Can Caleb Williams, Bears live up to expectations with Mark Potash

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In the latest Under Center Podcast, Kenneth Davis, Josh Schrock, and Alex Shapiro are joined by Mark Potash from the Chicago Sun-Times to discuss the growing excitement and optimism around the Bears’ upcoming season. The palpable enthusiasm is reminiscent of the Lovie Smith era (1:32). Mark identifies Shane Waldron’s offense as the biggest reason the Bears might not meet expectations (2:08). They delve into fair expectations for Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze, and how quickly we'll know if Caleb is the real deal (5:39). Mark draws comparisons between the 2024 Texans and this year’s Bears, highlighting why it's fair and relevant comparison (6:50). They explore why Bears players are embracing the pressure and address how Caleb Williams has quickly removed doubts about his off-field persona early on (14:57). The discussion also covers key players and position groups deserving attention from media and fans (17:51), what head coach Matt Eberflus needs to do to validate GM Ryan Poles' decision to keep him (22:14).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:13.7	St. Xavier University, the best in you. Welcome to the Under Center podcast presented by Saints Every Universe.
0:31.1	We're fortunate enough to be joined by sports writer from the Sun Times Mark Potash.
0:35.2	Follow him at Mark Potash here broadcasting virtual.
0:38.5	No, sorry, live from the NBC podcast studios.
0:41.1	We're not virtual.
0:41.7	We've been virtual.
0:42.9	Mark, how are you doing today?
0:43.8	We appreciate you joining us.
0:44.9	I'm doing great.
0:46.0	It's a warm summer day of my favorite time of year and just enjoying my time off, but also
0:53.3	looking forward to camp. It doesn't get any better than that. Look, right before we but also looking forward to camp.
0:54.2	It doesn't get any better than that.
0:55.7	Look, right before we started, you alluded to the fact that, one, you're excited for camp in general,
1:01.4	but also this camp seems a little bit different and you may be extra excited.
1:04.6	Why?
1:04.9	Would you be extra excited for this camp, please?
1:06.5	Well, because I think there's more legitimate reason for optimism.
1:10.9	In the past, you know, the bears have had like, you know, like a good defense, but the offense was, you know, was not, was not expected to be that great or vice versa or whatever.
1:24.1	And now they have, to me, a legitimate, the best chance they've had in a long time
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