Bears vs. Titans preview: Can Tennessee stop Caleb Williams?

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Kenneth Davis and Alex Shapiro team up with Tyler Rowland from the Locked on Titans Podcast to preview the Bears' season opener against the Titans! (0:45) Can the Titans find a way to slow down Caleb Williams and the Bears' high-powered offense? Tyler shares insights into Titans QB Will Levis' growth and expectations for this year (2:56), while the crew discusses how Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron can exploit the Titans' defense (5:09). They dive into the identity of Tennessee's run game post-Derrick Henry and whether free agent Tony Pollard can replace his production (7:09). Plus, an in-depth look at the Bears' running back group (13:00), a breakdown of Kevin Byard (16:50), and a matchup of the Bears' elite defensive backs vs. the Titans’ wide receivers (19:30). Lastly, can the Titans pull off the upset as the Bears head in as favorites (32:03)? Tune in for all the predictions!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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0:00.0	Under Center Podcast, we're fortunate enough to have the host on Locked on Titans podcast.
0:16.1	Tyler Rowland joining us, follow him at Tick-Tac Titans.
0:19.1	Tyler, how are you doing today?
0:20.4	I'm doing fantastic, man.
0:21.6	I'm so excited for the football season to kick off and waiting so long for this.
0:25.8	I'm truly a football junkie.
0:27.4	So it's my favorite time of year, the fall weather, the football coming back.
0:31.0	I could not be more excited.
0:33.0	Yeah, it's crazy how football owns this country.
0:36.0	And we feel the same way that you feel.
0:37.7	We've waited.
0:38.5	We've talked at Nazim about the draft and then free agency and then training camp.
0:43.0	So now it's great, like you said, to get into some football.
0:46.0	I guess I want to jump in, particularly with both of these teams having, you have a second year quarterback.
0:50.9	We have a rookie quarterback and start right there with the quarterbacks. And you have new defensive coordinator, Denard Wilson, taking over this three-four scheme.
0:58.9	What are the expectations and how you're going to try to stop the bears and also, of course,
1:04.3	Caleb Williams with not a lot of tape on what Caleb does in the Shane Waldron system.
1:09.3	What will be the angles that you think the defense are going to try to take to slow this rookie quarterback down?
1:15.3	Well, I think it's interesting because neither team really has a lot of tape out there.
1:18.7	We don't know exactly what we're going to get from Dynard Wilson, the new defensive coordinator for the Titans.
1:23.2	Brian Callahan came from the Cincinnati system, but I think it would be a fool's Aaron to expect exactly what you got in Cincinnati.
1:29.1	He's a guy who tailors the offense to his quarterback.
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