Send us a text Rick and Bill are back and excited about OTAs. We discuss what we're watching in OTAs and what we're hoping to see. Then we dig into some stat predictions and measure that up against the rest of the division.
Send us a text Two Episodes this week. Make sure you catch "Claws Up, Bear Down" too! Bill and Rick are back together and one is drinking the koolaid, while the other is a Debbie Downer. It's time for predicting the Bears record and talking about the Bears Schedule.
Send us a text Rick Leen and Bill Kelsey are giving the quick hits from the week before digging into the real possibility of a Bears' playoff run.
Send us a text Bill Kelsey and Rick Leen are together again, excited to look at this developing Bears Roster. We dig into the undrafted free agents and then talk about the draft class again. We discuss Rome Odunze and his future and then we dig into Caleb Williams' recent interactions with the cubs and the media.
Send us a text Bill and Rick give their draft grades and things get a little fiery. We're not on the same page for most of the picks, and there's a big disagreement about the punter. The Bears have their rookies home now, but the Bears Den Podcast isn't letting go of the draft yet.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are here giving raw uncut reactions to most of the first round. We had some laughs and we had some mishaps, but this is unbridled passion to sit and talk through three hours of draft coverage. We hope you find some amusement.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back together for one last episode before the 2024 NFL Draft Kicks off this Thursday. Fun things are coming and a new era begins. Check out what we have to get you ready for this years draft.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back and excited for the Bears' return to Halas Hall. We also dig into Peter Schrager's Mock Draft and what he thinks the Bears will do. Then finally we finish up with our offensive tackle rankings.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back and lay out the top 30 visits the Bears have had so far and what that might mean for the draft. Then we discuss our linebacker rankings. We have quite a bit different here, so check it out.
Send us a text Bill and Rick dig into the futures of the head coach and GM if they draft Caleb Williams, then we give our top 9 mock drafts. Last we dig into our safety rankings. Will the Bears draft a replacement for Eddie Jackson?
Send us a text Rick and Bill are back together. We discussed the owner's meetings and the interviews that came along with it. Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus had a lot to say and we're going to bring it to you. Then we are going to get into the new rules and what we think the impact will be before we finally bring the running back rankings.
Send us a text Rick welcomes former Jabber Jockey Podcast host Chris and we dig into Caleb Williams' pro day before transitioning to the owners meetings and all of the rule changes that they'll be voting on.
Send us a text Rick and Bill are back but Justin Fields won't be. We discuss the trade, the compensation and if it's truly a good fit for Justin. We also discuss the addition of Keenan Allen and the free agents the Bears signed. Then last we discuss what this means for our draft plans.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back together with the latest on the new stadium. Then it's all free agency. We talk about Jaylon Johnson's extension. We discuss the division and their big moves and of course we discuss the Bears and their moves so far. We grade each addition as we go.
Send us a text Bill is out, and we have Tyler from the Banter With The Boys Podcast joining Rick, and we dig into the free-agent targets for the Bears. We, of course, have to look at the history of past free-agent pickups from Ryan Poles. Then we quickly glide through Rick's top Tight Ends of the draft class.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back and they have all of the news you need. We have a live reaction to breaking news right away (2:33) to start our episode and then we dig into the busy combine weekend (7:14). We discuss Caleb Williams, his medicals, or lack there of and plenty more news to come out. Then we deep dive into the landscape of trading Justin Fields (27:14) before we get into our rankings for this 2024 draft class edge rushers (34:20). This was a fun one, and we hope you enjoy it....
Send us a text Rick and Evan dig into the trade rumors for Justin Fields a little bit, but this episode is a deep dive into the talent at wide receiver from this draft class. If you want to get into the details about these wide receivers, we have it.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back and the combine has brought us so much to talk about. We dig into the press conferences with Matt Eberflus (2:50) and Ryan Poles (6:05) before we dig into Caleb Williams and his feelings of being drafted by Chicago (26:59). Last, we rank our top wide receiver prospects (31:18) to make sure you're ready for draft day.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back with the latest news and another position ranking. We dig into the coaching staff and the press conference from today (1:12) and then we get you our Defensive Tackle rankings (23:03). If you believe we need to still work on improving the 3-tech. We have everything you need to know.
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back together again. This time we are here to discuss the cutting of Eddie Jackson and Cody Whitehair (2:00) the Franchise Tag period (14:10) and if we think the Bears will use one on Jaylon Johnson. Then we dig into some rumors. Is there really interest from the Bears in Danielle Hunter (19:25) and are the Bears really considering the "Best of Both Worlds" scenario of drafting Caleb Williams and keeping Justin Fields (22:40)? Finally we wrap up the episode with ...
Send us a text Rick is joined by Evan again. We touch real quickly on the cuts of Cody Whitehair and Eddie Jackson before we really deep dive into these quarterback prospects for the 2024 draft.
Send us a text Welcome to the new season! Bill and Rick brought a jampacked full episode. We dig into the Bears' Hall of Famers for this class (2:33) and of course, we have to talk about the SuperBowl (19:00). Then we wrap up with our quarterback rankings of the 2024 draft class. (46:13).
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back with our season 3 finale episode and it's a big one. We cover a lot with the recent and upcoming bowl games. We discuss the East-West Shrine Bowl (2:20), the Senior Bowl (7:50), the Pro Bowl (19:50) and the Super Bowl (28:12). Then we finally dig into the recent Bears news. We discuss Colin Cowherd's recent comments (41:20) and the newest talks around the Bears' next stadium (55:00)....
Send us a text Rick and a friend of the podcast, Evan, discuss the East and West Shrine Bowl (1:40). Then we get into the senior bowl, starting with the offense (7:08) and then wrapping up with the defense. (27:40)
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back and dig into the exciting Conference Champion weekend (1:53) and what it might mean for the Bears. Then we dig into the exciting new defensive coordinator, Eric Washington (23:00), and why we like him for the Bears so much. Then, to wrap up the episode this week, the last episode before we preview the Superbowl, we give our position grades (29:58) for the team as they head into the off-season. We end with the team's biggest needs and what we hope they addres...
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back with a really fun episode where we disagreed a lot. We had to dig into the defensive coordinator candidates (2:12) before we took a look at free agents the Bears still need to decide on. (14:39). This inevitably led to some draft and other free agents talk, but we'll deep dive into that in a later episode. We can't take you into the weekend without getting into these conference matchups (36:55), but stick around because Bill thinks he has the trade that wins...
Send us a text Bill has returned and him and Rick are excited to bring the latest Bears hire to you. We start with recapping the playoffs and the storylines that come with that (2:24). Then we get deep into the rabbit hole that is Shane Waldron (21:45). We discuss his past, his stats, and how we feel about the hire. Then we wrap up with some news on the first potential defensive coordinator candidate (46:03)....
Send us a text Rick brings in special guest co-host Tyler to discus the Bears offseason from an outside point of view. We discuss Jaylon Johnson's interview with Keshawn Johnson (1:51), then dive into the Offensive Coordinator interviews and rumors so far (10:29). We of course have to discuss the Playoff games this weekend (29:30) before we really dig into the offseason with the big GM Decisions ahead (47:54) and what else is happening around the NFL (1:00:15) that could affect the draft and Pol...
Send us a text Bill and Rick are back with a special wildcard week recap episode. Rick and Bill recap the Wildcard games (2:25) and how we feel about the results, the play, and what we can take away from them. Then we do our end-of-the-year Rookie Recap (22:30), where we reevaluate the post-draft grades we gave and decide if a rookie performed to what we expected or if a player that was taken after our pick is the one that got away. Then, finally, we have ourselves a nice debate on whether or no...
Send us a text Bill and Rick have a long one for you this week, so I took the time to help you get to what you want. Bill and Rick discuss the Green Bay loss, and have not much good left to say (3:15) then they quickly transition to the press conference and the news shared there. There's an evaluation of Warren and Poles (25:45), Matt Eberflus' 2nd year as head coach (29:10) and then finally the reactions to Luke Getsy and the staff below him( 35:10). Of course Rick and Bill couldn't leave you t...
