Comprehensive Breakdown of The Chicago Bears Draft w/Courtney Cronin

🎙️🐻 Welcome back to The Chicago Bears Podcast with Pat The Designer and ESPN Bears Reporter Courtney Cronin, brought to you by the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana! 🏈🎧
In this episode, Courtney breaks down the Chicago Bears' selections in the NFL Draft and shares insider insights from behind the scenes. From the excitement surrounding Caleb Williams joining the Bears to the expectations for his rookie season, we dive into what's in store for the newest additions to the team.
Join us as we discuss the emotions surrounding Caleb Williams' arrival and how he handles pressure with grace. Plus, we speculate on the target share for WR Rome Odunze in a crowded receiver room, alongside DJ Moore and Keenan Allen.
Next, we analyze Kiran Amegadjie, the versatile tackle out of Yale, and his potential impact on the team. We also address the controversial selection of punter Tory Taylor out of Iowa, acknowledging fan concerns while defending the Bears' strategic decision based on the draft board.
But that's not all - we delve into the Bears' fifth-round pick, pass rusher Austin Booker from Kansas, and Pat The Designer identifies him as a draft sleeper. Courtney provides insights into Booker's potential role on the Bears' defense.
And of course, we can't forget about the NBA playoffs! Courtney shares her thoughts on the fallout for the Lakers and LeBron James after their early exit from the postseason, while also marveling at the rise of star Anthony Edwards.
Tune in now for an action-packed episode filled with insider analysis and engaging discussions - only on The Chicago Bears Podcast! 🌟🎉 #ChicagoBears #NFLDraft #NBAPlayoffs
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[@santfam3835]

Different sport, but Derrick Rose was very guarded, just like Justin Fields. Caleb is different, it’s refreshing to see the hunger to be part of the team. It’s contagious, fans as well as teammates will quickly gravitate to him. He will also elevate his teammates to their fullest potential. It sets a tone.

[@HighNoon23]

Exactly.. ill do you one better... He could be the next MegaStar.

[@MichaelJohnson-qe3is]

Courtney is a word genius! ❤

[@burgfunkster]

Courtney Is Just An Awesome Reporter..Love what she Brings the Bear Heat..

[@officialSTR1FE]

Imagine he puts up 400 plus, first game, I believe he can with this entire squad. Set the standard.

[@alexamerling79]

I can't believe we have an offense now! Also I love when you have Courtney on! She is the best reporter in the NFL!

[@John-cp9ez]

Being of the bald type. I am so thrilled that we have toothless

[@user-wt5bu9jm3u]

@@John-cp9ez taking about het waxing her Cooter is not cool

[@John-cp9ez]

@@user-wt5bu9jm3u I have no idea what you are on about -

[@michaelhough4215]

Taylor is not just a huge leg either. 109 punts inside the 20 in 3 years. That's ridiculous

[@17echad]

Odunze will prove to be the best receiver in this draft class.

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

I hope u right

[@jamesmarchetti3286]

The Best Number # 1Male and Female Bears Team on KZbin !!! 👏 👏 !!!

[@davidluna7237]

I really hope the Tackle from Yale will develop to a starter. I trust poles with OLine picks

[@michaelhough4215]

Remember Mark Anderson his rookie year in 06 had 12 sacks as a 5th round pick. Still a bears rookie record. I think booker can break that

[@burgfunkster]

Hes Been In California He Knows How to Talk And Handle Himself..Hes Gonna Be A Super starr for Our Bears..

[@charlesd479]

Caleb has mastered living in the moment.

[@ecobean3440]

Pat nailed it! "Caleb seems like a young guy acting like a young guy." Well said.

[@raypeggy6100]

Courtney Cronin makes this show she's very knowledgeable

[@John-cp9ez]

Yea toothless

[@michaelhough4215]

I had booker 83 in my own top 100. So I love the kid.

[@davidscott8238]

Caleb needs a double swipe Bear Claw celebration for big plays.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

Caleb admires Aaron Rodgers. What is Rodgers know for sure confidence with slightl bravado- says what he's feeling in the moment. Can see that in Caleb

[@jailbreak852]

NIL isn't all bad, hopefully most can handle it as well. His family deserves some credit for that, no doubt. Very excited about his future

[@michaelhough4215]

I would bring in calais cambell personally. He wants 1.more year and tahts who you learn from

[@briandilling7469]

The Bears offensive line is so OP. I can't wait to see them all in action. SW is going to have these guys playing top lvl.

[@NathanHoffman-mr6jn]

Courtney is champing at the bit

[@Realtalksports.]

No chase claypool is in the Connecticut League that's where he's originally from I'm from what I'm hearing he didn't have a lot of offers from there either

[@richardlopez7689]

Caleb Williams is like a rockstar. Plus he’s cocky in a good way as far as I see, he respects everyone, all people and he really believes what he says. It’s about time I see an NFL player act like this. I hope he likes punk, hardcore or some kind of metal music.

[@richardlopez7689]

He seems like he’s a skater

[@wexwuthor1776]

As John Lennon said, "don't let me down."

[@MadSUPANOVA]

BEARS UP! ...... LETS GO!

[@keithpioro675]

We need Jenkins at RG, Shelton at C, and Bates at LG.

[@Bears3415]

If you look on Madden all the good teams have a good punter except the Raiders

[@rossishima]

Tevin will back up the QB; need nasty linemen. Poles even stated need nastiness in the line. The Punter was a good pick; he was probably the best player left in the draft being an instant starter. This was not a deep draft and by the mid 4th round there were not starters left. Also, OL penalties will stall out drives and a Punter is critical in giving the defense and offensive field position.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

The #1 person under duress will be the offensive coaches judged by the plays they call

[@JefroBodine]

Claypool is a free agent negotiating with the CFL

[@MadSUPANOVA]

The point of trading Fields and drafting Caleb is that C has a faster release ball comes out like Aaron Rodgers then with Packers. If the short pass rockets doesn't come our... damn we're in for a slow start but 100% sure the rocket passes coming out. We know he has the Superbowl year of zcokin kappernick laser long passes... but the short cross field rocket passes need to come out

[@markdugo]

3,000 yes. 30 TDs

[@michaelhough4215]

We lost that first lions game in part because of herendous punting by gill. Taylor will be well Werth the pick. Trust that

[@NathanHoffman-mr6jn]

Don’t forget the 12 tackles for loss and two fumbles. Also Pat.

[@michaelhough4215]

I believe booker has a mark Anderson season. 10 sacks. My comp for him is max Crosby

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

🤡

[@markdugo]

🔥

[@MadSUPANOVA]

I can already predict the Host mentality. He wanted to keep Fields. If Caleb starts slow. The Host will be like. Why is he failing WITH ALL THOSE WEAPONS? (Rookie QB) If Caleb does well. THE Fields backer Host. WELL CALEB HAS ALL THOSE WEAPONS. THAT IS THE FIELDS FANBOY CLUB. THAT'S THE PREDICTION 😊

[@Chillinois63]

As Bear fans how can you not appreciate special tam play? Devin Hester going to HOF as a Bear! Stress the opposing teams out.

[@NathanHoffman-mr6jn]

Pat it’s not a pec muscle it’s a quad

[@officialSTR1FE]

I'm glad, and shocked at the same time, that it took C Dub to make the Bear Claw a thing. I'm 47 and my fam ain't been this excited since 85. Mind you we had good teams since then but horrendous qbs, hard to be excited when that position could never give you 100 percent confidence that we always have a shot in every game. I say SB. Because Caleb believes SB, because of him and this squad.

[@briandilling7469]

Hello CC

[@chazzhammer1]

The Bears MUST sign Calais Campbell. Emmanuel Ogbah as a bonus

[@calvincanterbury3975]

Going to be so much better this year. We just put the league on notice FGB/BEAR DOWN

[@jayceejackson3584]

No way Odunze finishes ahead of Nabers. Nabers like MHJ are the number one option on their respective team. It’ll be a couple of seasons down the line before Odunze becomes the man.

[@spaceghost8995]

Nabors might be a drunk.

[@jamesblackburn6505]

Celebrated to fast #stevenasmith

[@jbordsen]

Anything less than a Bears Super Bowl this year would be shocking.

[@skeeter1858]

Facts

[@kelbob00]

Wow.

[@BaconBitZ2007]

Im excited but lets pump the brakes lol making the playoffs and potentially winning a playoff game would be amazing

[@craigamore2319]

Pump is right.

[@ANCIENTASTRONAUT]

uhhh, lets win the division first

[@imab0t473]

It's pronounced "a mega G" 😮

[@jamesblackburn6505]

It aint never exciting to see a mommas boy rookie try our team ... The Rookie aint played a down yet in the real NFL time yet ... we are cursed and no matter what we can not expect to have luck on our side which we gone need when we reset the clock on momna Bear and everybody acting like she dont matter ... um her side now #virginiamccaskey aka Momma Bear ill always have you and this team in the CENTER off my heart Love You...

[@MadSUPANOVA]

The main thing Bears fans need to see is offensive plays executed with trickery and sell the fake hand offs. A real offensive like the Chiefs and 49er's

[@delharris8074]

If Rome gets to handle punt returns he can beat Caleb for rookie of the year.

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

This comment section is hilarious. Same comment section was yapping crazy just a month ago.

[@NathanHoffman-mr6jn]

I think character had a lot to do with the pic too for Roma doomsday. I feel like now is neighbors there they might not take them just because of his personality seems kind of selfish is not a team guy.

[@roberthughes2803]

Courtney is really pretty. I just had to say it.

[@michaelhough4215]

Poles wanted trice

[@DaBearsGG]

Pat and "Listen", name a better duo.

[@NathanHoffman-mr6jn]

We had the worst punting in the league last year

[@bearable55]

Don't need YI. If the coaches and or Sweat can't coach up Booker, then no one can. Bears need to stop giving out free money to people who don't produce just cause they have a cool name.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

If I see the garbage the prior did to Fields 6 predicrable hand off to RB left in last Packers game. Over

[@spaceghost8995]

Is Booker just a poor man's Bruce Irvin? I can't see him with his hand in the dirt. He's too light.

[@nicholasvicens2066]

The amount of commercials on this damn podcast make me want to pull my f-ckin hair out

[@skeeter1858]

Ah Courtney the Certified Yapper! 😂

[@chicagoparker]

Ahh skeeter the certified douche. There are so many people making money covering the bears beat and you gotta cry about her? Why? Pat has fuck all qualifications to cover the bears but you aint running your mouth about him.

[@user-wt5bu9jm3u]

the Bears have wasted countless 3rd round picks they could of gotten better players every year

[@markstella6449]

how many times is she goimg to brush her back

[@markstella6449]

hair

[@michaelhough4215]

Bulls might as well draft bronny and see what happens. Wont hurt none

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

Bro, what are you talking about

[@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq]

All I know is with all the shit talked about Justin not nary one ball better hit the ground tween now and feb. Not nary one !!! Caleb better make all these dudes into superstars all the way down to sweat. Getting 20 sacks because teams are so far behind they have to always pass . Ya dig? 3 pro bowl receivers , tighten and qb and l oline is the top only unit cuz the ball comes out so fast , that’s what h expect this year . Not a damn thing less

[@joeraguso5376]

Lol I can't wait for the Fields groupies to dissappear when Justin continues to suck in Pittsburgh and Caleb actually plays like a competent NFL quarterback.

[@marycooper8385]

Justin is not the passer CW is not even by half He's history stop bringing him up This is a new era

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

Another cult zombie

[@Chillinois63]

Not nary one??? What are you from 1900? Oooh, nary

[@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq]

@@Chillinois63 well see there boy what I was gone do was type it how we say it but I know narwun of y’all would understand what I was getting at .

[@user-wt5bu9jm3u]

SHE GETS SOO OLD listening to, she just goes on and on. She makes the argument for the punter and against him, ten minutes later. Go cake some more makeup on

[@dennisglowacki6676]

Justin had passing talent, he didn't have enough receiving talent

[@joeraguso5376]

Justin has the wind up of an old pitching machine and is too scared to throw with anticipation. Throw in his Stevie Wonder level pocket presence, and you've got a bad quarterback.

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

​@joeraguso5376 thank you, I truly believe people that like him don't know football, I don't know what they saw in him, it's really weird

[@joeraguso5376]

@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm I think they just bought into him being great before he proved anything and refused to admit they were wrong when he continued to suck.

[@michaelhough4215]

Lebron isnt winning another. He to old. He will go down as a great player who went 4 and 8 on the finals. No where near michaels level

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

Huh

[@tempe1d]

"I feel like...." According to everyone in Chi-ca-go. Caleb is already the G.O.A.T. he's the greatest Qb that has never even practiced as a NFL player....at#9 they got the guy that already the best WR ever because he's on team called The Caleb Bears. Expectations this season? Over 4000yds, over 30 touchdowns and ZERO interceptions, win 13+ games, win Division, Rookie of the yr, MVP, Pro Bowl, Superbowl AND Superbowl MVP....beating Pat Mahomes and Chiefs in Superbowl 70-3 to become the greatest human to walk the earth since Jesus. Thats how yall have hyped this young man. Sad but thats the media...."Is Caleb Williams a Hall of Famer"? I heard that question last week on this radio station

[@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq]

30 td wont get you to the superbowl . But call it 50 and you and I are in the same page. And he better be. They make it sound like he’s sooooooooo much better than fields . And I hope he is . If he is we wind 12-14 games easy .

[@tempe1d]

@@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq i honestly want the kid to succeed. The expectations are ridiculous. I wouldnt be surprised if he won 8-10 games this season. Thats pretty darn good for rookie season. Then next season 10+ wins, playoffs and a shot at division. Just want ppl to have some patience and give him time to adjust to the league. Even Brady took a few yrs to become Tommy Rings....the veteran defense carried him the first 2-3yrs. Similar to Big Ben.

[@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq]

@@tempe1dunacceptable ! No if Justin was statistically the worst in the league in some areas and this guy is so much better then no! That alone is worth 4 wins. The linter is worth 1 and goes hand in hand with giving Caleb and the defense more room to work . Competent defensive play calling and swear from the start would have given you 2 more wins last year . Allen and idunze give you 2 wins more over Mooney and Gabriel and Everett wins a game tonyan lost in his own . Not to mention if and head coaching .if the bears don’t win 12 games this Sean and another 1 in the playoff it is a disappointment . Senior year Caleb is supposed to be light years better than 3 rd year Justin. No . 12 wins is the minimum

[@joeraguso5376]

​@@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dqHe very much is better than Fields. Not that that's hard. You don't believe me? Go see what DJ has to say about Caleb.

[@tempe1d]

@VictoriaColmenares-rv5dq did Caleb play in the NFL last season? So assuming he will win the same games from last yr and more is just silly. what if he doesn't do that his first yr? Then what? Trade/cut him and draft someone else after 1 season? Of course not. So i hear what you're saying. I just cant buy that. NFL fan for 38yrs. Thats not how this works. Just have some patience and enjoy this young man career. Enjoy every game and just go with it. What if he gets hurt like Indy Colts rookie Qb did last season? He missed half the season...i guess then he's injury prone and should be traded so bears can draft another qb next yr?

[@LovieM]

I think you guys need to journey back into history to Tom Brady’s first few years starting in New England. The star of their offense was Corey Dillon, the running back. The GOAT had to be developed, so does Caleb. Settle down.