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OK, so it's a foregone conclusion that the Bears are taking QB Caleb Williams with the first pick in the draft. The more intriguing question now is what they will do with the 9th pick that they also have. Draft a WR? DE? Trade down for more picks? We discuss.

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Emergency Pod!! Mark checks in from Egypt while Chris is in Kansas to discuss the Bears acquiring one of the best wideouts in the game in Keenan Allen, swapping a 4th pick with the Chargers. We all talk about other moves the Bears have made in free agency so far.

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We discuss news from the NFL combine, as it pertains to Caleb Williams and the Bears, as well as where this leaves Justin Fields. It seems like there is an inevitability to the team trading Fields and picking Williams with the first pick in the draft this April.

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Congrats to Steve McMichael and Devin Hester for making the Hall of Fame! We discuss these players and their impact on the teams they played on as well as the history of the franchise. We also make our Super Bowl picks, and the latest Bears/Caleb Williams rumors.

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The Bears have hired Shane Waldron to be their new offensive coordinator. We discuss the hire, his performance in the same role with the Seattle Seahawks, and how this move impacts whoever is QB next year.

While the Packers were eliminated last weekend, we lament the fact that the Bears are still a ways off from "taking the north;" not to mention the Lions playing for a chance at the Super Bowl!

We also make our picks for conference championship weekend. Thanks for listening!

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The Bears did make some coaching changes after the season was over, but limited to offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and members of his staff. Matt Eberflus will return, which seems, to us, the wrong thing to do. We discuss.

We also make Wild Card weekend predictions. Thanks for listening!

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The 2023 season is almost over for the Chicago Bears. It's been a roller coaster, for sure. The Bears end their season up in Green Bay, hoping to play Spoiler for the Packers playoff hopes. Then, the offseason begins, which may be more eventful than the regular season!

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For the 3rd time this season, the Bears lost a game with a double digit lead in the 4th. We spend a lot of time discussing Justin Fields, and the fact that it's time to move on. No, it's not all on him, and his teammates and coaches have certainly done him no favors (and actually hurt his development), but we have enough to weigh against having the 1st pick in the upcoming draft. We also discuss how this should put an end to the Eberflus era as well. Thanks for watching! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com. Join our Honor Roll and we'll send you a free tshirt! BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

It seems like we discuss Justin Fields' and Matt Eberflus' future every week, but every week there is also a different angle or insight that sheds a new light on the discussion. This week is no different! Plus, we preview the upcoming game in Cleveland and what to expect.

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The Bears seemed control the entire game; we don't get to say that very often. We discuss the Bears win over the 1st place Lions, and our takeaways.

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It's hard to escape talking about Justin Fields, his future and the draft, since the Bears are looking very likely to have the #1 pick via the Panthers. So, what would we need to see to say definitively keep him or move on? We discuss. We also preview the upcoming Lions game at Soldier Field.

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Yes, the Bears beat the Vikings, but it was not a good game for the offense. More inexplicable screen passes from Luke Getsy, Fields fumbling in the 4th quarter, not once, but twice- although he did make a game winning throw on his third attempt to seal the game. Bears fans, it's going to be a tumultuous five games until we reach the finish line! At least we've got the bye this week to rest and get ready!

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In Justin Fields' return, the Bears had a win waiting for them. All they had to do was maintain a 12 point lead with 4:15 left in the game. Well, they lost by 5. An incredible and demoralizing defeat to the Lions, and it lies solely at the feet of the incompetent and cowardly head coach, Matt Eberflus. Mark chimes in from O'Hare Airport in Chicago to discuss the game, the Flus, Fields and more.

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Justin Fields is back from injury, and his first game is against the division leading Lions. We discuss our expectations of Fields for the rest of the season, and what he needs to do in order to convince the Bears that he is the franchise quarterback.

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It was a tough watch, a brutal game, but the Bears squeak out a win against a Carolina team that is worse than them. We discuss the game, the coaches, Bagent, Fields the rest of the season, and more.

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Yeah, they lost to the Chargers; but that was overshadowed by so much that wasn't related to the game. We discuss another Bears assistant firing, the SNF crew and the over-the-top Tyson Bagent hype, the head coach who can't put a complete sentence together, and more!

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The Bears defeated the Vegas Raiders last Sunday, as Tyson Bagent gets a win in his first NFL start. Bagent has been a big story across the league this week, and we encourage everyone to have an objective and realistic perspective. Then we preview the upcoming game vs. the LA Chargers.

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We start this episode with Chris venting about Bears fans and their undying love for the backup QB, whoever it is. We then take a brief look at the upcoming game against the Raiders, but spend most of the time talking about the big picture state of the Bears.

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After two promising weeks of offense improvement, the Bears regressed to their frustrating early season form. Plenty of blame, plenty of questions. We discuss this bad, bad game. Thank you for watching! Make sure you're subscribed to our channel! @Bearly_Educated buymeacoffee.com/Bearly_Educated Join our Honor Roll, and we'll send you a Bearly Educated t-shirt! Find us on social media: @Bearly_Educated on Twitter, Threads, YouTube, Instagram Facebook.com/bearlyeducated

In this episode we discuss the Bears hosting Minnesota this Sunday. The Vikings are also 1-4 and missing their best weapon, Justin Jefferson, so the Bears have a great opportunity here to move up to 3rd in the division.

In our "Upon Further Review" segment, we discuss a few things from the Washington game, as games from around the league last week, including the Packers loss behind 3 Love interceptions.

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Hey! The Bears get their first win of the year! D.J. Moore accounted for over half the Bears offense, along with 3 TD's. Justin Fields had another 4 TD's passing, and they dropped 40 points on Washington on the road. No big picture conclusions after this one, but we sure enjoyed it! We also take a few minutes to remember Dick Butkus, Bears and NFL legend, who passed away at the age of 80.

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The Bears are underdogs at home to the Broncos, who just allowed 70 points to the Dolphins. It's hard to believe that the high expectations of this season have so quickly spiraled to already thinking about the 2024 draft.

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Normally the eternal optimistic Meatball Composer, today Chris gets philosophical with regards to the 2023 Chicago Bears. We will be back later this week to preview the Broncos visit to Soldier Field, as well as talk about the Chiefs game in our "After Further Review" segment.

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The Bears face the Chiefs at Arrowhead this Sunday....but that takes a back seat to all the news and stories coming out of Lake Forest. We discuss the mysterious Alan Williams resignation, and Justin Fields' comments to the press. Eventually we get to some Bears vs. Chiefs thoughts!

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Another hot mess on the field, with Justin Fields being wildly inconsistent at best, bad at worst. There were things better than last week, but not nearly good enough to restore confidence in this team and regime. We discuss.

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Mark has found a new stage of grief, which he shares for the benefit of our listeners! In a new segment, "Upon Further Review," we look back at the Packers loss and what we've heard, seen and learned since. We then look at ahead to week 2 vs the Bucs and how the Bears need to prove to us that they can win before we give them the benefit of the doubt.

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Could the Bears have had a worse season opener?? What is fair and what is overreaction for game 1? We vent and discuss. Thanks for watching/listening! @Bearly_Educated

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It's finally here! The 2023 season is underway! We start this episode discussing the Lions surprising win over the defending champion Chiefs, and how that was relevant to where the Bears are. Then we get into the Bears week 1 contest against the Packers. What can we expect? Can we even know? We discuss.

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Today we step away from primarily looking at the Bears, and make predictions for who we we expect to make the playoffs this year. Of course, these will largely prove to be wrong by the time the season ends, but it's still fun to make big picture predictions!

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The Bears spent the week practicing and scrimmaging with the Indianapolis Colts, culminating in their second preseason game with most of the starters sitting. Still, there are players to discuss, including who may end up as the backup QB to Fields.

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We did it, we entered the 21st Century. We will be doing a livestream after each game this year on Twitch (twitch.tv/Bearly_Educated) so join us there in the future!

This was our discussion and our takeaways after the Bears won their first preseason game of 2023.

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Max Markham (@MaxMarkhamNFL) joins us to check in with how the Bears have managed the offseason, including what's been good and what still needs to be addressed. Always a pleasure to have Max join us!

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In this episode we discuss the 10 draft picks the Bears made in the draft, and what commonalities exist between them. Ryan Poles clearly has a plan and a process. We also look at what holes still remain, and what realistic expectations for the season should be.

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Here's our immediate reaction to the Bears first round pick in 2023; we also discuss some other first round surprises and other league news.

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It's nearly here! We're days away from the 2023 NFL Draft. With the #9 pick, the Bears will do....what? Select someone or trade down again? We discuss, and we share what some of our listeners are thinking as well.

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We knew he was going to do it, just didn't know when: Bears GM Ryan Poles has traded the 1st overall pick. Carolina receives the coveted selection, and in return gives the Bears their 9th pick this year, 1st in 2024, a 2nd in 2025, and wide receiver DJ Moore. Mark and Chris discuss this, the effect on free agency and the draft, and more.

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Episode 100!!! Thanks to everyone that's listened along the way! We've got a full episode: Ranking Fields, Poles and Eberflus, why Mark hates the Bears, more crazy Aaron Rodgers stuff, and Super Bowl predictions.

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Four teams remain from the 2022 season. What can the Bears learn from each team as they build for the future? We discuss.

We also finish our all-time Bears great jersey numbers, as we have reached episode 99!

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Bears General Manager held his first post-season press conference, and it was, refreshingly, informative. We discuss what Poles said, and what Bears fans can take away from it. The Bears are going to have a non-stop, speculative, entertaining and possibly maddening off-season until the draft!

We then get in to the first weekend of playoff football! This first slate of games might not be the most interesting, but it's still playoff football!

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Ryan Poles plan works to perfection, as the Bears fall to the Vikings and the Texans beat the Colts, to give the Bears the first overall pick in the 2023 draft. A lot of fans feel differently about this, but we are ecstatic because the Bears have their QB in Fields, the #1 pick to play with, and the most salary cap space in the league. So far, Poles has this working to perfection, and we've got all offseason to predict what will happen.

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We start this episode by discussing the old guard of the Chicago media seemingly have an unfair bias against Justin Fields, and wondering why. Then we talk about the big game of week 18!

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We both fully expected the Bears to lose to the Lions, but not in the way that it went down. Mark goes off on the coaching staff for mishandling Justin Fields, the most important asset this team has to build for the future.

We try to start out with some fun stuff, though; before getting to the harsh realities!

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With games against the Lions and Vikings remaining, what should Bears fans look for or expect to see? Should the Bears shelf Justin Fields (Mark and Chris differ here!)? Plus, a quick recap of the loss to the Bills, and news around the NFL.

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No one expected the Bears to beat the NFC's best Philadelphia Eagles, but the Bears did keep it closer than anyone expected.  We discuss. We also take a quick baseball detour to talk a little about the Cardinals and Cubs free agency moves. And, we need some listener feedback for our next show!

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