Kalif Raymond

Look, when he's on the field, he's getting targeted, he's producing.

And maybe this is a Kalif Raymond game, 'cause we saw Omar Cooper coming back last week.

Over 100 yards, touchdown, a big touchdown against busted coverage.

So I think that Ben Johnson's gonna probably find some ways to bust some coverages, and Kalif Raymond could be the guy that is on, uh, the recipient, uh, at the end of those.

This Bears offensive trend, again, we may have a truly dominant offense on our hands here.

Now, Carolina, Atlanta, maybe not the best defensive test.

I will ask you this, though.

With what we saw, I mean, that was probably the first week of the season that we saw everyone get involved in a very Ben Johnson manner, right? Week one was very Kalif Raymond heavy, and everybody else got kind of what was sprinkled in or left over.

This week you saw Coleston Loveland come away with a ton of targets and catches.

You saw Luther Burden go eight for eight on his targets and catches.

Davis'll be out.

Mike, can you talk about, uh, what you see from Kalif Raymond as a, as a receiver and a return guy for Chicago?

I got a v- a lot of affinity for Kalif Raymond.

Uh, he helped us win a lot of games at Tennessee.

He's a great teammate.

It's Burden.

Because while, while Kalif Raymond on balance has been their most effective receiver-

You're not gonna have Gonzalez shadow him.

No, and Burden's been the most productive receiver even though-

Okay

...

the, the efficiency, what, what Raymond has done in his number of catches, I belie- at the moment, Luther Burden has 31 catches, Kalif Raymond has 26.

So I, I mean, I just, I'm not sure that that is-- a- and especially based on the number of snaps, you can really see what Raymond...

But it's also something where you need them to pick you up every once in a...

One of those, one of their best touchdowns of the year that I expect from this offense, that 40-yarder to Kalif Raymond, remember that, against the Eagles, cutting across, Case Keenum under pressure, backing away, back foot, lofts it over on this long cross, 'cause he held in there and he set everything up, and he...

That one of those was Case Keenum.

And it shouldn't be Kalif Raymond who has been your most effective, most efficient wide receiver, not the 32-year-old extra guy that you brought in.

But as of right now, did you know this? And I learned this this morning.

Catch percentage is a thing, and catch percentage of how many targets do you actually catch.

It is easy to catch a swing pass.

It's easy to catch a screen pass.

Mm-hmm.

And now you gotta beat the Patriots with Loveland and Burden and Kalif Raymond and Swift out of the backfield.

There's still good options there-

Yeah

but I wouldn't like that matchup, uh, of Gonzalez on Burden.

I, I, I just don't think that's the style of player he excels against.

I-- It would be a waste on Kalif Raymond.

I think you stick him on, uh, Odunze, unless we're missing it, Keith, and he gets the Loveland matchup.

Mm-hmm.

And now you gotta beat the Patriots with Loveland and Burden and Kalif Raymond and Swift out of the backfield.

They're still good options there-

Yeah

but I wouldn't like that matchup, uh, of Gonzalez on Burden.

I, I, I just don't think that's the style of player he excels against.

I- it would be a waste on Kalif Raymond.

I think you stick him on, uh, Odunze, unless we're missing it, Keith, and he gets the Loveland matchup.

When you go a few weeks without your starter and things are scuffling and people aren't touching the rock, then you're wondering like, "All right, so how, how come that guy's not getting the ball?" I love the approach that Ben Johnson took with a couple of different things because it, it feels apparent now from a wide receiver perspective that Luther Burden is, is, is the most dangerous guy.

Like, you know, Kalif Raymond has, has added more, and we saw Olamide Zaccheaus out there for the Falcons too.

Like Kalif Raymond is like the souped up Olamide Zaccheaus.

Like there's, there's a little more burst.

There's a little more r- true receiver flair to how he can go about things.

I will ask you this, though.

With what we saw, I mean, that was probably the first week of the season that we saw everyone get involved in a very Ben Johnson manner, right? Week one was very Kalif Raymond heavy, and everybody else got kind of what was sprinkled in or left over.

This week you saw Cole Koston Loveland come away with a ton of targets and catches.

You saw Luther Burden go eight for eight on his targets and catches.