Who Should The Bears Target at Edge Rusher?

Sports Talk Chicago

Football, Sports, Baseball

5.0 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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On today’s show, host Jon Zaghloul reacts to Matt Eberflus’s comments about the Bears’ need for an edge rusher, and takes a look at possible free-agent options available.

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0:00.0	Well, now it's confirmed. The Bears are in the market for edge rushers. Sports Talk, Chicago,
0:05.5	here for Johns Glow. Appreciate you tuning in. Subscribe to the channel for more Chicago Bears content,
0:10.0	also from content creators on this channel, on this network, like Clay Harbor, Joey
0:14.4	Christopoulos, and Corey Wooten, follow us all over at Sports Talk, Chicago, and help
0:18.6	out her sponsor Amish Country Farms. This is not a drill, people.
0:22.5	This is not a joke.
0:23.6	This is not a prank.
0:24.6	It comes from CBS Sports and really comes from the mouth of Matt Eberfluse.
0:29.2	Here's the headline, Bears head coach Matt Eberfluce acknowledges team is still looking to add edge rushers prior to training camp.
0:37.3	By the way, the Bears had only 20 sacks last year, last in the NFL,
0:41.6	24.4% pressure rate dead last in the NFL.
0:47.0	We've been talking about this for months, really.
0:49.2	We've talked about it before the draft, after the draft,
0:51.7	part of this free agency period, and now it comes up again.
0:54.9	The Bears need edge rushers.
0:57.2	It's no secret.
1:00.4	It's pretty apparent that this team had a horrible pass rush last year.
1:06.0	20-6, 24.4% pressure rate worst in football.
1:11.1	The Bears have always been known for their defense.
1:15.2	Robert Quinn had 19 and a half sacks just two years ago.
1:18.9	They had 20 sacks last year as a whole team.
1:20.9	What a joke.
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