Chicago Shuffle: A Chicago Bears Pod

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WEEK 8: BEARS 23 - SAINTS 26 - In the weirdest game of the year, the Bears were exposed once again. Nov 02, 2020

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Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to break down the Bears' 26-23 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Overtime. We discuss:

The incredible opening series on offense where everything went right
The momentum-shifting end of half sequence where the Bears fail in the red zone, kick a field goal, call a timeout during the Saints drive to get the ball back, and then give up a touchdown while in a soft prevent defense to totally shift the tenor of the game.
The myriad injuries on both sides of the football, including a now-decimated offensive line. How bad can worse get? We're about to find out.
The Javon Wims Captain Insane-o necklace rip and double punch. What in the entire hell
The margin of error for this bears team
The road ahead and how likely the playoffs are now.
Many inappropriate references and mumbled curses

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WEEK 7: BEARS 10 - RAMS 24 - This is what we were worried about. Oct 27, 2020

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Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's RIcky O'Donnell to discuss the Bears embarrassing 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. We discuss:

Nagy's playcalling, gameplanning, teaching. Which is the worst?
What can be done about the offensive line?
Ranking Nick Foles' in the Chicago QB pantheon
Ryan Pace's responsibility for the team's weaknesses
How the Bears get to the playoffs
Life as a bears fan
Existential dread
The three tenets of successful offense and how the Bears never have more than one.
A nice little Chicago Bulls kernel of hope to keep things positive

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WEEK 6: BEARS 23 - CAROLINA 16 - The Bears defense is elite, the offense is enough, and this team is 5-1 and atop the NFC North Oct 19, 2020

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Host Zach Lee breaks down the Bears latest victory over the Carolina Panthers, 23-16. The defensive is back to its dominant best self, the offense still can't run the ball but shows signs of life (including the first 3rd quarter points scored all year!), the bears may have a new kicker now and into the future. Let's talk about your first place 5-1 Chicago Bears!

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WEEK 5: BEARS 20 - TAMPA BAY 19 - The defense shows up, Foles comes through late, and the Bears somehow pull it out again. Oct 09, 2020

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Behind a return to ascendant god performance by Khalil Mack, some clutch throws from Nick Foles to overcome questionable play-calling and a total lack of a run game, and a good showing by special teams (!), the Bears defeat Tom Brady for the first time ever to move to 4-1. Has a team with so many things to correct ever been this successful early in a season?

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Week 4: Well that sucked. Nick Foles wasn't it, the run game stalls, the defense is still leaky, and the Bears were outclassed by the Colts 19-11 Oct 05, 2020

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After a week of conflating change with hope, Bearsdom comes back down to earth as their backup quarterback fails to fulfil our dumb dreams once again. Against a superior Colts team, the offense stalls until a late garbage time touchdown and the defense continues to be leaky in the run game. Sloppy play and missed assignments rear their ugly head again as shades of 2019 re-enter the chat, begging questions about what the Bears do going forward if they can't steer out of these disturbing trends.

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Week 3: Mitch is out (!), Foles is in (!!), and the Bears pull off another late stunner to beat the Falcons 27-23 and go to 3-0 (!!!!!) Sep 28, 2020

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Week 2: Bears hang on to defeat Giants 17-13 in a tale of two halves Sep 21, 2020

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Week 2: Bears - Giants preview with Big Blue Banter Sep 18, 2020

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Week 1: Bears defeat Lions 27-23 as Two Minute Mitch saves his team and his career with late heroics Sep 14, 2020

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Week 17 Bears - Vikings: The Bears end the season with a preseason-y 21-19 victory in Minnesota Dec 30, 2019

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Host Zach Lee recaps the Bears season-ending 21-19 victory in Minnesota, the big picture stats from the 2019 season, and the road ahead as the Bears enter the offseason with a lot of questions and not nearly enough answers

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