Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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Bears need more from Montez Sweat Nov 22, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote take a look at Bears defensive end Montez Sweat's subpar season. How frustrated is he with his performance so far?

Is Caleb Williams ready to face a blitz-heavy defense? Nov 22, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how the Vikings blitz more than any other team in the NFL and how that could affect Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in the matchup Sunday.

Richard Hightower takes accountability for blocked field goal in loss to Packers Nov 22, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower taking accountability for the fateful blocked field goal in his team's loss to the Packers this past Sunday.

[FULL EPISODE] How will Caleb Williams handle a blitz-heavy Vikings defense? Nov 22, 2024

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In what's becoming a weekly tradition, we're still cleaning up what happened at the end of the previous Bears game before we can preview the next one. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote start this episode by hearing from Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower, who's taking all the arrows he can for the blocked field goal against the Packers. As we do finally turn our attention to the Vikings, the primary question is how will rookie quarterback Caleb Williams do against a defense that blitzes more than any team in the league? And can the Bears' secondary slow down Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson? Finally, the gang predicts the game's winner and hears from frustrated Bears defensive end Montez Sweat.

Start this Bears receiver before he breaks out against Vikings | Sleeper King Nov 21, 2024

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From Sleeper King (subscribe here), James identifies which Bears wide receiver you must start this week as Chicago faces the Minnesota Vikings.

Caleb Williams played well against the Packers Nov 20, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote dive into what seems to have been a bounce-back game for Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in his first matchup against the rival Green Bay Packers.

Matt Eberflus was OK with Bears' operation at end of loss to Packers Nov 20, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss Bears coach Matt Eberflus doubling down on how the team handled the end of the game in a 20-19 loss to the Packers. Should the Bears have tried to pick up more yards before attempting a 46-yard field goal?

What's going on with Jaquan Brisker? Nov 20, 2024

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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote are still trying to figure out what's going on with Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, who has been out since early October with a concussion and who was recently place on injured reserve.

[FULL EPISODE] Matt Eberflus doubles down on end-of-game decisions against Packers Nov 19, 2024

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Once again, we've been forced to ask Bears coach Matt Eberflus about his end-of-game decisions. In this episode, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote hear Eberflus explain why he chose not to run one more play before the fateful blocked field goal in the Bears' 20-19 loss to the Packers. Do we think he should have tried to get more yards? The bright spot of the loss was the fact that rookie quarterback Caleb Williams seemed to get back on track. That included him leading the offense downfield for what could've been the winning field goal. Can Williams continue making progress while his team seemingly drops out of playoff contention?

Postgame pod: Bears drop heartbreaker to Packers, 20-19 Nov 18, 2024

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The Bears lost to the Packers ... again. This time, their 20-19 loss was sealed on a blocked field goal on the game's final play. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote talk through another devastating loss for Chicago, which dropped to 4-6.