Bears vs Jaguars preview: The Bears need to take the Jags seriously

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Bears are on an uphill climb while trying to make the playoffs, and will need help from others. JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis preview the Week 16 matchup, discussing who needs to step up on the Bears. Will Bill Lazor and Matt Nagy continue to run David Montgomery? If the Bears win, which they’re favored to do, will the final game vs Green Bay mean anything? (1:14) - The Bears are favored by a lot (8:00) - The Bears need help to make the playoffs. Which matchups should Bears fans be tuned into on Week 16? (14:40) - Bears fans will have to root for the Packers this Sunday (21:20) - Are there any options available next year that's better than bringing back Mitch Trubisky? (27:55) - Is Dak Prescott an option for the Bears? (36:10) - What are you having for Christmas dinner?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm JJ Stankovitz and welcome in to another edition of the Undercenter podcast, brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:11.0	On this episode, I'm joined by Cam Ellis to look ahead to the Bears' Week 16 game against those wacky Jacksonville Jaguars who might be starting Mike Glin.
0:21.0	And after all, on Sunday.
0:22.4	We also look at a couple other games that need to go the Bears way this weekend
0:25.4	if they want to have a more comfortable Week 17.
0:29.0	What does it mean to be a Chicago bear?
0:31.4	It means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense.
0:40.3	I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive player myself, I think that's the first thing you go to.
0:44.3	Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.
0:50.3	The history of it. I mean, I'm a big history guy,
0:52.3	so understanding this was one of the first
0:54.9	franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
0:59.3	I mean, what more can you say?
1:05.6	All right, Kim, so I want to start by talking about the result. Obviously, the Bears need to go
1:09.8	their way, which is their game
1:11.5	against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The bears are seven and a half point favorites on
1:16.5	points bet. That is their largest spread that they are favored by all year on the money line.
1:21.4	The bears are minus 380. The Jaguars plus 290. Jacksonville, obviously only one win this year that came over the Indianapolis Colts.
1:30.4	But this is a game that, you know, can I'm hearing from Bears players on Wednesday,
1:36.3	they're saying all the right things about taking this game seriously and not looking
1:41.8	at the Jaguars as just a one-win team.
1:43.8	I think Bilal Nichols brought up a good point.
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