Mailbag Tuesdays: Which bear is the best kind of bear?

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The weekly mailbag episode is back and the Under Center fans delivered once again. JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis answer a full boat of questions, from Ryan Pace's future, to the play of the defense, to other potential QB options for next year (some of them laughable), and which bears are best. Is it the grizzly? Polar? Panda? Let the debating begin! (2:50) -Will Ryan Pace select Mitch Trubisky or Allen Robinson to franchise tag? (8:20) - Chances Goerge McCaskey hires a president of football operations to decide the fate of Pace/Nagy (13:30) - Select your bear: Bear in the Big Blue House vs Baloo from The Jungle Book (16:25) - Why has Nagy been so resistant to change in his offense? (26:05) - Should the Bears target Carson Wentz? (29:30) - What kind of bear is best? (34:10) - Who needs to step up more on defense, the pass rush, or the pass coverage? (44:29) - In an expanded playoff year, does getting the final seed count?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 J.J. Stankovits and welcome in to another edition of the
0:08.0	Undercenter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University. On this mailbag episode,
0:13.0	Cam Ellis and I try to answer your questions about the Chicago Bears with an emphasis on
0:17.8	try because this team is confusing. You have questions.
0:21.3	We have answers here on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.
0:25.0	What does it mean to be a Chicago bear?
0:27.0	It means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense.
0:33.6	I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive player myself,
0:38.0	I think that's the first thing you go to.
0:39.8	Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.
0:46.0	The history of it.
0:47.1	I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises,
0:51.3	just kind of blows my mind, honestly, I was able to be a part of that
0:54.6	you know what more can you say all right j j stankovitz here with cam ellis and our producer
1:04.6	tony gill and i started off that intro by saying we try to answer these questions because
1:08.9	i was talking about this last night with my
1:12.7	wife who was like, hey, didn't you predict the Bears to lose to the Vikings? And I'm like, yes,
1:19.1	this team is very hard to figure out. Because two weeks ago, we were on this podcast taking
1:27.0	questions about the Bears' debacle of a loss to the Detroit Lions.
1:32.7	That was two weeks ago.
1:35.4	And all we're trying to do right now is bounce the perspective of, again, that was two weeks ago versus this team has a legitimate shot of making the playoffs.
1:47.4	They're a bizarre football team.
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