RUSH PLAN: Dennis Allen Details how Bears Will Fix Pass Rush in 2026 | CHGO Bears Podcast
5/9/20261 hr
Rookie Minicamp continues on Saturday as the 2026 class makes an impression of the Chicago Bears coaching staff. Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen spoke about the self reflection he did after last season and the changes that need to be made to improve. On today’s CHGO Bears Podcast, we’ll discuss the type of player that Allen and the Bears coaching staff looked for in the NFL Draft. Later, we hear from new Offensive Coordinator Press Taylor for the first time, including the INSANE amount of video he brings with him for his coaching role. Plus, hear from some of the rookies at the podium! Join Adam Hoge and Mark Carman on the CHGO Bears Podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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First 90 secondsAdam Hoge· Host0:00
[rock music] This is the CHL Bears podcast, a special Saturday edition as the Bears wrapped up rookie mini camp over at Halas Hall. Adam Hoge alongside Mark Carmen. Steven Nicholas producing as always. And you know, the thing you learn, whether it's rookie mini camp or any, really anything you're doing in life over the course of a couple days, if you have a bad day, it's all about what you do next. You put the... You learn from the adversity, you get back out there, and you do your best the next day. That is exactly what my friend Mark Carmen did today. It was really good- Thank you.
Mark Carman· Host0:44
Thank you. Thank you ...
Adam Hoge· Host0:45
a really good performance.
Mark Carman· Host0:45
Thank y'all. I'll clap myself. Uh, it, it was, uh, it was a tough night last night, Hoge. I got... I left out of here and turned on the radio, and there's Jeff Joniak out with Wilded Sylvie just bashing me to the moon. [laughs] This idiot. And you know, Waddell tries to defend me. "Hey, my wife plays tennis with that guy," then he dogs tennis. Um, you know, and but, uh- Now what do you think he meant by that? Oh, he's call- He looks like a tennis guy. Yes. It's, it's, it's, uh, the age-old calling the tennis guy soft move by Joniak, which was, of course, soft by Joniak. Jeffrey, I love you. Um, I... By the way, shout out to Joniak, who I walked out with today, and he, he, he stopped with the, uh, Melissa Isaacson Northwestern students and, you know, was gi- giving him 15, 20 minutes of his Joniak time, which was very nice of him. But yeah, you know,