The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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Ep. 154: Shorthanded Bears start slow, but find their way in 2nd half vs Jets Oct 28, 2018

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It wasn’t pretty, but it was effective. Matt Forte, Lance Briggs, Alex Brown and Laurence Holmes break down the Bears win over the New York Jets. The defense held strong without Khalil Mack, but there is still room for improvement – especially with Leonard Floyd.

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Ep. 153: Does Khalil Mack need to sit for the Bears to fix their pass rush? Oct 24, 2018

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin break down the woeful state of the Bears’ pass rush and wonder if it would be beneficial for Khalil Mack to take a few weeks off to heal his injured ankle. Plus, JJ and Moon dive into why Jordan Howard isn’t a fit in Matt Nagy’s offense, but why the Bears still need to find a run game identity going forward.

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Ep. 152: Bears lose 38-31 to the Patriots Oct 21, 2018

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Matt Forte, Lance Briggs and Alex Brown join Laurence Holmes to break down the Bears 38-31 loss to the Patriots. What happened to the Bears defense over their bye week, and how did the special teams struggle so bad against New England? Plus – the guys debate Mitchell Trubisky’s decision making in the red zone and Matt weighs in on how the Bears should play his former team – the New York Jets – next week.

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EP. 151: What will we learn about the Bears against the Patriots? Oct 17, 2018

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin look at how Bill Belichick and New England will attack Matt Nagy and the Bears on Sunday, and if Mitch Trubisky can get to the point where he can reliably lead a late-game scoring drive like Tom Brady is so good at doing.

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Ep. 150: What went wrong with the Bears defense in Miami? Oct 14, 2018

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Matt Forte, Lance Briggs and Alex Brown join Laurence Holmes to discuss the ramifications of the Bears overtime loss to the Dolphins. What went wrong with the Bears defense against Brock Osweiler? What did they think of Mitchell Trubisky’s game? Plus, they look ahead to a crucial Week 7 matchup with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

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Ep. 149: Is Miami a tipping point game for the Bears? Oct 10, 2018

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin look ahead to Sunday’s game against the Dolphins and how big a “test” it’ll be for Mitch Trubisky, Matt Nagy and the Bears. Plus, can Khalil Mack keep up his monstrous pace, and why do players trust Nagy so much?

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Ep. 148: David Kaplan sits down with Matt Nagy Oct 05, 2018

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Our own David Kaplan sat down with Bears coach Matt Nagy for Inside Look, with the full interview airing on NBC Sports Chicago in November. The full interview will air in November, but in this pod special we took some of Nagy’s best bites – about the Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Khalil Mack trade and Bears fans – to preview “Inside Look: Matt Nagy.”

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Ep. 147: Is the off week coming at the right time for the Bears? Oct 03, 2018

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin look at whether the Bears’ off week – it’s not the bye week – is coming at the right time for a team that seemingly has some momentum after Sunday’s win over Tampa Bay. Plus, JJ and Moon take your questions and look at if the NFC North looks more winnable now than it did a month ago.

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Ep. 146: Bears beat the heck outta the Bucs Sep 30, 2018

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Mitchell Trubisky throws for 6 TD – 5 in the first half, and the Bears crush the Bucs 48-10 to head into the bye week at 3-1 and in first place. The Football Aftershow team of Laurence Holmes, Matt Forte, Lance Briggs & Alex Brown discuss what is fair to expect from Mitchell Trubisky moving forward, how Khalil Mack continues play like he’ll eventually be heading to Canton, and the state of the 2018 Bears heading into the Bye week.

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Ep. 145: Is this the week for the Bears’ offense to cover for the defense? Sep 26, 2018

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin wonder if Tampa Bay’s high-powered offense is good enough to give the Bears’ elite defense problems, and if that means Mitch Trubisky and the offense will have to cover for Vic Fangio’s group on Sunday.

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