Ben Solak contextualized Caleb Williams' 2025, is optimistic about his 2026

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to ESPN writer Ben Solak explain why he's so optimistic about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' outlook in 2026.

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0:00.0	Go in Odyssey Sports Station.
0:03.3	The score!
0:05.2	This hour is being brought to by Menards.
0:07.8	Save big money at Menards.
0:10.5	Spiegel and Holmes show Flashback.
0:13.9	Dude, go trade for Trump Williams.
0:15.4	I mean, I don't give a hoop, you know.
0:16.5	You got Caleb Williams, you have an unbelievable offense.
0:19.4	You're in the division round of the playoffs.
0:20.6	Let's make some moves, baby.
0:22.7	We really like Ben Solac on this show.
0:26.3	He is a fascinating ball knower, a guy that looks at the game in a couple different ways and is
0:35.3	able to synthesize it down to make it palatable to those
0:40.6	who don't necessarily speak the language at the level that him and people like Meena Kimes
0:47.3	speak the language at.
0:50.5	And it's, I love listening to him because he's so passionate about stuff.
0:55.8	Yeah, he really is. He's super passionate about it.
0:57.9	He does love a lot of the newer analytical football stats that I know can be scary or
1:06.9	overwhelming, but you got a coach in this town who loves those stats.
1:11.0	He sure does.
1:11.9	And his understanding of the game has been wonderful.
1:15.4	And I remember when you did your deep dive into EPA.
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