Locked On Bears - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Bears

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Offensive line and outside linebacker targets for the Bears with Matt Williamson (3/8/17) Mar 08, 2018

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The Chicago Bears created holes at guard and outside linebacker by moving on from Pernell McPhee, Willie Young and Josh Sitton this offseason.

Matt Williamson from Locked on NFL joined Locked on Bears to look at some potential replacements in both free agency and the draft.

They debate the value of paying Andrew Norwell versus taking your chances in the draft, and they try to find some worthwhile targets in a weak group of free-agent edge rushers.

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Gauging the free-agent wide receiver market with Matt Harmon (3/6/18) Mar 06, 2018

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The Chicago Bears are desperate for wide receivers, and few people know the position as well as Matt Harmon of NFL.com.

He joined Locked on Bears to break down all the top names set to hit free agency like Allen Robinson and Sammy Watkins, plus a look at some cheaper free-agent candidates that could provide nice value for a team like the Bears.

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Mock Draft Monday: Winners and losers from the NFL Combine (with Joe Marino) [3/5/18] Mar 05, 2018

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The NFL Scouting Combine was a great opportunity for the top prospects in the NFL Draft to show off their athletic ability to coaches and scouts.

Some players took full advantage, while others added some question marks to their evaluations.

Joe Marino from NDT Scouting joined Locked on Bears to recap the winners and losers from the combine, ranging from Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley to Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and much more.

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Ryan Pace, Matt Nagy address Bears future at NFL Combine (3/1/18)` Mar 01, 2018

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Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy held their annual press conferences at the NFL Combine, and they said a lot about the future of the Chicago Bears.

In this jam-packed episode of Locked on Bears, catch up on all of the team's latest transactions, and hear straight from Pace and Nagy as they talked about Kyle Fuller, Mitchell Trubisky and the plans for this offseason.

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Jarvis Landry? No thanks (2/27/18) Feb 27, 2018

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The Chicago Bears have been linked to the Miami Dolphins as a potential trade partner for wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

Lorin Cox watched the coaches film on all 112 of Landry's catches from 2017 to evaluate whether or not Ryan Pace should pursue the Pro Bowl receiver, and he came away unimpressed.

Hear why the Bears should pass on Landry, despite his record-breaking production up to this point in his career.

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Mock Draft Monday: Tremaine Edmunds or Roquan Smith? (with Jon Ledyard) [2/26/18] Feb 26, 2018

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The 2018 NFL Draft features a strong class of linebackers, headlined by a pair of elite athletes in Tremaine Edmunds from Virginia Tech and Roquan Smith from Georgia.

In this episode of Locked on Bears, Jon Ledyard from Locked on NFL Draft and NDT Scouting joins the show to analyze the two prospects and explain which one he thinks the Chicago Bears should draft with their first round pick.

He also previews the NFL Combine and breaks down which prospects to keep an eye on.

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Gauging the free-agent cornerback market with Ian Wharton (2/21/18) Feb 21, 2018

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The Chicago Bears have to invest money in free agent cornerbacks one way or another this offseason, with Kyle Fuller and Prince Amukamara both set to hit unrestricted free agency. Ian Wharton from Bleacher Report came on Locked on Bears to break down the two Chicago cornerbacks and look ahead to potential free-agent replacements if the Bears look elsewhere.

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Should the Bears franchise tag Kyle Fuller? (2/20/18) Feb 20, 2018

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Should the Chicago Bears use the franchise tag on cornerback Kyle Fuller? This episode of Locked on Bears explores the value of the former first round pick and the financial implications of potentially letting him hit the open market. The 2018 franchise tag is expensive, but it could be the Bears' only way of keeping Fuller in Chicago for another year.

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Bears may be better off passing on 1st round wide receivers (with Andy Singleton) [2/19/18] Feb 19, 2018

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Most 2018 NFL mock drafts link the Chicago Bears with a wide receiver in the first round. Andy Singleton from Fantrax came on Locked on Bears and broke down the depth of the 2018 WR class, explaining how the Bears might be better off waiting to draft the position on the second and/or third day of the draft.

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Reliving Favre Night (2/16/18) Feb 16, 2018

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The Chicago Bears haven't had a ton of memorable games in the last few seasons, but one of the highlights of the John Fox era came on November 26, 2015, when the Bears upset the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on the night Brett Favre had his jersey retired. Relive the highs and the lows from that exciting upset on this episode of Locked on Bears.

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