Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

The Bears are limping to the finish line of the 2024 season, and some players are already considering what they need to work on for 2025. In this episode, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how this team is going to get itself to the finish line of the season. Later, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams discusses the accuracy issues that he has had throwing downfield this year. What does he need to do to hit the big plays more often? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's another loss for the Bears, who dropped a 30-12 game to the Vikings on Monday Night Football. Mark Grote and Adam Studzinski discuss the game. There were a few bright spots, but it was mostly bad ... again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss Bears general manager Ryan Poles' future. Wiederer has spoken to people around the league about what they think of the situation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote preview the Bears-Vikings game on Monday Night Football. What are the chances the Bears pull off the upset? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how well Bears receiver Keenan Allen has played against the Vikings the last two seasons. Can he continue that trend? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bears are preparing for a tilt against the Vikings on Monday Night Football. A major topic on the minds of Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote heading into this one is whether the Bears can keep Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson in check again. And can they do so while also limiting fellow receiver Jordan Addison? He had a huge game the last time these teams met. Later, the guys discuss Bears general manager Ryan Poles' job security. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote hear from Bears quarterback Caleb Williams about how he's handling the team's ongoing seven-game losing streak. Williams has never experienced this much losing in a season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote marvel at former Patriots coach Bill Belichick deciding to coach the University of North Carolina football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer takes Mark Grote on a journey back to 2010, when the Vikings' season completely unraveled. Is that perhaps the best comparison we've seen to what's happened to the Bears this year? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bears' seven-game losing streak hasn't been easy to deal with for the players. In this episode, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote hear from rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who has never lost this much in a single season. How's he dealing with the adversity? Plus, Wiederer takes us down memory lane and details the roller-coaster ride that was the 2010 Vikings season. It took place the year before he started covering the Vikings in his previous job — and it might be the only season close to what the Bears have gone through this year. Later, what do the guys think of Bill Belichick taking the University of North Carolina head coaching job?!? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our own Dan Wiederer joined Mike Mulligan & Ruthie Polinsky on 670 The Score to take an early look at the Bears-Vikings matchup on Monday Night Football. For the first time in the NFL, Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams will be facing a team for a second time in a season. How will he fare this time against a strong Vikings defense? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Grote and Adam Studzinski are incredulous about how badly this season has gone for the Bears. Did anyone imagine it could be this type of disaster? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Grote and Adam Studzinski look at the season that a few Bears players are having. We believe this 2024 roster is better than the 2023 version of the Bears, but are there going to be big changes needed for 2025? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Grote and Adam Studzinski hear from Bears tight end Cole Kmet, who explains how the team's ongoing seven-game losing streak is taking a toll on him and his teammates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we make our way through another lost Bears season, we're starting to contemplate just how horrible it has gone. In a wide-ranging episode, Mark Grote and producer Adam Studzinski ponder if they ever considered it could get this bad for the Bears in 2024. It leads us to a few roster questions. Are some of these players as good as we thought? Later, tight end Cole Kmet explains just how taxing all this losing has been on him and his teammates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A day after the Bears' brutal loss to the 49ers, our own Mark Grote joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show on 670 The Score in Chicago. What did Bears interim coach Thomas Brown have to say after reviewing the film? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, that was horrible. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the Bears' disastrous 38-13 loss to the 49ers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for another edition of Listen to This! Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski bring you the best Bears-related sound they heard this week. On this episode, we hear from cornerback Jaylon Johnson, interim head coach Thomas Brown, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski preview the key storylines for the Bears-49ers game Sunday and predict the winner. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski discuss the continually impressive Thomas Brown, who has been tabbed as the Bears' interim head coach. What does he need to do to have a legitimate shot at being the full-time coach next season? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski ponder a hypothetical — if 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan were to be made available via trade, should the Bears pursue him? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After yet another weird week, the Bears are getting themselves set to play a football game. Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski (filling in for Mark Grote in this episode) begin by previewing the Bears-49ers game Sunday. Game management will be under the spotlight as interim head coach Thomas Brown gets his processes organized for the key moments. Also in this episode, what's the viability of Brown as a candidate to be the Bears' head coach past this season? What criteria are we looking at for him? Oh, and then there's the quarterback, Caleb Williams, who has had to navigate a ton of noise in his rookie season. Finally, if 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan were to be made available via trade this offseason, should the Bears go for it? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how critical it is for the Bears to continue focusing on rookie quarterback Caleb Williams' development for the rest of this season and into the future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss Bears team president Kevin Warren's influence after the team fired head coach Matt Eberflus. How much control does he have at Halas Hall? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote welcome NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales to the pod to discuss the Bears' firing of head coach Matt Eberflus. Dales also tells us what she thinks of interim head coach Thomas Brown. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Take The North live on 670 The Score, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote speak with NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales about the state of the Bears. How does Dales view the firing of head coach Matt Eberflus and the future of the Bears? Later, the guys discuss how the Bears can keep quarterback Caleb Williams in the right headspace as he navigates the end of a rocky rookie season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote take a look at Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown's first press conference in his new role. It's obvious he can command a room, but that doesn't guarantee success on Sundays. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote dig into Bears general manager Ryan Poles' job security. Team president Kevin Warren made it clear that Poles will remain in his position, but it's not hard to see that Poles needs to get this ship back on course quickly. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how Bears president Kevin Warren has obviously been asserting his authority and taking charge at Halas Hall these days. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bears executives have offered explanations for why the team decided to fire head coach Matt Eberflus. In this episode, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to what team president Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles had to say about the move. Did we get any satisfactory answers for why this season has failed so miserably? And what are the Bears looking for in their next head coach? Does interim head coach Thomas Brown meet those qualifications? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Dan Wiederer joined Mark Grote and Gabe Ramirez on 670 The Score to continue reacting to the Bears' firing of head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday. It was a historic move for the franchise, as it marked the first time in the team's 105-year history that it fired a head coach in the middle of a season. What have we learned in the 24 hours since the move was made? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote turn their attention to Bears general manager Ryan Poles, who has now had to fire the first head coach he hired. How secure is his job going forward? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the turmoil that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has had to deal with in his rookie season. How will the firing of head coach Matt Eberflus affect him going forward? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the Bears' firing of head coach Matt Eberflus. It marked the first time the franchise has ever fired their head coach during the middle of a season. What happened that led to this decision? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Less than 24 hours after an astonishing loss to the Lions on Thanksgiving, the Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has been inserted as the interim head coach. It's the first time in franchise history that the Bears have dismissed a head coach in the middle of a season. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the historic decision. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bears lost 23-20 to the Lions on Thanksgiving, and it's hard to describe how poorly the end of the game was managed by coach Matt Eberflus. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote rant about the Bears' ability to lose in every key game situation. Will this be the end of Eberflus' tenure in Chicago? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote are learning more about new Bears offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who spoke this week about his "aura." Can Brown continue getting the best out of rookie quarterback Caleb Williams? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer, Mark Grote and producer Adam Studzinski predict who will win the Thanksgiving Day battle between the Bears and Lions. Does anyone think the Bears have a chance? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the likelihood that Bears coach Matt Eberflus is fired later this week in the event his team is non-competitive against the Lions on Thanksgiving Day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bears are working on a short week as they prepare to face the red-hot Lions on Thanksgiving. As Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote navigate the condensed schedule, we're learning more about new Bears offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Quarterback Caleb Williams and Brown each discussed about their growing connection and what has made their pairing successful so far. As for the Lions, the Bears are definitely facing an uphill battle. Does anyone on the pod see them pulling off the upset? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote break down Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams' really good day against the Vikings. He wasn't perfect, but he flashed his insane playmaking ability. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the news coming out of Arlington Heights regarding a tax property settlement on the land the Bears own in the village. Does that mean anything in regards to where the Bears will build their new stadium? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the tone from Bears players this week after another brutal loss. Cornerback Jaylon Johnson specifically is showing us how frustrated he is by what appears to be another lost season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mood was rough at Halas Hall after the Bears suffered their fifth straight loss. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote pick up the pieces of the Bears' overtime loss to the Vikings in this episode. Cornerback Jaylon Johnson is clearly feeling frustrated as his team is (likely) headed for another losing season. On the bright side, quarterback Caleb Williams had a pretty good game against the Vikings and continues to deliver in the fourth quarter. Finally, there seems to have been some movement in the Bears' search for a new stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bears forced overtime after being down 11 points with less than two minutes to play but ultimately fell to the Vikings, 30-27. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the loss, which again featured the Bears being sloppy in key moments. How much longer can the Bears hold onto coach Matt Eberflus? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Wiederer joined Matt Spiegel and Mark Grote on the afternoon show on 670 The Score to preview the Bears-Vikings game Sunday. They also reflect on what could've been if the Bears' last-second field-goal attempt against the Packers hadn't been blocked. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Cash The Ticket (subscribe here), did the Bears quit and did last week break them? Has Caleb Williams started to realize that he isn't at USC anymore? Download the latest episode of Cash the Ticket today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices