal detecting.
00:51:22
Mike
but
00:51:23
Bhupen
So they run it up with a metal detector. Those the three things they could try out. Man, just fucking sit down at home. They're fine.
00:51:30
Mike
But the the sad part is that this is the Rome has been us with the Rome has been with us for two years. And this is the second time that he's that his dad has made a new story.
00:51:41
Mike
And it's just like I would understand if you're dealing with a situation where the motherfucker is not getting any balls, not getting any targets. But at one point this year, he led the league in touchdown passes.
00:51:53
Mike
Last week, he put up over 100 yards. Like, calm this fuck. Just sit down, dude. Like, I get that they they had a lot of yards.
00:52:00
Bhupen
he's on yeah he ah He's on track for a thousand yards, probably a wide receiver one.
00:52:02
Mike
They had a lot of passing. They had a lot of touchdowns, and he didn't get any of it. I understand that. But call him your fucking role. He's still producing.
00:52:15
Bhupen
i i don't know. I want to go back and look. And what they might have done is they probably thought he was the wide receiver one. So they may have like shadowed him with man and then put a one on top on him most of the game is what I was thinking.
00:52:25
Trio of Positivity
doesn't it doesn't matter when you start putting your stuff out there and then you say that stats over narratives and you're creating your own narrative with it like i just think you lose that argument very quickly
00:52:36
Mike
I mean, he did have two drops in this game.
00:52:37
Bhupen
Oh.
00:52:39
Mike
One was really bad. The Cole commit throw that that should have been a catch. Now the, the Caleb one in the end zone, you can argue that that wasn't a great, well, you can't argue that it wasn't a great throw. It wasn't a great throw, but I mean, it's still, it's still hit him in the back. Like he had two hands on that ball. You got to catch that if you're a wide receiver and we've seen it the past few weeks where he just, he's dropping balls. Like you can't do that.
00:53:06
Trio of Positivity
All right, boys, but's ah let's end this recap with our positivity score recap. ah Previous scores, Miller was at six. Boopin and I um are actually tied together at 5.5.
00:53:20
Trio of Positivity
Let's go ahead and start us go ahead and start us off, Boopin. What is your positivity score as of now?
00:53:24
Bhupen
I went up by a hole point. Six and a half.
00:53:29
Trio of Positivity
That's fucking crazy. Miller?
00:53:32
Mike
Six and a half.
00:53:34
Trio of Positivity
I am on the boat of Miller and it's only a half point increase. I don't think a whole point was too much.
00:53:39
Bhupen
Oh, why so miser? Why so miser?
00:53:43
Trio of Positivity
ah Booping that defense is is still sad.
00:53:46
Bhupen
I know I'm kidding.
00:53:46
Trio of Positivity
All
00:53:47
Bhupen
I'm also kidding.
00:53:49
Trio of Positivity
all right, boys. Good recap, but we have to look into the following week. The Giants come to Soldier Field. Noon kickoff. as and excuse me As of right now, yeah ESPN bet has the Bears as the favorites at three and a half over under at 48.5. We're going to start with the question that we always start with Miller.
00:54:13
Trio of Positivity
What do the bears need to do to win this game?
00:54:16
Mike
Well, thankfully, as we've gotten for the majority of this year, we've had pretty good luck. And in this case, we are facing a team without their star wide receiver in Malik neighbors and without their rookie star running back Cam Scadaboo.
00:54:34
Mike
So the lack of weapons on this team is very real.
00:54:34
Bhupen
Kittaboo!
00:54:41
Mike
So what we have to do is we have to keep Dart in the pocket, make him play quarterback, not allow him to use his legs and try to contain him as best as possible.
00:54:53
Mike
He doesn't have elite weapons. So hopefully if we can do that, we can kind of limit their scoring and we can get the win.
00:54:57
Trio of Positivity
Thank
00:55:02
Bhupen
Yeah, last time we played a running quarterback, Snoop Huntley, it didn't look good for our de defense. And we were healthy back then. we We did have this many injuries. So, no, but jokes aside, I think they they are their offense especially is like really hurt.
00:55:21
Bhupen
um Last week, actually, the defense was probably more hurt. they're Both cornerbacks were out there. Both safeties were out. couple of D-linemen were out. But they have a really talented defensive end.
00:55:31
Bhupen
Like, they have Brian Burns. They're first-round pick from this year. They have a really talented front. They haven't. There's some sacks. Maybe, like, you know, they haven't done much. Not many takeaways.
00:55:42
Bhupen
Funny enough, they are one of the dead last teams in pass pressure. And, sorry, pass yards allowed and total offense allowed, which is incredible to see.
00:55:52
Bhupen
um But I think they still have a lot of talented people. We cannot take them lightly. um You know, we have to stay aggressive, stay on the points, stay money, score the game, score a bunch of points for us to, for our defense to be like, kind of have an opportunity to keep us in the game.
00:56:13
Trio of Positivity
Boys, what usually happens in November at Soldier Field?
00:56:20
Mike
gets cold and we need to run the ball.
00:56:24
Trio of Positivity
Man, we might see a little bit of snow. there's There is a ah possible front coming in.
00:56:29
Bhupen
It looks at night. It looks at night.
00:56:31
Trio of Positivity
It looks like it is at night, but it does reach into the morning, and so the field will be in typical Soldier Field natural grass.
00:56:31
Bhupen
Sunday night.
00:56:40
Bhupen
Time to play some Bears football.
00:56:42
Trio of Positivity
that's I think it's
00:56:42
Bhupen
Bears football.
00:56:44
Trio of Positivity
run the fucking ball. That's what we need to do.
00:56:48
Mike
We're not a very good running team.
00:56:49
Trio of Positivity
We're not a very good running team, so hopefully they can prove me wrong with their inconsistency. Hint, hint. um But yeah, I think this is the one game that we need to hit them in the mouth and play some very good football with the run game.
00:57:04
Trio of Positivity
So
00:57:05
Bhupen
I genuinely think this is a really good test.
00:57:06
Trio of Positivity
so
00:57:07
Bhupen
Like we talked about, we've gotten lucky with Dallas. And I think they, yes, they have their issues just like we do. But I think if we look good here, look promising, I feel like we may have some hope in Chicago.
00:57:21
Trio of Positivity
ah Sure. i don't know what I could have said to that. um
00:57:24
Mike
Thank you.
00:57:25
Trio of Positivity
ah But I will say, I think this week we had a lot of injuries in the NFL and it just seems to get worse and worse every time we kind of talk about it. But last point, what can the Giants do to win the game?
00:57:36
Trio of Positivity
um Honestly, they're they're going to have to look at the Bears offense to make mistakes and take advantage of it. Bears have been known to make certain mistakes, especially at home.
00:57:48
Trio of Positivity
And if they are smart enough, they're able to force some turnovers and get them get them close to to scoring points.
00:57:58
Mike
You have probably like the least turnovers in the league.
00:58:01
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but we want them to make mistakes. The Giants would want them to make mistakes in this game.
00:58:05
Mike
We don't turn the ball over. What they need to do is they need to use the defensive front that Boopin talked about to get to Caleb. Because you know Caleb has a history of getting sacked.
00:58:16
Mike
And their defensive line is stacked. They got Abdul Carter, who was their first round pick. Not Brian Burns. Brian Burns, they have him, and then they have Thibodeau, who's their other opposite, DN, and then obviously Dexter Lawrence. Their defensive front is elite.
00:58:33
Mike
They need to get to Caleb. They need to put him on the ground, make him uncomfortable back there. That's the best way to do it.
00:58:41
Trio of Positivity
I think he forgot that I was talking about weather being an issue in this game and making mistakes, but that's okay. Boopin, what you got?
00:58:48
Bhupen
i I think their offense has to like play ball control, keep it away from our offense. Like, like you talk about run the ball, you know, like maybe use our offense, defensive injuries to their benefit, you know, just like stay on the field as long as they can. Cause I do feel like our offense can put up points this game.
00:59:06
Bhupen
So I think the,
00:59:07
Trio of Positivity
They should. If this is going to be a bad field condition thing, which it it could possibly be if it's going to rain all night, I'm sure they'll have that tarp on the field and and it'll be somewhat protected overnight. But you never know with with Soldier Field and their history of it.
00:59:21
Trio of Positivity
um If it's a bad field, then you're going to see the run game. And that that's where I think it's going to get a little bit tricky. ah Going into our predictions, Buben has a lead.
00:59:33
Trio of Positivity
ah The only one who said,
00:59:34
Bhupen
I told you boys. I told you boys.
00:59:36
Trio of Positivity
Only one who said that they would get a win. He is six and two, but Miller and I are hanging in there at five and three. When we looked at this game um at the beginning of the year, well, not the year, but at the beginning of the season, I should say, I believe we all had the Bears winning this game.
00:59:55
Trio of Positivity
um And as I'm talking, I am updating to make sure that Boopin gets credit for his win. um But yeah, so let's go into our predictions. Is everyone going to stay the same Miller start us off?
01:00:08
Mike
Yeah, we're going to win this game. 2317. What is the over 43? but
01:00:17
Bhupen
Under. Okay. 48 and a half.
01:00:22
Mike
what is the over under forty three
01:00:24
Trio of Positivity
a 48 and a half if someone was listening to what I had mentioned before.
01:00:30
Trio of Positivity
does that Does that change your mind on this on the score?
01:00:33
Mike
no
01:00:34
Trio of Positivity
No? Okay. Boobin, what'd you got?
01:00:39
Bhupen
I got the over by half a point. 28-21 Bears.
01:00:45
Trio of Positivity
Half a point.
01:00:47
Bhupen
I mean, they do 48 and a half. I don't know what to do with that stupid shit.
01:00:51
Mike
should have said under by half and just kept your score.
01:00:54
Trio of Positivity
That's what I was going to say.
01:00:55
Bhupen
Nah, we got... I think this game is going over too. Just like, depending on how many cornerbacks they're out on their side too. If their cornerbacks are out, over is probably the best.
01:01:06
Trio of Positivity
I think this game is closer than I want it to be. I think it's going to be 27, 24 bears.
01:01:13
Bhupen
Okay, 51. All right.
01:01:16
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, I just, I don't know. It's it's very much a, uh, It's one of those things where if we, we should win this game and the other team just seems to make it closer than it should be.
01:01:27
Trio of Positivity
But all right, boys, let's end the episode with our fantasy recap.
01:01:28
Bhupen
right
01:01:33
Trio of Positivity
This is where we go over all the injuries and possible moves that you should consider making. Boys, start us off on injuries. What are we looking at?
01:01:43
Bhupen
Man, they keep piling up. um The one avoid from last year, Jaron Daniels, he's got a broken arm. um Looks like a clean break from what I heard. No ligament damage.
01:01:55
Bhupen
So there is talk that he may come back this season. questions probably
01:01:58
Mike
He's not coming back this season.
01:02:00
Bhupen
The question is probably if they are relevant at that point, which they are not. They've lost a lot of games. So he's probably done for the year. But like again, the injury, he should be good to go for next year. That's probably the best news here.
01:02:12
Bhupen
Ducker Kraft, oh man, the golden boy himself. He has a torn ACL done for the season. was his birthday, too. It was so sad.
01:02:19
Mike
Oh, that's horrible.
01:02:21
Bhupen
That is so sad. Another tight end injury. Our very own Cole Komet has a concussion. left the game, didn't return. um Brian Thomas Jr., again, wonderful way from last year.
01:02:32
Bhupen
has a low-grade, high-angle sprain, um you know especially with his counterpart also going out. We'll talk about some of the moves we made in the trade deadline. That's looking better and better.
01:02:44
Bhupen
um Quick hits. CJ Stroud is concussed. um you know Status up in the air. Puka and Aaron Jones were hurt, but they're expected to be fine this week.
01:02:50
Mike
Thank
01:02:55
Bhupen
um Miller, you want to take us over the trade deadline?
01:02:58
Mike
Straight deadline impacts for fantasy. Obviously, you had two offensive guys that got moved in Jacoby Myers traded the Jags that Boopin just talked about. They're in need of a ah wide receiver because Travis Hunter went down or is on IR and then Brian Thomas Jr. So he could get some targets right away in that offense. We'll see.
01:03:19
Mike
So obviously, it's good for him. It's going to be positive. It's another target out there. We don't know what Brian Thomas Jr. will be because he hasn't been himself all year. And then for the Raiders, leaving the Raiders, ah Brock Bowers is going to get more targets, if that's even possible.
01:03:36
Mike
And then who knows? Probably Trey Tucker might get some, but their wide receivers after Jacoby Myers is pretty sketchy. And then i don't know about Gen Z. And then Rashid Shahid getting trade from the Saints to Seattle.
01:03:51
Mike
um In Seattle, it's going to be a shit show, to be honest with you. You have Torrey Horton, who just came out yesterday in the Monday night game with two TDs.
01:04:02
Mike
Cooper Cup is over there, who is the reliable number two. and And then you have Jackson Smith and Jigma, who is their... They're number one by a wide margin.
01:04:12
Mike
So um there's a lot of targets going to be going up there in Seattle. But Sam Darnold seems to be hitting on all cylinders, just like you did with the Vikes. He's even performing better. So expect some fireworks from the Seattle offense to compliment their defense.
01:04:27
Mike
And then obviously with the Saints, him moving on, it's really going to affect the two pass catchers on this team in crystal lava and and Juwan Johnson. And then it might trickle down to Alvin Kamara as well, but you do have a rookie quarterback in his second start. So who knows if he'll be able to spread that ball around to all those guys as is.
01:04:50
Bhupen
People were talking about dropping Kamara today, people. It's it's tough dance in New Orleans these days.
01:04:56
Mike
Yeah. Definitely.
01:04:57
Bhupen
A couple of quick hits. Again, Chargers got an O-line help from from New Orleans. You know, again, that offense. God, they needed help. They've been so good when they're healthy on the O-line.
01:05:09
Mike
even know if he's gonna start
01:05:11
Bhupen
Penning? course he's going to start. Dallas got two additions. So they were on track to be the sixth worst defense of all time. So maybe that won't happen.
01:05:22
Bhupen
So look for your matchups there. Dallas has been a really good matchup to play your pieces against. Cincy traded away places because they had so much to offer. They were already the worst defense out there. So keep playing your people against them.
01:05:35
Bhupen
um Defense. Talking about defense. Indy, Philly, and Baltimore. They added defensive pieces. So they could be a play on defense or... You know, just just be careful when you go up against them.
01:05:48
Trio of Positivity
Or just stick with New England, baby.
01:05:52
Mike
Not this week.
01:05:52
Bhupen
eight
01:05:52
Trio of Positivity
they Not this week, but I mean, boys, before we end the show there, I have to have this announcement.
01:05:53
Bhupen
They didn't do much last week either.
01:06:01
Trio of Positivity
um I don't know how I feel that I am going to say this and and mention it.
Chicago Bulls and NBA Season Discussion
01:06:10
Trio of Positivity
Boys, we might actually have to start watching sports this winter.
01:06:15
Trio of Positivity
the bulls were losing 49 to or 45 to 27 against the 76ers they just came back and won they are now six and one blackhawks are looking pretty good we maybe maybe it's time to add another subscription to start watching these bulls baby they they might be the real deal and i know miller only cares
01:06:26
Bhupen
Yeah, baby.
01:06:38
Mike
for the record that um he's brought up two topics that aren't uh nfl related
01:06:43
Trio of Positivity
I mean, hey, you've done it for most of the year.
01:06:45
Bhupen
yeah, you you broke the wall, so he's just now reaping the benefits.
01:06:47
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
01:06:48
Bhupen
So, you know, i ah blame you.
01:06:48
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. I mean, also, hold on. Put some fucking respect on Red Panda. Everyone needs to know that she's back and she means fucking business.
01:06:57
Mike
She's not even associated with the NFL, bro.
01:06:59
Trio of Positivity
She can be. Bro, you're telling me that she would not sell out a Super Bowl halftime show? You're telling me? Hold on.
01:07:06
Bhupen
I don't know how she does it.
01:07:06
Trio of Positivity
you
01:07:07
Mike
not
01:07:07
Trio of Positivity
You're fucking telling me that Americans will not support the Red Panda at a halftime show?
01:07:08
Mike
like and
01:07:08
Bhupen
She is amazing.
01:07:12
Mike
Oh, that would be perfect, wouldn't it?
01:07:12
Bhupen
You know.
01:07:13
Trio of Positivity
That's what I am saying, brother.
01:07:14
Mike
Wouldn't it?
01:07:14
Bhupen
That weird, whatever.
01:07:15
Mike
The Red Panda and Bad Bunny.
01:07:17
Trio of Positivity
Bad Bunny, can you imagine that she's just twerking on her unicycle with them plates, bro? You're telling me that won't make national news?
01:07:24
Mike
While busting out some reggaeton.
01:07:26
Trio of Positivity
Bro, she'll back it up and then you in multiple ways possible.
01:07:27
Bhupen
yeah
01:07:32
Bhupen
it tough we never
01:07:33
Trio of Positivity
But with that note, we are going to
01:07:34
Bhupen
Should we get a should we get a pet petition going, guys? Get it get it on the bad money's radar?
01:07:39
Trio of Positivity
Oh my God. Can you imagine? No, I'm not going to, I'm not going entertain that idea. Listen, I've come up with very many great ideas, but if I was to ever push red Panda at a halftime Superbowl show, I'm, it's bound to happen.
01:07:53
Bhupen
to Draw the line. the That's it.
01:07:55
Trio of Positivity
It's bound to happen.
01:07:57
Bhupen
I think that it's a surface, right?
01:07:57
Trio of Positivity
Also, also funny enough, she'll need a flat surface.
01:07:58
Mike
End the show. End the show.
01:07:59
Bhupen
Wait, she needs a flat surface, right? She she can't do it on the ground.
01:08:03
Trio of Positivity
It's a fucking unicycle.
01:08:03
Bhupen
Yeah.
01:08:04
Trio of Positivity
What'd you expect?
01:08:05
Bhupen
I know, so.
01:08:05
Trio of Positivity
Unless you get those thick tires.
01:08:06
Mike
Put so a platform there.
01:08:07
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
01:08:08
Bhupen
I guess it's super.
01:08:09
Mike
you know all the freaking shit they have for the halftime shows?
01:08:12
Bhupen
That is true.
01:08:13
Mike
They don't...
01:08:13
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, but Miller, hold on. you know What if she just showed up in those mountain bike type tires and just did it on the field at, ah and at does what is it, Santa Clara?
01:08:18
Bhupen
no.
01:08:21
Bhupen
no
01:08:22
Trio of Positivity
Levi's Stadium? Come on, dad that'd be pretty good.
01:08:25
Bhupen
No, I figured out.
01:08:25
Trio of Positivity
That'd be pretty good.
01:08:26
Bhupen
You know the Eminem one where Snoop Dogg wasn't one and like 50 Cent was the other one? We'll just give her one of them.
01:08:30
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
01:08:32
Bhupen
She can do her thing the whole time there while the show goes on.
01:08:35
Trio of Positivity
Bro, what if Bad Bunny's the one like that's tossing the plates to?
01:08:38
Bhupen
ah
01:08:38
Trio of Positivity
Like, the...
01:08:39
Bhupen
we Okay, we need to make this happen.
01:08:39
Trio of Positivity
like
01:08:41
Bhupen
I'm writing on the petition right now.
01:08:43
Trio of Positivity
you know what?
01:08:43
Bhupen
Hey, chat GPD, write the petition.
01:08:46
Trio of Positivity
Go ahead and do it. Another thing I want to bring up, um, since I have you guys and we're not going to end the show just yet. Um,
01:08:54
Bhupen
He's just doing this piss filler off on shit.
01:08:57
Trio of Positivity
no, me piss Muller off. Why would I do such a thing? Never. But, um,
01:09:05
Mike
Vooch. Vooch came up with a game winner.
01:09:07
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, no, I'm telling you, this team looks really good. It looks really good. It caught me off guard because I did not think... I thought it was going to be another play-in, celebrating a play-in performance, and it's...
01:09:17
Mike
The East is too weak for playing.
01:09:20
Trio of Positivity
See, you say that, but there's so many injuries that ah could affect good teams that if if anything...
01:09:20
Mike
We don't...
01:09:26
Mike
Yeah, they've affected good teams.
01:09:29
Trio of Positivity
But here's the thing.
01:09:29
Mike
Boston, Indiana...
01:09:30
Trio of Positivity
But here's the thing, though. Cleveland is good. Detroit is good. You have all of these other teams that... can kind of push up while those other teams are are trying to stay alive. So I think this NBA season is going to be a really good one.
01:09:43
Trio of Positivity
um Just to close it out because i I didn't get a chance to ask you guys, if you watched it, great.
01:09:47
Mike
oh Oh, I have one more. i have one more thing to add.
01:09:50
Trio of Positivity
Oh, God.
01:09:50
Mike
um
01:09:50
Bhupen
what
01:09:51
Mike
I'm sorry. I was wrong. I will fully admit that I was wrong. I apologize in advance. The Bears are second in the league in rushing yards per game at 144.4 yards a game.
01:10:02
Bhupen
They're not consistent.
01:10:03
Trio of Positivity
well
01:10:03
Mike
144.4 yards a game. apologies. Second. Second.
01:10:04
Bhupen
They're not consistent.
01:10:05
Trio of Positivity
They're not consistent.
01:10:06
Bhupen
Damn it.
01:10:06
Mike
ah hundred and forty four point four yards a game
01:10:09
Bhupen
Let it go, Miller.
01:10:09
Trio of Positivity
They're not consistent.
01:10:09
Mike
my apologies second
01:10:10
Bhupen
They're not. They're not.
01:10:10
Trio of Positivity
They're not consistent.
01:10:12
Mike
second
01:10:13
Bhupen
Just end the thing.
01:10:13
Trio of Positivity
They're not consistent. See, I got Boopin to agree with me. He's right.
01:10:16
Bhupen
Yeah, they're not consistent, Miller.
01:10:17
Trio of Positivity
When he realized we were dog shit against Baltimore, he's like, this guy has a point.
01:10:18
Bhupen
Come on.
World Series and Political Sidebar
01:10:22
Mike
I
01:10:22
Trio of Positivity
No, but real quick, before we end it, ah World Series ended.
01:10:23
Bhupen
but
01:10:26
Trio of Positivity
would Would you guys say that you need a great Game 7 to say that it was a great World Series?
01:10:32
Mike
think you needed to go game seven for it to be great World Series.
01:10:34
Bhupen
you know
01:10:35
Trio of Positivity
Yeah. Yeah.
01:10:35
Bhupen
But yeah, 100%.
01:10:36
Mike
Yes.
01:10:37
Bhupen
That game seven was also so incredible. To go to OT, like game seven in hockey, like, you know, if Sanikov goes to game seven and OT, it's like the best thing ever.
01:10:48
Bhupen
I think that's what freaking baseball pulled off this year.
01:10:49
Mike
I... I'm going to take the Homer route and say that the Cubs were best World Series ever, but I think this one was number two, be honest.
01:10:55
Trio of Positivity
Same.
01:10:58
Trio of Positivity
I think.
01:10:58
Mike
I think this was outstanding. The amount of, like, fuck-ups. It was in Game 7.
01:11:05
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
01:11:06
Mike
Like, the situational plays. Like, the whole nine yards. Game 7 lived up to every bit of it.
01:11:12
Bhupen
I mean, like tie the game in the ninth. Like, Jesus Christ. This is what, like, people write about.
01:11:17
Trio of Positivity
But here's the thing too, though. People don't people are not like, I haven't seen it. I wish people would just say it. Toronto had every chance to win that game. they had they had They had it and then to kind of lose it.
01:11:25
Mike
They had so many fucking chances.
01:11:30
Trio of Positivity
Is it a collapse?
01:11:30
Mike
They deserve to lose. Yes, they lost game seven.
01:11:33
Trio of Positivity
See, okay, but is it but is it a collapse of a game seven? I don't think it's a collapse.
01:11:36
Mike
I don't think you can collapse one game.
01:11:38
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, I don't think so either.
01:11:39
Mike
I think the Indians was a collapse against the Cubs.
01:11:41
Trio of Positivity
who
01:11:41
Mike
I don't. The Indians. They were the Indians at the time, weren't they?
01:11:44
Trio of Positivity
Oh, they were. Damn it. All right. I'm trying to cancel you.
01:11:46
Mike
like Yes, I got that right.
01:11:46
Trio of Positivity
It's not working.
01:11:49
Mike
But I don't think you can collapse in one game. I think a collapse is more serious, but they totally blew that game because they had so many chances where they only needed to get like, just play small ball.
01:11:56
Trio of Positivity
Yeah.
01:12:01
Mike
All they needed to do was play small ball and they couldn't do it.
01:12:01
Trio of Positivity
A little bit. Someone was saying, why not do a suicide squeeze? And I'm like, can you imagine winning the World Series on a suicide squeeze? That's
01:12:08
Mike
know. I was thinking that when I was watching it too.
01:12:10
Trio of Positivity
All right.
01:12:10
Mike
I was like, well, they laid it
01:12:11
Trio of Positivity
I just wanted to hear your guys' point.
01:12:11
Bhupen
and
01:12:13
Trio of Positivity
We we don't really get to talk baseball. Baseball season's over.
01:12:15
Bhupen
the The biggest news out there.
01:12:16
Trio of Positivity
Free agency is on.
01:12:18
Bhupen
Prop 50 passed in California. So yeah
01:12:22
Trio of Positivity
We are not. ah Editors, edit that political shit.
01:12:24
Mike
We're not a political show.
01:12:26
Trio of Positivity
Yeah, edit that political shit out.
01:12:27
Bhupen
yay. No one knows what that shit is. So it's okay.
01:12:29
Trio of Positivity
It's the redistricting.
01:12:29
Mike
Everybody does.
01:12:30
Trio of Positivity
Everyone knows what it is. But who fucking cares? We're a bunch of idiots that talk about sports. We're not going to talk about politics with
Conclusion and Listener Engagement
01:12:37
Mike
Gamble responsibly. I think we need to say that as a point.
01:12:37
Trio of Positivity
that.
01:12:39
Trio of Positivity
yeah Vote responsibly and make sure you're legal. With that being said, we are ending the show there. Thank you guys so much for listening. Make sure you hit the like and subscribe button. ah If you have any feedback, send it to us. We don't give a shit. Fuck it. Try it.
01:12:53
Trio of Positivity
ah But that's going to be it for us. Someday we'll come to the future to get some positivity at Chicago sports. But until then, we suffer together.
01:13:02
Mike
Bye.
01:13:03
Bhupen
Goodbye.