meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Spiegel & Holmes Show

Does Luther Burden III need more touches?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.2651 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Matt Spiegel and Anthony Herron debated if Bears rookie receiver Luther Burden III needs more touches.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

There were a few of them to Rome, I believe, before halftime of that scramble mentality.

0:07.6

And I think Rome could have caught one or two of them himself.

0:10.4

And I think there was another one that Caleb could have had better ball placement.

0:16.2

Ben Johnson thinks Rome could have made some catches.

0:20.4

Anthony Heron is in for Lawrence Holmes. Ant was listening yesterday as we talked about Roma Dunzee, and I was expressing my unhappiness with his Guaghi. For those who don't know, G-U-A-G-I-G-I-G-I-G-WagiG-G-I-G-E is a receiver's ability to gauge the flight of a football.

0:58.9

You guys heard of Guagi? Go up and get it, guys. Yeah, strategically maneuver to catch it at its highest point and strongly fend off defenders and complete the catch. So that's a go up and get-it guy. And I thought Rome Oduenze was going to be a great one. And that was the word, word is that he had great guagi skills, and we've seen it from times every once in a while.

1:01.8

But I don't think we've seen it right here this NFL season.

1:02.8

And what do you think?

1:08.1

There's moments where he shows that he's got excellent leaping ability.

1:28.6

And at times it shows like the ability to just confidently stretch his arms out and just snatch the football with really strong hands. He's always been really smooth in and out of his brakes for a receiver of his stature. Like he's a big physical body. Yeah, but in and out of the brakes does not factor into Guaghi. You were talking about it. It's the jumping. It's the high pointing. It's the strong hands. It's that stuff. We're not seeing that. We're not. And it's, to me, it was a frustration I had

1:34.3

with his rookie season as well, where he's been throughout the year plus that he and Caleb have

1:39.4

been teammates and even going back to before they got drafted. He's the main guy that Caleb

1:43.8

seems to

1:44.4

trust in contested ball scenarios. You don't really see him throw DJ more balls in coverage

1:50.8

and in traffic that frequently, certainly not over the top. Luther Burton, I feel like there's

1:55.9

maybe something that's coming up there with burden, but out of anyone Caleb has played with

1:59.7

the guy who he says, you know what, I'm going to just give you a chance to make a play. That's been Roma Dunesay,

2:04.2

and frequently Rome has not come up with that play.

2:07.9

Because frankly, that's a big part of NFL offense, folks, is when you've got one-on-one coverage

2:14.9

with that guy that you trust is throwing the ball up there to give him a

2:19.5

shot to do it. Jalen Hertz is a beautiful deep ball thrower, but Josh Allen will give even

2:26.0

Keon Coleman a chance. Joe Flacco does it with Chase and Higgins, and Burrow has as well.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audacy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audacy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.