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00:00We'll begin with Caleb's Bears hosting the Rams as a field goal favored earlier in the
00:08week.
00:09Two and a half were out there in the market.
00:11Those are all gone, though, as the Chicago Bats have certainly rolled in.
00:15Though I know you told me, Donnie, that the public, it appears, is all over the Rams in
00:21this matchup.
00:22Is that right?
00:23I guess they're just not believing in the young rookie quarterback himself.
00:25But also, let's keep in mind, what did we love about the Bears coming into the season?
00:29It was the quarterback we thought could flourish, because guys like C.J. Stroud before him performed
00:33well.
00:34And it was like, OK, we'll see.
00:35A lot of hype coming in.
00:36Heisman trophy winner.
00:37Then all of a sudden, his top wide receiver goes down.
00:39They can't move the football.
00:40They're actually playing decent defense.
00:42I think it has a chance to change today, Kevin.
00:44As you pointed out, the Rams' defense, not so good.
00:47You get your top wide receiver back in Keenan Allen who's supposed to play today, things
00:50should look a little bit better than what we've seen over the first couple of starts.
00:53Can I just quickly ask you, though, something, Donnie, as our resident weatherman here?
00:56Because this total, it appears to continuously be getting pounded right now.
01:01I'm seeing flat 40s out there in the market.
01:04This thing, I believe, opened up at around 47.
01:07I can't imagine they're, oh, we love the way the Rams' defense stepped up there.
01:10Is there horrible weather in Chicago?
01:11No.
01:12Here's the best part about it.
01:13Is this Wrigley Field?
01:14Yeah.
01:15It's 70 degrees today.
01:16No rain in the forecast.
01:17What is Chicago known for?
01:18What is their moniker?
01:19The Windy City.
01:2013, 14 miles an hour?
01:21This is a beach day in Chicago.
01:23What are we worried about?
01:24Yeah.
01:25I'm not going to touch this total.
01:26I will say this, and I've been known as Joe Poe, right?
01:33So look, I know the numbers suggest a lot of people are on the Rams, but I'm going on
01:38my early assessment on not Caleb, but more importantly, Matt Iberfluss and the Chicago
01:43Bears.
01:44I never believed they were an eight and a half win football team in preseason with Caleb
01:48Williams.
01:49I still believe that.
01:50They struggled last week.
01:51Caleb did break out with over 360 yards.
01:54We saw Roma Dunze get involved with over 100 yards as well, the touchdown.
01:58I just believe that you got the better coach in terms of Sean McVay.
02:03You got the better quarterback, the more experienced guy in Matt Stafford, and I know their defense
02:08is atrocious, but even though it's an early kick, I think they win this ballgame.
02:12The way they won last week, I think they'll be able to carry it through.
02:16I'm just not sold on Chicago.
02:18Big picture.
02:19I'm, you know, I'm more in on Chicago.
02:21I also think, listen, give the Rams, McVay, Stafford, all the credit in the world, but
02:27I think it was Ronnie Bell.
02:30Ronnie Bell dropped what would have ended their season.
02:33That ball was going to put them right inside field goal territory.
02:36What does this number look like if they hold on?
02:38That was a 14 point deficit.
02:39Again, give them a lot of credit for coming back, but also when we talk about the Rams
02:44injury, we're always the offensive line and that's true.
02:47They also have secondary issues and it's why their past defense is so atrocious.
02:51I'm in on Roma Dunzey today, 39 and a half.
02:53I just think he might be this team's wide receiver one.
02:55I know Keenan Allen is back.
02:57Why does his prop higher than Roma Dunzey coming off a hundred yard breakout game?
03:01Let's not forget, I don't think Rome is really live in the rookie of the year race.
03:04There's just, it's too crowded, right?
03:06But Roman Dunzey is a superstar of the neighbors, Marvin Elk entering into this draft process
03:12here.
03:13I think his number is way too low at 39 and a half.
03:15It's a great look.
03:16I mean, you know, they were, and his dad was calling out Caleb.
03:19I don't know if you know that in regards to like, you know, that I do agree with him.
03:23Yes.
03:24Look at this.
03:25Throw this out.
03:26Right.
03:27Right.
03:28But let me ask you this.
03:29I mean, because this is what, when I look at an early week assessment, right, this line
03:33was not three when they put it out Sunday night, it was a one and a half to, yeah.
03:38I mean, early kick, right.
03:40West coast team go into the east coast or, you know, Midwest in terms of that.
03:44Right.
03:45And then you have a team that's just terrible on defense.
03:48Why is it?
03:49Why isn't it three?
03:50Soldier field, home field advantage.
03:51It's three now.
03:52It is three now, but it didn't open his three.
03:54When they established the line, they made it one and a half.
03:56Yeah.
03:57Because one team was coming off of beating the Niners and the other team had just lost
03:59in Indianapolis.
04:00And I think they overreacted and they got smashed.
04:03That's how it goes sometimes.