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What's up welcome in Hogan Johns with you into week two of free agency feels like

it's been two months because they haven't done anything you're bored like me you tell

me Byron Pringle doesn't do it for you no that's the one guy I kind of like okay

only Lucas Patrick yeah but I think they're sort of ceilings here that people have to

recognize for these guys right yeah it's Lucas Patrick a slight upgrade over Sam must

for probably if you look at some of the pro football focus stats one would argue it's

very slight yeah yeah I don't really he might be a bit meaner it's about it which is

I mean he's probably meaner than Sam Sam's a nice guy Lucas was a nice guy seems to be

a nice guy mean around the field nice guy off it flips that switch yeah okay

we'll see we'll see how it all works out but not not a whole lot going on for the bears

we are going to talk about some things anyway though with shield kapadia we're gonna talk

about some things some things no shield kapadia from the athletic does a great job covering

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