Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

From '1st & Pod' (subscribe here), The guys wrap up the pod on the chances that Chicago makes the top pick, Vikings expectations and how important the Bears scouting department is. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer continue down the road of NFL offseason landmarks as we have reached the opening of the NFL franchise tag window. We aren't really expecting the Bears to use one this year, but who are some players around the league who could get tagged, meaning they won't be an option for the Bears in free agency? Since we're on the topic, there are a few big names who could be hitting the market that David and Dan wouldn't mind seeing in a Bears uniform. Plus, this episode begins with a special look into the darkness retreat as we can't find Dan, but do find a surprise "guest." 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 NFL franchise tag window is open, which means free agency is right around the corner. Who are some possible big names David Haugh and Dan Wiederer think the Bears could look at? 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

Saquon Barkley is currently scheduled to hit free agency. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer ponder if he is the type of player the Bears should target, if he does in fact leave New York. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss the Bears deciding to cut DE Al-Quadin Muhammad, who was brought in last season as somebody who knew Matt Eberflus' defense, but ended up having just a single sack in 2022. 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 '1st & Pod' (subscribe here), The guys discuss how the Bears should handle the number one overall pick, how impressive Bryce Young is and more 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer continue down the highway of Bears offseason topics, as their next stop is the Bears closing on the property in Arlington Heights. How long might it be before the Bears actually build a stadium there? Plus, one national host made his case for why the Bears should trade Justin Fields...does any of it make sense? Also in this episode, former Bears special teams coach Dave Toub states why Devin Hester should be a Hall of Famer. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss the Bears closing on the property in Arlington Heights, which is what everyone expects to be the site of the Bears 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 people saying Justin Fields should be traded keep on coming. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer here from one of the latest...Colin Cowherd. Does any of this really make any sense? 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer here audio from Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub, who was the ST coach for Devin Hester most of his time with the Bears, saying why he believes Hester belongs in the Hall of Fame. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer break down everything we saw in an incredible Super Bowl, which delivered on all the hype. Patrick Mahomes is building an incredible legacy. Andy Reid is a brilliant playcaller. Plus, what was up with the messy turf? And of course, the guys offer what they thought about the defensive holding call that ultimately put the chiefs in position to kick the game-winning field goal with almost no time left. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss the defensive holding call against James Bradberry which ultimately put the Chief in position to kick the go-ahead field goal with almost no time on the clock. Was that a call that needed to be made? Plus, how in the world was the turf in the SUPER BOWL allowed to be so poor? 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to what was really a stellar Super bowl. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at how well the pairing of Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid has worked and discuss the fact that this marriage was for from accidental. 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 Dan Bernstein & Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score in Chicago to react to the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. The guys also discussed what's up next for the Bears, as the the offseason is officially here. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer have a lot to discuss in this one, as Justin Fields made several different media appearances this week at the Super Bowl. What did the Bears' QB have to say? Plus, Bears legend Devin Hester has missed out on the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the second straight year, after again being a finalist. We all agree he's more than worthy, but when will his time come? 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

Justin Fields made a number of different media appearances this week at the Super Bowl. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what the Bears QB had to say about the team's and his 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

David Haugh, Dan Wiederer, and producer Adam Studzinski (while in his Devin Hester jersey) react to Hester not being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, after being a finalist for the second straight 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

David Haugh, Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski predict if it will be the Chiefs or the Eagles winning the Super Bowl, and who will be MVP. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer are back together for Super Bowl week...sort of. Dan is covering the game in Arizona while David holds it down in Chicago. In this special episode, the guys hear what former Bears coach Matt Nagy had to say about his time with the Bears and Justin Fields, as Nagy spoke this week during media day. Plus, Yankees GM Brian Cashman had some glowing remarks about Ryan Poles. And, Devin Hester could be on the cusp of selection to the Hall of Fame. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer hear some audio from Yankees GM Brian Cashman, who spoke recently on 670 The Score in Chicago about a visit he had last year with Ryan Poles. Cashman spoke glowingly about Poles and believes the Bears are in good hands. 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

Former Bears head coach Matt Nagy, currently a QB coach for the Chiefs, spoke this week at the Super Bowl. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to what he had to say about his time with the Bears, and reflect a bit on what went wrong for Nagy 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer go rapid fire in this segment on some various Bears news/notes they haven't touched on yet. Included is the fact Robert Quinn is still upset about being traded to the Eagles? Also, something important to keep an eye on...will Devin Hester get selected to the Hall of Fame 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

Dan Wiederer is joined by special guest Herb Howard, of The Bigs, who sits in for David Haugh for this episode! Dan and Herb do some reflecting on the 2017 flawed draft process for the Bears...oh, what could have been if the Bears had selected Patrick Mahomes instead?! Plus, current Bears GM Ryan Poles was working in the Chiefs' front office in 2017. What lessons has he said he took away from the process which led to them picking Mahomes? The guys also get into what Herb thought of Justin Fields' 2022 season, and what he needs to improve on. 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 asks special guest Herb Howard of The Bigs what he thought of Justin Fields' development in 2022, and what he believes needs to be improved on. 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 guest Herb Howard of The Bigs look back to 2017 and the flawed process which led the Bears to drafting Mitchell Trubisky at #2 overall. What could have been different in Chicago had the Bears selected Patrick Mahomes instead? 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 guest Herb Howard of The Bigs discuss what lessons Ryan Poles said he took away from the process which led to the Chiefs drafting Patrick Mahomes in 2017, when Poles was working in the Chiefs' front office. 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 'Gametime with Boomer Esiason' (Subscribe Here), This week's guest is 11 year veteran quarterback from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kordell Stewart. 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 spoke with 670 The Score's Dan Bernstein & Laurence Holmes about the two NFL conference title games and how the Bears can look to emulate the sustained success of the Chiefs, or the type of roster the Eagles have built. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer begin this episode with a simple question: How much do they trust Ryan Poles in this extremely important offseason for the Bears? Poles has stated more than once his goal is sustained success for this franchise. Now that he's torn the roster down, his real test is just beginning. Plus, how do David and Dan evaluate the moves Poles has made so far as GM? And since we're discussing "sustained success," what do we believe that looks like as we look at other franchises? 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

If the goal of the Bears and Ryan Poles is sustained success, just how are we defining that and what does it look like? David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look have created some criteria to look at as a benchmark for where the Bears need to get to. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the first year of the Ryan Poles' era for the Bears. How do the moves he made (or didn't make) look at this point? 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer understand Ryan Poles' objective this past year was to tear the roster down. Now comes his true test: building this franchise to a point of sustained success, which was his own stated goal when he was hired. 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

Now that the NFL's final four is set, David Haugh and Dan Wiederer take a close look at the remaining teams and wonder what lessons the Bears could learn from them? Also in this episode, some domino scenarios which could create favorable spots for the Bears, and a discussion on some potential free agent targets. 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

Giants stud RB Saquon Barkley is a free agent this offseason, if he's not extended in New York. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer ponder if he's the type of player the Bears should target in this crucial offseason. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the remaining playoff teams and how they were built. What lessons could the Bears learn from these teams? 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer talk over some potential player offseason movement scenarios which could lead to some favorable positions for the Bears. 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 spoke on 670 The Score's Bernstein & Holmes show about the wide-ranging impact he believes Kevin Warren will 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer ponder in this episode, what a fair grade for Matt Eberflus is in the 2022 season? Do we need to grade on a scale considering the severe lack of talent on the team? Plus, David, Dan and producer Adam Studzinski rewind their preseason Bears predictions! Some of them held up pretty well...others did not. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss how much meaning, if any, there is to Luke Getsy being the head coach for the American team at the Senior Bowl. 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

David Haugh, Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski take a look at how some of their preseason Bears predictions held up! 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

Matt Eberflus had a difficult job this season, coaching a team with extremely little talent. How do David Haugh and Dan Wiederer grade his performance for the 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

Kevin Warren has officially been introduced as the next Bears team president. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to Warren's strong first impression, which is the first step in waking the sleeping giant that is this franchise. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer offer their first impressions of Kevin Warren after his introductory press conference. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer go over the importance of Kevin Warren's first major project as Bears president; getting a stadium built at Arlington Park. How vital will Warren's past experience helping get the Vikings new stadium built be as he embarks on this venture? 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what the hiring of Kevin Warren does for Ryan Poles, who will not be reporting to Warren as his superior instead of George McCaskey. 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 official: Kevin Warren has been hired as the Bears next team president! David Haugh and Dan Wiederer breakdown the hire, which is a massive move for the organization. Dan unloads everything he's been able to learn about Warren since the Bears made the news official and the reviews are glowing. Even high profile athletes like LeBron James are talking about this! Also this episode, the first of many discussions on what the Bears should do with their #1 draft pick. Slight spoiler alert: neither David or Dan thinks Justin Fields should be traded. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer express their genuine excitement over the fact the Bears have seemingly made a pretty good call to make Kevin Warren their next team president. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer get into the first of what's going to be many conversations between now and the NFL draft about what the Bears should do with that hard earned #1 pick. Spoiler alert: neither of them believe the Bears should trade Justin Fields. 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

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what it means for the Bears to be hiring someone like Kevin Warren to be team president. 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