And gentlemen, this is fitting because we got to talk about the Chicago Bears, and I couldn't help but notice, I believe we're 34 days away from our first regular season kickoff, which of course, Walter Payton days away. Emery, I'm going to start with you. I'm not going to start at the running back position, though. I'm going to start a quarterback. We've got Caleb Williams. We've got Ben Johnson. How do you think that duo is going to go this year in 2025? It's going to work really well, man.

I find it fast. Caleb Williams, we've got Ben Johnson. How do you think that duo is going to go this year in 2025?

It's going to work really well, man. I find it fascinating how people talk about Caleb Williams around social media.

You would think he threw nine touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Like, this dude played okay and solid for a rookie considering the situation.

And now you pair him up with a coach that does a great job in making the offense quarterback friendly, getting the best out of his quarterback.

This team has loaded up on weapons with Luther Burden coming to the mix, along with Coase and Loveland to go with already what they had in tow.

This team is going to be really good.

They're going to be fun to watch.

And Caleb Williams will be the direct beneficiary of all of those weapons. RJ, I'll tell you this. I'm not necessarily the biggest Caleb Williams fan, but I'm not one of those on social media that Emery's talking about. I'm just, I'm not a big Caleb guy. With that said, it's stacked. You got Ben Johnson and you got all the extra weapons that Emery just referenced.

It almost feels like it's hard for him not to succeed what are your thoughts yeah i i you know his stats were pretty good last year um i i disagree that that he played that well i mean there's a lot not to like but i also chalked that up to him being a rookie and having to go through three different offensive coordinators.

So we know that Thomas Brown became his offensive coordinator. Then he became the interim coach and then he got a new offensive coordinator. It's just a lot for him to process. I think there was things to build off of. And he's with the perfect guy and Ben Johnson to make everything work. So I do love the pairing here. I mean, Johnson, Maggie Jared Gough, the best version of himself in Detroit.

I expect that for Caleb.

He's going to build an effective offense around his strengths, not ask him to do everything and try to coach some of the things that were an issue out of him. It just didn't seem like Caleb was a fit with what the offense wanted to do last year. And he particularly held the ball too long, but I had a bad offensive line. I think that's going to be the priority to fix that this year.

All right.

Well, let's move to the NFC North Odds because obviously the Bears are in a stacked division, RJ.

We look at the Lions as a pretty decisive favorite, but the Packers and the Vikings certainly

will have something to say about that.

The Bears plus 550 to win the

NFC North. Anything to even consider here, RJ? Well, I love the Packers. So I can't back

the Bears as the pick to make here, but I do think they have value at that plus 550. I would

be surprised if they finished last with Ben Johnson with an upgraded offense, with the playmakers they've added, and with a good defensive coordinator and Dennis Allen, joining the team too. So I actually think there is value-bending the 550. I'm too high on the Packers to fully buy in on it. I'd much rather have them at a plus 275 number. But if people want to sprinkle on the bears, I certainly get it. Emily, it's notable that the bears to finish fourth. If you just wanted to isolate that, it's plus 150.

But to finish fourth.

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