Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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Reacting to Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on Monday Night Football Jan 06, 2023

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David Haugh and Dan Wiederer share their own reactions to what happened in the Bills-Bengals Monday Night game, which saw Damar Hamlin collapse and suffer cardiac arrest. The guys also hear from some Bears players, who shared their own feelings on the incident.

Initial takeaways from Justin Fields' season Jan 06, 2023

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Now that we know Justin Fields' season is in the books, David Haugh and Dan Wiederer offer up some initial thoughts on the Bears' QB1 and what he still has to work on.

Celebrating Virginia McCaskey's 100th birthday Jan 06, 2023

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Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey marked her 100th birthday this week. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer reflect on her remarkable life.

FANTASY LOOK: Who Has No Motivation To Win... | 'Upper Hand Fantasy' Jan 06, 2023

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From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' (subscribe here), Faraz & Zach discuss the motivation and outlook for teams that have no incentive to win in Week 18, such as the Texans, Colts, Falcons, Saints, Panthers and Bears. Then, a quick look at teams looking to play spoiler, such as the Jets and Rams. Is Lions-Packers going to be a shootout? How hard will the Cowboys go against the Commanders?

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The Bears have opened door to Justin Fields sitting against the Vikings (Full episode) Jan 03, 2023

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David Haugh and Dan Wiederer offer a more thorough breakdown of the Bears 41-10 loss to the Lions. Justin Fields and the offense regressed and fell into some old bad habits. Now, coach Matt Eberflus is saying he will be speaking with Ryan Poles during the week to determine who will be playing in their last game of the season...including the quarterback. Could they be ready to sit Fields after he was beat up against the Lions? Also in this episode, David and Dan look ahead a bit. Poles did the easy part of tearing this roster down to the studs. The difficult part is now building things back up and making the Bears a consistent contender.

Justin Fields fell back into some bad habits against the Lions Jan 03, 2023

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The entire Bears offense was bad against the Lions, including the quarterback. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the game Justin Fields had...was there a true brightspot in that mess?

Ryan Poles' next challenge is building the Bears roster up Jan 03, 2023

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David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look ahead to what's next for the Bears. Included in the next steps is the fact Ryan Poles tore down this roster since taking over. That was the easy part. Now, his real challenge is building it up.

What was going on with Dante Pettis in the Lions game? Jan 03, 2023

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David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at a funky situation during the Bears loss to the Lions, where Dante Pettis went into concussion protocol, was cleared, but still went to the hospital with blurry vision. What was going on there? Plus, a tiny bright spot in that mess of a game was the few flash plays by rookie Velus Jones Jr.

Postgame pod: Bears get embarrassed by Lions in Detroit Jan 02, 2023

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Well. That was pretty ugly. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer offer their initial reactions after the Bears got slammed by the Lions on New Year's Day, 41-10.

BONUS: Who's the Better Future Team - Bears or Lions? | '1st & Pod' Dec 31, 2022

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From '1st & Pod' (subscribe here), Andrew and Zach wonder how much rust Jalen Hurts could have going into the playoffs, Derek Carr's next team, if Daniel Jones is a top-15 QB, a dark horse candidate for Denver's next coach and more!

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