Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints Storylines Ft. Caleb Williams, Spencer Rattler & Dennis Allen

Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints Storylines Ft. Caleb Williams, Spencer Rattler & Dennis Allen

I’m Harrison Graham. On today’s episode of Chicago Bears Now, we dive into some storylines that are lurking as the Bears host the Saints on Sunday afternoon. Back in the noon window for the first time since week two when the Bears got druged in Detroit, but good to be back home. First home game since Dallas in week three. Uh, lot of fun angles here with this matchup. Some player storylines, coach storylines, couple revenge game angles. Is this a trap game? We’re going to get into it all coming up here on Chicago Bears now. But if you’re going to join us this Sunday for our Bear Saints watch party, this is our thumbnail. If you see this, you’re in the right place. That’s myself, producer Cullen, Chicago Bears. Now, we’ll go live at 10:45 a.m. Central time for a 12:00 noon game. full pregame show. We’ll stay live during the game and of course we’ll have our live postgame right here on Chicago Bears now. So subscribe and join us this Sunday. Okay, let’s get to some Bears Saint storylines. Is this a textbook trap game? There are a lot of things that point to that. Let’s first dive into the obvious one. Well, you’re coming off an emotional win, right, against the Washington Commanders. uh Monday Night Football, everything that happened last year, that was a spot that was a high motivation game going into it. Like I I’ve said it a couple times this week, winning this game against the Saints after that, especially if it’s in a straightforward manner, would almost impress me more about this team and coaching staff, than that win did because that win you had all the motivation in the world after what happened last year. So, I think responding and winning this week would be impressive. Uh, it’s just a short week, so that could lead to a trap. And the Saints are inferior on paper, so this could be a look ahead spot. Oh, you got the Ravens next week. It’s being reported Lamar’s going to be bad. That could end up being a high stakes game for both the Bears, uh, and the Ravens. So, there are legitimate reasons for the cliche textbook letdown spot game here. Um, you know, all those things I just said. So, that’s why I’ve said all week, the theme of the week has got to be focus. And I trust this coaching staff to make sure this team remains focused. But you come out flat like a dasical. This this Saints team can give you trouble. I mean, they’re scrappy for one and five. So, uh I trust the Bears to not overlook them, but there are some ingredients here of what would be labeled as that textbook uh trap game. Are you concerned about this being a trap game? Type Y for yes, type in for no. I would say like very lowly, mildly concerned. I’m not major concerned because I just think this team has has a a different feel and energy right now. I do trust this coaching staff, but these are human beings. It’s human nature uh coming off a game like that to to let down a little bit. So hopefully uh that doesn’t happen. Uh I think being at home helps. If this was in the Superdome, I I would be more concerned, but I think being back at Soldier Field uh can help the Bears avoid that trap a little bit better. Okay, Dennis Allen revenge game. We briefly spent some time on this uh during our preview episode. Go check that out if you want more kind of X’s and O’s, numbers breakdown, keys to victory for this game. That’s on the channel in the content tab. Uh Dennis Allen was asked about this uh on Thursday uh when the coordinators speak and he said, “This is the NFL. Everybody is trying to win this week. I probably wouldn’t try to make anything more of it than what it is. It’s the next opponent on the schedule. I’m sure they feel the same way. We’re excited about the opportunity.” I think in terms of just the on the- field part of this and look I think you know the game starts Dennis Allen sees his opponent out there some former players you know competitive fire kicks into gear right like there might be a little something extra there but I think DA is a competitive guy regardless of who he’s going against so I mostly believe him uh when he says that uh I also know this to be true he knows the Saints offensive personnel well nine of 11 starters from last year are still the starters this year Spencer Rattler finished the last five or six games last year as the starting quarterback. He’s the guy still despite them drafting Tyler Shuck. Alvin Kamar still the starting running back. Kendra Miller still their number two. Uh Chris, Rasheed Shahed, still the top two receivers. Jawan Johnson still the starting tight end. Uh Trevor Penning still the starting left guard. They moved him inside last year. Eric McCoy, Caesar Ruiz, still your starting center and right guard. Uh Foga played some left tackle last year, so that’s a bit of a change. He’s been their full-time right tackle this year, but DA still knows him very well. So nine of 11 starters are back. The only major difference is Kelvin Banks at left tackle. Pretty much everything else uh is the same uh when it comes to the Saints. Brandon Cooks is their number three receiver, but like you know, Dennis Allen has gone up against him a lot in his career, I would imagine, as well as he’s been in this league a long time. Uh another thing Dennis said is that this Saints team is continuing to improve. I completely agree. I’ve said it all week. This is what I would call a good one in five team. This is not the Titans who are a joke of a one and5 team. This is not the Jets who are an embarrassing 0 and6 team. Even the Browns who are good on defense. I think this Saints team is better than that. So this is not a game you could just show up and expect to win. The Saints can beat you. They are a few plays away from being three and three if not four and two. Uh I do expect Dennis Sound to have a strong game plan. I do expect him to have a competitive fire in this game. I don’t think he’ll make it too much more than what it is. Again, I think some of those, you know, competitive things will kick in once the game actually gets here on Sunday. But, uh, yeah, I think it’s a storyline for us on the outside, not as much on the inside. I think the revenge aspect from last week, way stronger across the board than Dennis Allen going up against the Saints. Okay. Caleb Williams versus Spencer Rattler. For those who don’t know, and I think most of us do, uh, they were both at Oklahoma at the same time for a year. We’ll kind of revisit that and talk all about that angle of it, plus some quotes uh from Spencer and Caleb uh that took place this week. But first, want to tell you guys about our awesome sponsor, Prize Picks. You and I make decisions every day, but on Prize Picks, being right can get you paid. Don’t miss any of the excitement this season on Prize Picks, where it’s good to be right. Looking to get back on the saddle this week after missing my most recent prize picks lineup. And I got to say, with basketball coming back soon and hockey getting going, I’m going to start mixing in some other sports uh with prize picks as well. You can do that, by the way. You could have a player with a football player or a lineup with a football player, a basketball player, a hockey player, a soccer lineup on the same lineup. The only thing that you need to qualify for a lineup is to pick two or more players on two or more different teams and pick more or less on the stat projections available. You do that, it qualifies for a prize picks lineup. Price Fix is also the only app that offers stacks, meaning you can pick the same player up to three times in one single lineup. So, if you want to take more on Caleb Williams pass yards, rush yards, and touchdowns, you can do so right now on Prize Picks. I’ve got a three-point lineup that I like, and I’m sure I’ll find some more lineups to fire off this week. Uh, I like Trevor Lawrence to throw for at least one touchdown pass. So, give me the more than half a touchdown. Uh Caleb Williams more than 228 and a half passing yards. Threw for 252 last week in an average game for him. Uh so I like 228 and a half at home against the Saints. I also like Cam Scataboo more than half a rushing or receiving touchdown. Demon play there while the Taw one is a goblin. So kind of evens out there. $20 entry to win 80 bucks on this three-player lineup. Download the Prize Pix app today. Use our code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. That is code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. Prize picks. It’s good to be right. Okay, let’s talk about this uh quarterback matchup. Don’t forget uh Spencer Rattler and Caleb Williams were being coached at Oklahoma by Lincoln Riley at the same time. Spencer Rattler was a red shirt sophomore when Caleb Williams came on campus and was the backup. They actually competed for the starting job. Lincoln Riley stuck with Rattler, who had a really good red shirt freshman season, was also a five-star recruit a couple of years prior. And if you remember going into that season, he was the preseason number one overall pick. Caleb’s on the record back in the day saying he thought he’d be out Rattler in training camp. He’s also on the record back in the day that the idea that these guys hated each other was completely false. They’re not homies or anything. And there’s quotes this week that we’ll point to in a second, but Caleb ends up taking Rattler’s job and beating Texas in the Red River showdown in that epic uh comeback win in 2021. And I don’t know if I’ve ever said this on this channel. I was talking to producer Cullen about this. I was actually at Caleb Williams first collegiate start. Uh I’m a TCU alum and fan. I drove up to Norman, Oklahoma and watched that game and that was Caleb’s first start and he went nuclear. So kind of full circle moment that he’s become the Bears quarterback. So, kind of a fun little nugget there for you guys. But, let’s get to some quotes from each of these quarterbacks. Here was Spencer Rattler talking about his opponent this week and his former teammate. Uh, this was him about being benched in favor of Caleb Williams. He says, “It is what it is. We all have our own paths. The past is the past. We’re focused on the present and the future. That led me to South Carolina. It was a blessing in disguise that I got to play with the Gamecocks and develop there.” Uh, Rattler also said this about the relationship or lack thereof between the two. He said, “We’re cordial. I’ll say what’s up to him at the game. Got respect for him. Good player.” So, and we’ll get to Caleb in a second, but I think kind of a look like they recognize each other, but like they’re not texting each other, right? And listen, not everybody has to be best friends. I think uh I think that stuff gets overplayed sometimes. Caleb had this to say about Spencer and his former teammate. He said, “We haven’t really spoken much. We don’t really keep up that much, but I’m excited for the matchup. I know he’s excited. We’ll go out there and have a blast. So, I’m sure there will be a little moment before uh the game, hey, good luck. Uh keep doing your thing, yada yada. Everything we see after the game as well. Uh but, you know, they’re not going to be buddies. Caleb took his job. Like, why why they were competing? I think they respect each other, which they both said, but why would they be best friends? Like, that that’s not a surprise whatsoever. They’re competitors. Uh but I also don’t sense any bad blood. You know, you have these accounts on Twitter like Dove who are like, “Oh my god, Spencer Rattler said uh uh Ricordial, he clearly doesn’t like who cares.” Like that’s so overexaggerated and played out. Uh both guys are highly touted. They were both former five-star recruits. Uh I actually gave Rattler a lot of credit. Um I was kind of out on him and he’s come out here and played well this year. So they believe in themselves. They’re talented guys and uh it’s going to be fun to see these two duke it out on Sunday. Who do you guys think has the better game this week? Type Cub for Caleb Williams or SR for Spencer Rattler? Hopefully it’s our guy. And uh I like how our guy’s playing. Okay, the revenge game no one’s talking about. I think Trisy Trace might be talking about it on Saints Now is the Kendra Miller revenge game. I’m not sure how familiar you guys are with this, but Kendrey Miller, TCU Hornfrog, by the way. him and Dennis Allen reportedly hate each other. There was like heavy whispers early on in his time there. Kendra was recovering from a nasty injury. If you guys remember when TCU beat Michigan, went to the national title game. Miller got hurt in that semi-final game. Had to have a surgery. Never quite seemed right his rookie year. Then last year he retweaked something. I remember there being rumors of like Dennis Allen and the medical like something a disagreement between the medical staff and Miller status or something and those two just never got along. He was in DA’s doghouse most of his time there. Um you look at the numbers here. He played eight games as a rookie, six in his second year. So he didn’t play that much. A due to injuries and B due to Dennis Allen I just either not trusting him, not liking him, whatever the case may be. This year he’s having uh a pretty good year as the number two uh behind Kindre Miller. So, I’m expecting that guy to be pretty motivated uh for this matchup. He’s actually been a little more efficient than Alvin Kamara despite being more of a physical runner. He’s averaging four yards per carry. Chimera is actually just at 3.8, but um I think that for him is a story line. For the Bears, it’s not a huge one. Uh but, uh keep an eye on Kendra Miller and Alvin Kamara. Those two guys can obviously uh have really good games here. And then lastly, just with the trade deadline here and with the Saints potentially becoming sellers, there’s already been chatter on some guys they could look to trade. Are there some potential trade targets for the Bears in this game? Some guys that have been mentioned, Alvin Chimera, who sounds like he does not want to get traded. He extended with the Saints last year, wants to stay with New Orleans, uh, despite them not uh, being a contender. So, we’ll see if that stance changes or if the Saints opt to trade him anyway. The Bears aren’t going to trade for a receiver, but Chris Olive and Rasheed Shahed have been mentioned. So is Brandon Cooks for what it’s worth. Uh Cameron Jordan, 36, 37 years old. You know, does he want to get up and move even if it’s just for a few months? Um I think he could help this Bears defensive line. So could Carl Granderson coming off the edge, a player that Cullen Brown, our producer, mentioned way back in July as a potential mid-season trade target. So could the prophecy be fulfilled? And then Alante Taylor, kind of a corner nickel hybrid. Uh we did a full video on potential uh cornerback trade as a source told me that that could happen. Uh he could be a player to monitor as well. You guys let me know. Is there a player on the Saints the Bears should trade for? I know some people would say Chase Young. I haven’t heard his name mentioned in trade talks uh up to this point. If you could get him for a reasonable pick, I’d be interested. He does have a fairly extensive injury history, so I wouldn’t want to give up a day one or day two draft pick, but fourth, fifth, you know, I I’d consider that. uh if I was the Bears, but uh we’d have to wait and see. All right, there you have it. Some storylines. Don’t fall into the trap. I don’t think it’s a big trap game, but I do think it’s a game where if you don’t play well, uh the Saints could beat you. So, hit that subscribe button, turn on notifications. We will be live this Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Central time with kickoff set for noon.

Bears vs. Saints Storylines for NFL Week 7: Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen has a revenge game going up against his former team on Sunday. Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! How will former college teammates Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler fare against each other? Williams took Rattler’s job at Oklahoma which led to Rattler transferring to South Carolina. Is this a revenge game for Kendre Miller? Find out on this episode of Bears Now.

Click the notification ‘🔔’ to know exactly when Bears Now by Chat Sports goes live!

Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen on his approach vs. Saints:
“This is the NFL. Everybody is just trying to win this week. I probably wouldn’t try to make anything more of it than what it is, it’s the next opponent on the schedule. I’m sure they feel the same way. We’re excited about the opportunity.”

Saints returning offensive starters:
– Spencer Rattler (QB)
– Alvin Kamara (RB)
– Chris Olave (WR)
– Rashid Shaheed (WR)
– Juwan Johnson (TE)
– Trevor Penning (LG)
– Erik McCoy (C)
– Cesar Ruiz (RG)
– Taliese Fuaga (OT)

Help Harrison Graham reach 10,000 followers on Instagram: http://instagram.com/hgrahamnfl

Help us reach our goal of 135,000 subscribers on Chicago Bears Now! Subscribe today for free: https://www.youtube.com/BearsNow?sub_confirmation=1

For more NFL, College Football and NBA content, subscribe to Chat Sports: https://www.youtube.com/chatsportstv?sub_confirmation=1

Bears QB Caleb Williams on Saints QB Spencer Rattler:
“We haven’t really spoken much. We don’t really keep up that much, but I’m excited for the matchup. I know he’s excited. We’ll go out there and have a blast.”

Bear Down in the comments section!
– Are you concerned about this being a trap game? Type ‘Y’ for Yes or ‘N’ for No
– Better Game Sunday? Type ‘CW’ for Caleb Williams or Type ‘SR’ for Spencer Rattler
– Name a Saint the Bears should trade for!

If you’re a diehard Chicago Bears fan, prove it by liking this video 👍

Watch more Chicago Bears YouTube videos here:
– Chicago Bears Rumors: Braxton Jones For Tyree Wilson Trade Swap With Raiders? Chase Brown Trade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Zm4Fn_kjo
– 🚨SOURCE: Chicago Bears Shopping Around For Cornerback Before 2025 NFL Trade Deadline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLXu0-vx4JE
– Chicago Bears Rumors: Potential NFL Trade Targets? Luther Burden Playing More? + More Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebUOOqlc5d8

Chicago Bears & NFL news, rumors & updates from Adam Schefter, Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, Albert Breer, Courtney Cronin and other NFL Insiders can be read here: http://chatsports.com/chicago-bears

Want to support Bears Now? Share every episode online!

#Bears #Saints #BearsSaints #CSPP2025 #ad #CSB