Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show - It’s official: Bears won’t get any compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham's departure (Hour 4)

Episode Date: March 10, 2026

In the final hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris reacted to the NFL’s failure to award compensatory draft picks to the Bears for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham’s departure from Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons’ new general manager. After that, Seahawks Radio Network analyst Dave Wyman joined the show to share a scouting report on new Bears safety Coby Bryant, who spent the past four seasons in Chicago.

This is Rahimi Harrison Grotty on 104.3, The Score on this Tuesday. And yesterday, the NFL announced that it gave out 33 compensatory picks to 15 teams. The Bears were not one of them. The Baltimore Ravens got four. The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers also got four. 49ers got three cowboys, Broncos, lions, colts, Raiders, Rams. All got two apiece along with the Jets. and then the Packers, Chiefs, Vikings, and Saints all got one.

And these don't get taken from anybody. They're extra picks that are added to the draft. And it goes back to us finally finding out once and for all that despite Ian Cunningham leaving as the assistant general manager here and being promoted to a position higher than that in Atlanta, where he is now working with Matt Ryan and the Falcons, the NFL in its eyes, did not. see Ian Cunningham getting a promotion

even though as a black man who was in a front office in the NFL they didn't think he did enough and the Falcons didn't do enough even though by definition he's doing more there toward the title of promotion

because Matt Ryan, who needs help learning how to run a football team is titled above him. Matt Ryan described him this sounds like he's his intern or something. That's the crazy part about all this. He basically says, I don't know how to run an NFL team. And credit to Matt Ryan for saying that, because a lot of people in his position wouldn't. So listen to what Matt Ryan says when it comes to how he defines this.

The difference is I'm not doing the scouting. I'm not, you know, doing, running those meetings. Our general manager would do that. The general manager role is going to be exactly the same as what it's been here before. And that's something we've made clear to everybody on the coaching side that we've met with up until this point. And we'll make clear, you know, through that process to the general managers that we're going to look at in that process as well. Terrence, there are anybody in either of those positions, I mean, they're not going to want to compromise the best people, which is the only people we're talking to. They will have no interest in compromising their job and be less of who they could be and should be in their role.

And Matt has no desire to maximize his role with them or to overstep his role. That was Arthur Blink, the Falcons owner also describing what is inherent here. And we've talked about this a lot with Mike Florio. There's the concept of the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. And when nobody else is paying, what is it to the NFL to a team and two teams in the Bears and the Falcons both acknowledging the spirit of the law and respecting it in understanding that Ian Cunningham didn't just move to Atlanta for the Magic City hoodie? Again, that would be a wonderful reason to move there. It would be, but that's not what happened here. He didn't just move there for kicks.

He didn't just leave a good position with the bears, which he has had many chances to be able to try to do so. He did this because he got a promotion. The action alone would indicate he got a promotion. He talked about how he got a promotion at the combine. I haven't had much time to really dive into like the wording of it. It was always my interpretation. that if a general manager gets hired, that team would receive two third round picks. I'm a general manager. I was hired. I would think that they would get two third round picks.

I don't know the wording of it. That's just my perspective. Again, I wouldn't be sitting here if it weren't for them giving me that job and helping me grow to get this job right now. So he doesn't know why the bears wouldn't be receiving compensatory picks. And then add to that a feeling that I'm pretty sure you know all too well, Marshall, and many of us listening know all too well, which is Ryan Poles having to explain himself, regarding a law that already was on the books. Honestly, I think it's, it is a little strange.

I mean, at the end of the day, you should want to develop your staff, regardless of the color of their skin. I think that's important. I think we take a lot of pride with the Bears on how we have our setup. And I take a lot of pride in that. So to be compensated for that's a little strange. I mean, I saw the Chiefs get a pick because of me, and then I watched that player go and play.

It's just a little odd. But at the end of the day, if they think that's what's best to help incentivize, then that's what they wanted to do. But at the end of the day, like I said, that's not the purpose of why we develop our staff. but if that's the rule they have been placed then I think it's very clear in the situation on what should happen.

But we'll see what they think. Congratulations to Ryan Poles for standing up for himself in a public platform at the combine where all of the NFL and its fans are watching. And between him, between Matt Ryan, between Ian Cunningham,

and between Arthur Blank, I don't know how more plainly it could have been spelled out that the Bears deserve the picks based on the fact that, as you said, Layla, the spirit of the law, Ian Cunningham got a promotion. He got a raise. He left the Bears for a bigger title and bigger duties in Atlanta. Everyone agrees on that.

It would be one thing if Arthur Blank or Matt Ryan had said, oh, well, you know, Ian's going to be the one driving this portion of it. No, no, no, no, no. Ian's in charge. He reports to Matt Ryan. because everybody's got a boss. But Ian is in charge. And so that's why it just feels like the NFL,

and they've always had a hardline stance on anything. You know, there's a reason we call it the Not for Fun League. You know, the No Fun League, NFL. That's what it stands for, no fun league. They're just for no reason fumbling the ball on this, to use one of their terms. I can't imagine

what it's like going through the world as a black men or a black woman every day having to justify your work Oh, you're just used to that That comes with the territory But why do I feel like that's what's happening here Which, if that is the case

Makes it discriminatory And kind of proves the point As to why this is in place to begin with I don't even know if I look at it through that specific lens, this is just more of the NFL being jerks because the NFL can be jerks in this instance, this case. But why? Because why not?

Because they, you know what? Because they can't. It's like when you were a kid and you wanted to do something and you were like, this should be cool. And you're like, hey, mom, I want to do this or hey, dad. And you'd be like, no. And you know what the answer is for way too many times, way too many times. The answer is because I said so. The NFL is because I said soing this in a major way.

That's all I can really lean on here. I understand they have a technical reason why. And sometimes technicalities, they stop us from making progress. And in my eyes, that's what this is. I think this is a choice they are making. Yeah. And the Tony Morrison quote about one more thing lives rent-free in my head. And why do I feel like this is one more thing?

If you don't know it, I'm going to read it. The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining over and over again your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn't shaped properly. So you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art.

so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdom, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing. And this, this feels like one more thing. This definitely would fall under the one more thing

because if it wasn't this, it might be something else, and that's just kind of the way you operate. And the whole point, as you mentioned, Lila, is distraction. Because what happens with distraction, And what happens with mental capacity and the energy that you have to expend on things that shouldn't even matter, that takes away from the energy you should be expending on things that, you know, do matter.

And that's what this seems like. Since the jump, since we learned, oh, yeah, they're not going to get the compensatory picks because, well, Matt Ryan is the ultimate football man in that building. And I'm like, is he, though? Because the sound he played, we played it earlier in five on it. It doesn't sound like, I mean, he'll tell you, I'm not the man. the man in charge, but I'm not the man in charge. I'm doing what I'm being told by the person technically underneath me because I don't know what I'm doing. It is the NFL's decision and there's a loan to legislate a law that they put in place that in its spirit is being exercised.

And Ryan Poles said it. He shouldn't have had to say it. He shouldn't have had to say that he was happy to promote Ian Cunningham and give him the same opportunities that he was a afforded, not because of some reward like that on paper, but because of the reward of the organization benefit and the benefit to his colleague Ian Cunningham, who we know for many years interviewed with many jobs, he earned that spot. So why did the NFL decide to move the goalposts? One more thing. Because they can. And the thing I want to point out is because people are like, oh, well, maybe the Bears will get a compensatory pick. Maybe they'll change their mind.

At no point, once the original story came out that they weren't getting the picks, did I think that it could be appealed, that the NFL would change their mind? Have you met the NFL? Have you seen, like, I don't know, the movie Concussion? Like, you have to go through the track record of what the NFL is about. What they're about is not apologizing for anything. They're about just, this is the way we want to do it. No apologies.

No room for compromise. That is the NFL way. You want to celebrate after a touchdown? Well, here's the list of things we don't want you to do to celebrate a touchdown. We'll tell you when to have your cause and when to have your cleats. Oh, all of that. We'll tell you when it's targeting. We'll tell you when it's taunting.

Who's on the competition committee? We'll tell you when it's roughing the passer. We'll have part-time referees determine these things because they're paid for their hours, not their expertise. All of this falls under line. We'll tell you which minority candidates earned their jobs. It's the NFL way. So I'm frankly shocked that any of you are surprised by how this went down. If you have an understanding of how the NFL works,

you should not be shocked. You should not be surprised. You should understand that the NFL is an unforgiving corporation. And it's a business. and they really don't even have time to care about what you think is right or wrong or morally sound or ethical versus unethical. That's not how the NFL operates.

Never has, and I can't see a future in which it will. And to everybody's saying, okay, maybe this is why, maybe this is why. People are trying to figure it out on the text line. That's the point. Just keep in mind, 33 compensatory picks were awarded to half the league. This is as subjective as it sounds. and it's being shown to you in a very obvious way. So I ask you, why were the bears different from the half of the league

when it came to getting compensatory picks? Or is this again just one more thing? Definitely falls into the category of that, at least from my purview, like the knowledge that we have on this subject. And I appreciate the people trying to brainstorm and find out what else could it be? and I'm here to tell you it is what it is and for the people who keep asking too

thank you for doing that you know why you're being diligent you're being diligent toward a cause that matters to you and in doing so you're being an advocate and that always matters so don't go back on that either and then you take that same energy and you use it for other causes

where you can also be an advocate because it feels good I just, again, I refuse to give in to the distraction. I accept it as this is the way it is and keep it moving. There are certain things you can change. This ain't one of them. This is a lost cause by every way I can look at it and try to delve it out and see, okay, well, maybe if we look at it from this angle, I've already done all the exercise that people are continuing to do.

And I did that before this idea that they, oh, maybe they'll appeal. or maybe they'll get one pick instead of two picks. Nah, nah, nah. Radical acceptance. No, no, no. Marshall doesn't want to admit it, but he's very good at radical acceptance. No.

And I'm not sure why, because it's like a very good quality to have. Okay, listen, listen, listen, listen. Some things are out of your control, correct? So once you understand that some things are out of your control, you work hard at the things that you actually can control, such as attitude and effort. Those two things you'll always have control of. And maybe that's part of what you're saying,

is that my attitude towards it doesn't mean I have to like it, but I will say when I accept something, it just is me mentally saying, there's nothing I, in my current position, state, whatever you want to call it, can do about this decision that was made that I have no influence on it. Things I can control, by the way, I could control whether I get my ass up and go and vote when the polls are open.

I can control whether or not I give direct feedback when I see something happening in front of me that is wrong. I can control a lot of things. But this is one of those things that the bears ultimately know, by the way. Ryan Poles knows this. Ian Cunningham also knows this. Arthur Blank, you know he knows this. Some things they can't control.

And Arthur Blank has more power than anyone in this type of his situation because, you know, the commissioner works for him. But it would take Arthur Blank getting a bunch of his fellow owners together to do something about this. And Arthur Blank, why would he be moved to do that? It's not that serious for him. But that's what it takes. Yeah, that's what it would take to change something like this. You're correct.

And I think it's always because I admire how you teach and find the function and dysfunctioning things. Like, your ability to move through it is always something I've admired about you. Keep moving. It doesn't mean that I can't be frustrated when it comes up. And I think there's a lot of people who today understand a part of that frustration. A whole city, a whole fan base is frustrated because by the numbers, it doesn't make as much sense as it should. And that's a bottom line thing.

Feels like one more thing. That's Marshall Harris. I'm Laila Rahimi. Coming up next here on Rahimi, Harrison, Grotie. We shift gears a little bit and get back to another discussion that needs to happen. There's somebody who wants to play here

and you know him. So let's hear what he has to say about his hopes for playing here. I'm not a fan of any team. I'm just a fan of being right. Middays tend to on 104 3, the score. Rogers down field, looking for Austin, picked up by Kobe Bryant.

Number eight picks off, number eight. And down across the 45-yard line. Second pick thrown by Rogers today and Kobe Bryant, who had three of them last season. That is courtesy of Box. That's Kobe Bryant picking off Aaron Rogers, and we have some breaking guest news. Friend of the show, Dave Wyman, is joining us. He is co-host of Seattle Sports Wyman and Bob, and he is always great when it comes to Seattle Seahawks information.

And I would love to recreate the defense myself from scratch, but I can't. So Dave is joining us on our hotline. Dave, thanks so much for calling in. Thanks. I've never been breaking news. So, yeah, I appreciate you describing me that way. That's cool. Yeah, our producer Ray said that you were available for a few minutes

because you're also at Mariners Camp. and Dave is also the color commentator for the broadcast for the Seahawks Radio Network. So thanks for joining us. Yep. Yeah, no problem. I'm just trying to avoid getting hit by a foul ball and not getting sunburned down here, you know, rough light. Yeah.

But, yeah, we're, you know, I kind of pissed that you guys signed our guy, Kobe Bryant, man, love that guy. Really a really a good player and a good guy. But, yeah, I mean, it'll be, it'll be a great acquisition. position for you guys. What is it that you love the most about Kobe Bryant's game? Because we've kind of scouted him now as a guy who can obviously cover because he started as a corner and then worked his way to being a safety. And it kind of has that hybrid look that a lot of defensive coordinators kind of lick their lips because they're getting excited about having a weapon to use.

Yeah. What I liked about him was his versatility. He won the Jim Thorpe Award when he was at Cincinnati's senior year as a corner. And he's a pure, outside corner, but he can play inside. He's got that kind of versatility where he can, you know, play safety. And in this defense, safety is really important. That's kind of where they, you know, where they invest. But I'm thinking what they thought is we got Julian Love, who to me, Devin Witherspoon is like a high standard of any defensive player in the NFL. And I think that Julian Love is like just a notch below that. And then they got this kid, Nicky, Monoury, who they traded up to get in the second round,

who was an incredibly versatile safety. So that's why I'm thinking, you know, maybe Kobe Bryant wasn't a priority to sign back. But, man, what a great player. And, yeah, like I said, he can play inside, outside, in the box. He's physical. Just a really smart kid, a great kid. And just, yeah, a really good football player. Well, we knew you'd be one of the people to talk to when it just came to figuring out what the bears are getting.

What can you say about his versatility? Because the bears, that's just 25%, Kobe, of the available safety spots they had. We're still looking for them to fill three others. So what can you say about his versatility when it comes to how you see him playing for a bear's defense in Dennis Allen? Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, he's one of those guys that I think it's kind of a waste. and I've said this about him. It's kind of a waste to put him out at corner, just because I love seeing him inside because he's so physical.

And he's not the biggest guy in the world, but, you know, he throws everything he has in there. So, yeah. Also, I love him, by the way, for the one pick six he had, or I don't know if it's a fumbler pick, that he scored a touchdown, and he did the Marshawn Lynch as he jumped backwards over the goal line. grabbing a certain body part.

So anyway, yeah, that part, that was awesome. Love that. But, yeah, he is just, I mean, just can play all over the field. And like I said, you know, everything from corner to safety to middle safety. He's got it all. So, and like I said, I just, I think the only reason, you know, what does it say about him, the Seahawks not keeping him just because of the two guys that they have in there already. And then, you know, maybe they have plans for either a free agent.

or Ty Okada, who filled in really nicely at safety when we had injuries. Yeah, I think, Dave, you bring up an excellent point. We've talked a lot about that, just the danger of drafting and acquiring too well. And I feel like the Seahawks, especially when you consider how they've drafted in the first round the past few years, you know, you consider the coaching that has happened and the talent acquisition and evaluation. They've done an excellent job when it came to all of that. The Super Bowl is the obvious result here, but it ends up happening, this where quality people get squeezed out just because of everybody good on the field.

Yeah, that's a great way to put it. That's the, you know, kind of the cost of doing business when you have a, you know, GM of the year, John Schneider. He has just been killing it with the draft choice. It's kind of funny, you know, there was a lull when John got hired here in 2010. Really, the guy that hired him was Pete. Well, now John is in charge and John hired Mike McDonald. So I think in the beginning, it just seemed like Pete was taking a lot of John's advice in the very beginning,

starting in 2010. They got Earl Thomas. They got Richard Sherman in the fifth round. They got K.J. Wright in the fourth round. Bobby Wagner in the second round. And Schneider was just killing it. But then there was kind of a lull in there where, you know, in like 13, 15, 16, you know,

not so good as far as the drafts go. But now that John's back in charge, and we heard a lot of stories, and this is nothing against Pete, but that he would kind of say, hey, we need this guy and we need that guy. And John wasn't the guy that, you know, was making the final decisions.

And now he is. And now he's just hitting him out of the park. It's back to where he kind of was in the beginning when he first came here. And I think it's because of more control. So you're right. I mean, that's the thing when you have, That's the cost of doing business when you have a GM like Schneider that's just hitting them out of the park.

And you're going to lose a lot of guys because of them just being excellent players. Dave Wyman is with us here on Rahimi Harrison Grotie, joining us live from Mariners Spring Training. He's the co-host of Seattle Sports Wyman and Bobby also played six of his nine NFL seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Dave, I'm curious when you look at... the way the NFL has kind of shifted. We used to think quarterback, quarterback, quarterback, quarterback, quarterback, but now it's like, yeah, you do need a quarterback, but defense seems to be ruined the day the last couple of Super Bowls and playoff runs.

What do you think about this shift? And we believe we have the quarterback and the coach here, but now trying to work on this defense in Chicago. Yeah, no, I think it's always been that way, but that's coming from an old middle linebacker. You know, so, but, Yeah, I mean, I think having a better defensive team than a better offensive team, and that's kind of where, you know, the battle goes on in our division with, you know,

you had a defensive-minded coach and Mike McDonald going up against Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVeigh, which, by the way, I think the top three teams in the NFL are in the NFC West. I mean, the Niners made the playoffs with a backup quarterback and, you know, Mack Jones for a lot of the year. and then a bunch of their guys banged up, including Fred Warner and Bosa. So, yeah, it's tough. But I think just defense has the advantage, how to shut people down. And their D-line is just phenomenal. So, yeah, I think that that's always been the case.

But, yeah, I mean, I think it's a copycat league, right? Everybody is always trying to draft and trying to get the next, you know, Byron Murphy or, you know, Big Cat Williams. I mean, those are the kinds of Ernest Jones, the inside backer, everybody's going to be trying to find those kinds of guys. So it's going to make a little bit tougher for the Seahawks, obviously, but, you know, they're going to have to retain their players, which we didn't with Toby Bryant. But, yeah, I think it's going to get a little bit tougher for the rest of the Seahawks, you know, with the rest of the league kind of figuring out what they did defensively. Well, I thought that that was a great comp when you bring up Big Cat Williams because he was on our air early. this week, Dave.

So that's a nice Bears reference there just to bring him into this. But I want to get back to just the idea of it being a copycat league. Yes, yes, it is. You can try to emulate what the Seahawks were able to do defensively. And I'm very glad that Kobe Bryant is now on the Bears. But it really started with that line and guys just simply also out-athleting people. You know, when you think about the actual raw talent that also was paired with the defensive scheme, it may be something you'd like to copy,

but the execution was incredible, especially in the last, I'd say two games of the playoffs. Yeah, yeah, it was, they were just smothering. And, you know, here's one thing that I think Mike McDonald probably isn't known for this as much

is that, you know, and it's the kind of like emotional side of like these guys, and I asked Leonard Williams this. I go, do you think there are other teams that are like this because they have like this sort of high school almost camaraderie where they're actually trying to play for their teammates. And I'm like, you got these guys that are the best athletes in the world and they're fighting for and scrapping for millions and millions of dollars

and you're getting them to play for each other. That's the one thing. And I'm wondering if some of that will come through with Kobe Bryant, haven't been here. But that was the one thing that was kind of remarkable. And I know it sounds incredibly corny. but like to a man these guys were saying no man you know we all care about each other and we all you know want to we like playing together we're like being with each other we like you know playing for the other guy

on the morning of the super bowl i was watching the d-line and they have the same group they play they play a card game called boo-ray and so and that's you know i used to clean up on boo-ray when i was a player in the NFL now i can't even remember what the rules are but anyway they they play these this game and on Super Bowl Sunday morning I was sitting at a table for breakfast like before the game pregame meal with a bunch of like media people and people like me

that cover the game and we were all like super uptight and nervous and we look over there and there's the D-line and they're over there playing Bure like they do every single week. Every day before a game on Sunday they're playing

Bure and that's what they were doing and they were joking around and laughing with each other and everything. And yeah, that bond, that kind of camaraderie is just amazing. And that's one of the things that Mike McDonald is an expert at. And he got these guys in, you know, in that mode playing for one another. Well, this is always a fun conversation, Dave, when we appreciate you taking the time. I know you've got to get back to watching a very good Mariners team now. It's a tough life. You're leading these days. I know. It's tough being a Seattle fan, right? I mean, we were eight out

away from the World Series and then we go and win a Super Bowl championship. We're trying to stay humble here, guys. Next thing you know, the Sonics will be back. Yeah. That's what, you know what? People are still, and I don't get it,

I don't get the NBA. Like, it's a proven commodity. The fans here in NFL, I'm sorry, in the NBA, we'll go back and fill that stadium up. I think that that's a good of declaration, as any, and I hope it happens. As usual, we love talking to you, Dave.

Thank you so much for joining us. Thanks, Dave. All right. Thanks for helping me on, guys. Thank you. That is Dave Wyman, color commentator for the game broadcast on the Seahawks Radio Network. He's also over at Mariner's Camp. And Dave was a second-round Seahawks draft pick

in 1987. Certainly made the most of his career, both during his playing days lasting nine years in the NFL, but also as quite the gig for himself. I mean, he's hosting a radio show, He's hanging out with the Mariners. He's living a good life.

Seattle Sports Wyman and Bob is where you can hear Dave. And in the meantime, next Thursday, you can join me. I will be at Old Crow Smokehouse in Wrigleyville on March 19th next Thursday for the finals of Bud Light's official mini-hoops mania. Hang out with Bud Light and the score as one winner heads to Vegas for a chance at $10,000. That is right, $10,000. I don't know how to put this. next. Jerry Jones is trying to make explanations for things that I don't think

he should be trying to explain for. And it goes about as well as you'd imagine. Next. We are the best show in this town to have the coach and or quarterback sit right here. Because we're here for a good time. We are here for a good time. We're fun. We're funny. We're serious sometimes. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we laugh. Like this Perfect.

If you wanted a high chance of a drink spilled all over the studio, we are definitely repeating. Middays 10 to 2. Maybe we're the show for you. On 104 3, the score. You have got to be smoking something over there this morning. Okay, that is the voice of Jerry Jones. And before we get to that, the department of he made how much money?

Goodbye, Romeo Dobbs. Farewell. Farewell out of the NFC North. Farewell out of the conference. He is reportedly going to the Packers. We should do this with, or going to the Packers. He's going to the Patriots. We should do this with anybody in the division who we want to see a leave.

And Romeo Dobbs, for me, has been one of them since 2022 or so. But here's where it gets spicy. He's getting paid for your contract, $70 million. Can I get some context to that? His career high in receiving yards is 724. But can I get some context to that? Dobs finished with the 19th most receiving EPA plus 27.6. Oh, Ben Johnson's favorite stat.

And tied for the second most touchdowns from isolated assignment, or excuse me, isolated alignment for among wide receivers. Isolated assignment was beating the bears. Well, yeah, he beat the bears several times. Several times. But yeah, so he's making the most out of a, a career year for him. He got paid, yeah, 724 yards last season, as we mentioned, six touchdowns a year

before that, 601 to go with four TDs, 674 in 2023. That's when he really started to bother me as a person, eight touchdowns. But Romeo Dobbs, who usually would have some sort of decent performance against the Bears, he gone. And that's a good thing. That's a positive. That is a good thing. Just don't replace it.

Just go ahead. Play the rest of the football without him. It'll be fine. I don't think they're going to listen to me. Probably not. I don't want to burst or bubble. But since you said probably not, then yeah, they're not going to listen to you, Leila.

How about some Jerry Jones logic? The Cowboys are bringing back defensive end Sam Williams. That is a reported one-year $3 million deal per the NFL network. Sam Williams got arrested twice. for speeding. Jerry Jones brought this logical thought to the table. Faster he drives 100 miles an hour and has a wreck. You know, and this, I mean, how do you conjugate all that? How do you balance those things?

Well, first of all, I'm saying that he is, which is more often the case than not, this sounds a little hollow, but he does and is maturing. And he is. The, what was he going, 66? Was he going 66 miles an hour? Last year? No, this year. So he's 34 miles an hour less than this year than he was last year.

9866. So that's improvement. It is marked improvement. You know what? I'm with Jerry Jones on this. Y'all are out here making fun of girl math. Maturing. I was just maturing.

I was just waiting for him to say, stage him. where the bear's going to put their new stage him. Isn't that a positive? He cut 32 miles per hour off. This is a general manager of a football team. Can you imagine if the GM of the Bears said anything like that? Also, I feel like if I got busted for, was it 96 and a 45? Is that what the?

98. 98 and 45. And then the second time it was 66. 66. If I cut 32 miles per hour off between speeding and fractions, I think I should be celebrated. I should be punished, but I should also be, okay, well, you're not that extreme. Because you can go down a downhill straight away and lose track of how fast you're going when you're younger. Like now I just put it on cruise control and I'm doing the speed limit because I'm an old fuddy dutty.

Yeah, I just said fuddy dutty on the air. No, I'm with you on that. Like, what's the rush? 815 wants me to do an impression of Jerry. there's not one. I can't do that. I leave that up to the pros. But stay gym is definitely part of it. My ex-girlfriend, you skip mad. I'll get my left arm to win the Super Bowl again.

Jerry, how much you just get to the NFC championship again for the first time in 30 years? No, that's logic that you should not put on, Jerry. Oh, 6-3-0 is right. The Bears are going to play the Patriots. But only one time. Only one time. True that. And then don't have to see them again for another, what, four years? And that is, unless. 815 has a question. How about Miles Garrett? Oh, yeah. Let's go over the, that funny you should ask,

because Ray printed out the Miles Garrett speeding infractions and sent them to us. So last week, he was clock going 94 miles in a 70 mile in our zone on the interstate in northeast Ohio. That was his ninth speeding ticket since entering the league in 2017. Your son was absent nine times. I like that this is once a year. It's kind of an annual tradition for Miles Garrett. So that's improvement. We're definitely going to be running all of that drop.

I only spent $15 on something I didn't need today. So that's improvement. I'm maturing. I heard it's not going to snow today. 45. He's maturing. Maturing. Okay. Just because I can do John Fox doesn't mean I can do the Jerry Jones impersonation. Did it all sound like?

That's all a problem. It's definitely more throaty with the John Fox. That's why it's easy. You don't need to have a particular vocal pitch. It does that be able to strain your foieco courts. Program. Oh, I forgot about program. Yeah. It's all a problem. I did. I did totally forget about the Patriots playing the Bears. this year.

Because the last time the Patriots played the Bears, it was one of the most frustrating things I had ever seen. What happened then? That was your, that was your least favorite game, your least favorite Bears game. Were they lost even though there was no reason that they should have? I was even here. And guess what? Neither were the Bears.

I was in Las Vegas when that happened. Why were you in Vegas? Why was I in Vegas? I think just hanging out with a friend. Buzzkill. I didn't need to kill your buzz. Jerry, is this how you evaluate players? Maturing.

Well, it was 40 times last year was this, and then his four times this year is this. So he's gotten faster, he's a better player, he's maturing. So that's improvement. Yeah, I mean, listen. The bears have more cap space now than they did a couple of days ago. So that's improvement. Yeah.

The Jerry Logger. Yes, we can figure this out. Just keep Jerry away from the Bear Stadium conversations, please. Are you kidding? Jerry would have done the deal already. That's true. Jerry decided to get municipalities to pitch to him before he bought the land that he didn't even have to buy.

But the Sun situation would be all messed up. That's fair. I'm going to think I can outpower the Sun. We'll have our stadium face north-south anyway. Why? Why? Why did you? Dak Prescott's like, well, I can't see when throwing the ball.

Well, I'm more powerful than the earth. Like, Jerry, I get it. Just because you've made billions of dollars in oil, natural gas, slash what they call energy now. That doesn't mean that the sun doesn't exist to you. Caddaboy. Somebody hit me with a great googly-moogly. Just keep in mind, the bears are closer to an NFC championship game

than the Cowboys have been in 30 years. Keep that in mind. So that's improvement. on.