Ben's Vision: Center & left tackle (Hour 2)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes held the Ben’s Vision segment, where they evaluated the Bears’ center and left tackle positions. After that, Spiegel and Holmes explained why they expect Cubs right-hander Cade Horton to have a big 2026.

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0:00.0	This is where Chicago comes to talk Bears football.
0:03.0	We are Sports Radio 1043, The Score.
0:05.7	Broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, presented to you in part by your local Hyundai dealers.
0:10.1	WSCR, WSCRFM and HD1 Chicago, and Odyssey Sports Station.
0:17.0	The Score!
0:19.8	This hour is being brought to you by Joel Osco.
0:24.1	Get comfortable, being uncomfortable.
0:27.0	It's time for Ben's vision.
0:28.9	Our mission starting the spring is to win and to win now.
0:32.6	Projecting how the Bears' roster will take shape under Ben Johnson.
0:35.8	Ben's vision is going to be principal. These are the type of players that I need. That's the vision. If it doesn't fit Ben's vision, are you willing to move on with certain guys? I really enjoy hearing Ben's vision. Courage roster, free agents, and the draft. Our entire organization's fired up about Ben Johnson and his vision for winning football.
0:55.2	Ben's vision.
0:55.8	I cannot wait to get to work with Spiegel at Homes on 1043, The Score.
1:02.5	Ben's vision on this very show is brought to you by Village of Bedford Park.com.
1:09.2	Now's the time to envision your business in Bedford Park.
1:14.0	And thanks to the nice folks over at Village of Bedford Park for the nice caps that they
1:18.3	have sent us as part of their sponsorship deal for this segment where we break down the bears.
1:24.1	It's going to be a lovely retirement home for both you and I.
2:03.7	We'll move there together and live together. They clearly want you in Bedford Park when it's all said and done. They want both of us. They need both of us, Lawrence, really to elevate the Bedford Park experience. But yeah, we appreciate them and their sponsorship. And I look forward to these segments. We've got a lot to chew on with it with the offensive line because Drew Dalman's retirement sent things in a tizzy right away. We'll talk plenty about left tackle. But how do we feel about the center position now that they filled it with a veteran, Garrett Bradbury, traded from the Patriots to the Bears for a fifth round pick. I feel fine, I guess, about it. Like, considering the situation that the Bears were in, there weren't a lot of great
2:09.6	alternatives for them unless they really wanted to spend with Tyler Linderbaum.
2:15.9	And so you make a trade for a guy that's fine.
2:19.6	And you hope that with the guys that you have around him, that that play is elevated.
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