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Claire Fippley and Tony Gill are running the show, and I am Kennell Davis, all right?

Last preseason game, the Bears go to Cleveland to face the Cleveland Browns at First Energy Stadium this Saturday night.

Guys, let's start off right there. One, Maddie Bufluz, of course, revealed that the starters, particularly some of them, will play throughout the first half.

What did you think when you first found out that the starters,

I don't know we're all looking at offense more than defense,

but the starters are going to play and get some reps all the way to halftime?

I mean, I wasn't surprised at all.

I never really understood the thought process that they were just going to sit everyone.

I mean, the offense had played 27 total snaps.

There's just no way they could roll into week one with that offense having only played 27 snaps.

I mean, I could see Robert Quinn and Eddie Jackson playing very minimally, but that offense

as a whole should play the entire first half because they just have gotten no time on

task, as Matt Eberflitz would say.

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