NFL Draft expert and USA Today Bears writer Bryan Perez is the host of Chicago Shuffle, an all-encompassing Bears podcast. The content will focus on major storylines, film breakdowns and perspective from guests in what has become an exciting time for the franchise.
Host Zach Lee takes you through the final game of the 2020 season, as the Bears fall to the New Orleans Saints 21-9 in their NFC wildcard round. The super mega blah feelings at the end of an 8-9 season. The Javon Wims drop was not the make-or-break moment some would have you believe.Reviewing the Bears roster on offense and defense.Putting on the GM hat and plotting the course forward.
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to break down the Bears week 17 destruction at the hands of Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers while also making the playoffs due to the Rams defeating the Cardinals. It's a weird day! The opening drive with more ups and downs than most games haveThe missed opportunities and settling for field goalsThe clear line of demarcation between the state of the Packers and the Bears and the accompanying depression it engenders.But we're in the playoffs! Yay! Yay? Roquan Smith, David Montgomery, Darnell Mooney injury updatesPreviewing the Saints tilt next week by reviewing the previous meeting earlier this season.The big picture for this Bears franchise and what we as fans should emotionally prepare ourselves for next yearBonus Bulls content!
After a series of misfires in the first half, The Bears buckle down in the 3rd quarter (!) and handle their business against the tanking Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-17.The Mitch Pick - Trubisky throws his worst pick ever, which is effing saying somethingThe defense can't rush the passer and it's a problem.The Bears put the game on Trubisky's arm and he didn't totally mess it up.The defense finally got a couple of turnovers thanks to Mike "My Year" Glennon's unvenge game.Trying to unpack all the news and playoff seeding leading into next week.THE GRAND FINALE MATCHUP WITH GREEN BAY FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH AND THE GHOST OF CONTE PAST
Breaking down the Bears thrilling 33-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings with the season on the line with SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell.The Bears offense might just be not terrible, it might be... okay?David Montgomery is a beast and the Bears O-line loves running in MinnesotaHow one throw from Mitch took him from an A to a C+The defense is banged up and vulnerable but made the critical plays when it counted. BARELY.Flawed? Yes. But the Bears are entertaining again.Cairo Santos, a golden god.The crooked path to the playoffs and who the Bears need help from.
Host Zach Lee breaks down the Bears dominant week 14 36-7 win over the Houston Texans, snapping Chicago's 6-game losing streak and quieting the torch and pitchfork crowd for at least one week.David Montgomery begins the game with an 80 yard house call!The defense comes back with a vengeance to the tune of 7 sacks and 13 hits of WatsonMitch Trubisky's finest game as a Chicago BearWhat the hell do we make of this game in the grand scheme? Does this even mean anything?
Host Zach Lee breaks down the Bears epic late collapse against the Detroit Lions, blowing a 10 point lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter against a woebegone franchise fresh off firing their own coach and general manager. The Bears have three first half rushing touchdowns! Mitch looks really solid... untilllllll he doesn't at the EXACT WRONG MOMENT.The defense isn't good anymore. Facts.Allen Robinson's late game waltz out of bounds with the game on the line.The nail in the coffin. Of the season. Of Nagy. Of Pace. The winds of change are blowing like a hurricane.
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to discuss the latest Bears disappointment, this time a complete shellacking to their fiercest rival on national television with a season - and regime - on the line. In short, the winds of change are blowing Chicago-level strong with only five games remaining this season.The bears statistical competence due to garbage time points and yardageMitch's untriumphant returnA complete no-show by the defense... that's not supposed to happen?Being outclassed in all three phases by the packers ain't greatThe games to come...
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell as we enjoy the calm sobriety of a bye week to discuss: a recap of the season's first ten games3 Nice Things! We are compelled to try to say our favorite things about this Bears team. It was hard!Ryan Pace's tenure with the Bears: the highs, the lows, the final judgmentsAll time top 5 favorite Bears and whether any current players make the listWhat to look for the rest of the season and final win total predictions.We went long to keep you from looking at the news. You're welcome!
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to break down the Bears dispiriting Monday night loss to the Minnesota Vikings, 19-13. The Bears head into the bye week 5-5 but with no answers on how to fix a completely broken offense and now with Nick Foles suffering a game-ending injury to boot. The level of failure offensively is nearly without peerThe offensive line isn't as bad as you think statistically, so what the hell is wrong?What do the Bears do to fix this generational quagmire?Is that... is that Mitch Trubisky's music??The future of the roster, Matt Nagy, and Ryan PaceBulls bonus chatter!
Zach Lee breaks down the Bears total offensive no-show (except for garbage time) against the Titans in Nashville. At no point did Nick Foles and Matt Nagy's offense give fans a glimmer of reason to hope, and two second half fumbles by David Montgomery and Anthony Miller sealed the deal. The Bears have slid to 5-4 and now are on the brink of seeing their fortunate start to the season go off the rails entirely. We also get into Ryan Pace's mismanagement of the roster and how it's entirely illustrated by the state of the offensive line.
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to break down the Bears' 26-23 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Overtime. We discuss:The incredible opening series on offense where everything went rightThe momentum-shifting end of half sequence where the Bears fail in the red zone, kick a field goal, call a timeout during the Saints drive to get the ball back, and then give up a touchdown while in a soft prevent defense to totally shift the tenor of the game.The myriad injuries on both sides of the football, including a now-decimated offensive line. How bad can worse get? We're about to find out.The Javon Wims Captain Insane-o necklace rip and double punch. What in the entire hellThe margin of error for this bears teamThe road ahead and how likely the playoffs are now.Many inappropriate references and mumbled curses
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's RIcky O'Donnell to discuss the Bears embarrassing 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. We discuss:Nagy's playcalling, gameplanning, teaching. Which is the worst?What can be done about the offensive line?Ranking Nick Foles' in the Chicago QB pantheonRyan Pace's responsibility for the team's weaknessesHow the Bears get to the playoffsLife as a bears fanExistential dreadThe three tenets of successful offense and how the Bears never have more than one.A nice little Chicago Bulls kernel of hope to keep things positive
Host Zach Lee breaks down the Bears latest victory over the Carolina Panthers, 23-16. The defensive is back to its dominant best self, the offense still can't run the ball but shows signs of life (including the first 3rd quarter points scored all year!), the bears may have a new kicker now and into the future. Let's talk about your first place 5-1 Chicago Bears!
Behind a return to ascendant god performance by Khalil Mack, some clutch throws from Nick Foles to overcome questionable play-calling and a total lack of a run game, and a good showing by special teams (!), the Bears defeat Tom Brady for the first time ever to move to 4-1. Has a team with so many things to correct ever been this successful early in a season?
After a week of conflating change with hope, Bearsdom comes back down to earth as their backup quarterback fails to fulfil our dumb dreams once again. Against a superior Colts team, the offense stalls until a late garbage time touchdown and the defense continues to be leaky in the run game. Sloppy play and missed assignments rear their ugly head again as shades of 2019 re-enter the chat, begging questions about what the Bears do going forward if they can't steer out of these disturbing trends. This episode is brought to you by DoorDash and BetOnline.
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This episode of the Chicago Shuffle is brought to you by Indeed and BetOnline
This episode is brought to you by Indeed and BetOnline.
This episode is sponsored by Indeed.com and BetOnline
Host Zach Lee recaps the Bears season-ending 21-19 victory in Minnesota, the big picture stats from the 2019 season, and the road ahead as the Bears enter the offseason with a lot of questions and not nearly enough answers
Host Zach Lee recaps the Bears deflating 26-3 loss, the return of shitty Mitch, Kevin Pierre-Louis' continued emergence, and how sloppy the Bears have become under Nagy. (21:00) Then he calls his college buddy and former Chiefs employee Ryan Comeau to talk through the game and the pain.
Host Zach Lee is joined by Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog (@dabearsblog) as we debate Trubisky's development, the 2020 roster, coaching changes, and eventually get around to talking about Sunday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell after the Bears 21-13 loss to the Packers in Green Bay to discuss a miracle comeback that fell a yard short, whether Mitch played good or bad (it's insane that it's this hard to tell), the Bears getting whipped in the trenches once more, and rapid firing the bright spots from this game and the season.
Host Zach Lee previews this Sunday's rivalry matchup with the division-leading Packers, whether Green Bay is as good as their 10-3 record, can Mitch Trubisky solve Mike Pettine's zone schemes, will Akiem Hicks return to the field, and how loud can we shout FTP?
Host Zach Lee breaks down the Bears 31-24 victory over the Cowboys at Soldier Field bringing the Bears to 7-6 in this rollercoaster 2019 campaign, Mitch finally breaking out as a runner and the offense looking reborn as a result, some key injuries on both sides of the football, the meager (but still mathematically possible) playoff chances and what it all means going into Lambeau next Sunday with a chance for redemption
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to discuss the Bears thrilling 24-20 Thanksgiving victory in Detroit, arguably Mitch's best performance in a Bears uniform, the defensive highs and lows, and a look ahead toward's next Thursday's loser leaves town match (officially!) against the Cowboys
Host Zach Lee recaps the Bears' 19-14 win over the Giants, discussing the untracked passing game, Mitch's inability to have a clean sheet, the offensive line's inability to gain positive yardage and its effect on Matt Nagy, and the reappearance of Khalil Mack!
Host Zach Lee and SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell discuss the Bears miserable loss to a subpar Rams team, a lost season, a mysterious late hip injury to Trubisky and how far up the ladder the firings must go.
Host Zach Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to discusss the end of our long regional nightmare, as the Chicago Bears break their four-game winless streak with a 20-13 victory over the Detroit Lions. We discuss the offense coming to life (and they dying again), how many Mitch's there are, Nagy's abilities as a head coach and the milk carton with Khalil Mack (and the pass rush's) face on it.
Host Zach Lee is joined by Tyler Sawa from the Detroit Lions Pride podcast to preview Sunday's tilt at Soldier Field. We scout the Lions strengths and weaknesses, analyze the injury report and predict who's going to be even sadder after the Cellar Dweller Championship.Blue Wire thanks our partners for this week, Untuckit and Manscaped
Host Zachary Lee is joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to recap the Bears' 22-14 loss to the Eagles, shout at clouds, compare the depth of our personal sports numbness, and laugh at the pain. Join us! Bluewire is supported by Untuckit and Manscaped.
Host Zach Lee is joined by Bleacher Nation Bears' Luis Medina (lcm1986) to discuss Nagy's state of mind, our Top 3 approaches to the Chicago QB room in 2020, and a look at Sunday's tilt in Philadelphia against the Eagles. Blue Wire thanks our partners for this week, Harry's and Shipstation.
Host Zach Lee is joined by guest Matt Clapp (@dabearnecess) from The Comeback and Awful Announcing to discuss the Bears inexplicable 17-16 loss to the woeful Chargers at Soldier Field. We discuss Mitch Trubisky's incredible ability to suck and then maybe be good and then instantly super suck; Matt Nagy's terrible game management, play-calling and coaching; and then looking ahead to what it all means for the state of the franchise going forward and into next season as the 2019 Chicago Bears season spirals towards disaster.
Host Zach Lee talks with Mike Peterson about the dire state of affairs of our respective teams. The Chargers are wracked with injuries and inexplicable late-game gaffs, the Bears can't run the ball or throw the ball. Rock, meet hard place!
Host Zach Lee and Ricky O'Donnell break down - analytically and emotionally - the Bears week 7 loss to the New Orleans Saints, the worst defeat of the Nagy Era. It gets exasperated.
Crossover episode! Host Zach Lee breaks down the matchups with Kevin and Ian for the Bears critical week 6 game at Soldier Field against the New Orleans Saints.Blue Wire thanks our partners for this week, Shipstation & Roman. Try Shipstation free for 60 days by going to shipstation.com and entering promo code Blue and go to roman.com/bluewire to get a free online visit & free two day shipping.
Zach Lee and Ricky O'Donnell break down the Bears, Kyle Long to IR, surprises and confirmations, and Blame Power Rankings
On this episode of Chicago Shuffle, guest host Jason Patt is again joined by Ricky O'Donnell and Zach Lee to talk about a Bears victory. In this game, the Bears dominated the Vikings to earn a 16-6 victory at Soldier Field to move to 3-1 on the season. We talk about a dominating performance by Chicago's defense despite missing Akiem Hicks, Roquan Smith and Bilal Nichols. Khalil Mack was a human highlight reel yet again, but the Bears' depth really showed out, with guys like Nick Kwiatkoski and Nick Williams filling in admirably. Of course, the other big story of the game was Mitchell Trubisky's shoulder injury, and we go deep on what it means and discuss our confidence level in Chase Daniel moving forward against the Raiders and potentially beyond.
On the latest episode of Chicago Shuffle, Jason Patt of Blue Wire's Cash Considerations guest hosts and is joined by Cash Considerations co-host Ricky O'Donnell and friend of the program Zach Lee to talk about the Chicago Bears' 31-15 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Bears moved to 2-1 on the season behind a dominant first-half performance, though things got dicey at a point in the second half. We talk about the ups and downs of Mitchell Trubisky and highlight the dominance of Khalil Mack. We also look ahead to the Week 4 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and recalibrate our expectations for the season after this win.
After Week 1's disappointing loss to the Green Bay Packers, Mitch Trubisky and the Chicago Bears have much to prove in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos.
Let's talk Bears-Packers! Can Trubisky shoulder the pressure and outplay Aaron Rodgers? How will the Bears' defense play in their first game under Chuck Pagano? And should Bears fans be disappointed in Trey Burton?
The Bears defense will remain one of the NFL's best in 2019, why Eddy Pineiro may have been Ryan Pace's choice the whole time, a preview of the Minnesota Vikings and, of course, some Andrew Luck reaction.
Eddy Pineiro is the last kicker standing in Chicago, but will he be their starter in Week 1? That, plus a preview of Bears vs. Colts, a recap of the disappointing career of Kevin White and a look at the Detroit Lions.
Is Bears QB Mitch Trubisky the target of unfair criticism? The David Montgomery hype train is very real, and Eddy Pineiro said what?! All that and a preview of the Chicago Bears Week 2 preseason game against the Giants.
Chicago Bears QB Mitch Trubisky has been the target of criticism on social media during training camp, but is it fair? Bryan and Alyssa give Bears fans real talk about the QB, review the first unofficial depth chart and preview Week 1 of the preseason.
Bryan Perez and Alyssa Barbieri talk all things Bears training camp with a review of Mitch Trubisky's performance as well as an update on the kicker competition, Khalil Mack wrecking practice and more.bluewirepods.com
-In the latest episode of Chicago Shuffle, Bryan Perez and Alyssa Barbieri preview the Chicago Bears 2019 training camp and cover the five key areas Bears fans should focus on over the next several weeks.bluewirepods.com
In the latest episode of Chicago Shuffle, we review the latest from the Bears OTAs and discuss what some reasonable expectations are for Mitch Trubisky, Allen Robinson, Khalil Mack and the rest of the team in 2019. Spoiler: It's Super Bowl or bust.bluewirepods.com
Bryan Perez is joined by the Draft Wire's Luke Easterling to review Ryan Pace's draft and free agency classes and the position he's put the Chicago Bears in as a Super Bowl contender entering the 2019 season.bluewirepods.com
In Episode 3 of Chicago Shuffle, Bryan Perez is joined by NBC Sports Chicago and Bears Wire's Lorin Cox to discuss the Bears' most overrated, underrated and prove-it players for the upcoming 2019 NFL season.
In Episode 2 of Chicago Shuffle, Bryan Perez is joined by NBC Sports Chicago and Bears Wire's Lorin Cox to discuss the concerning kicker situation, whether Leonard Floyd deserved to have his fifth-year option picked up and which rookies fans should be excited to watch this summer.bluewirepods.com
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