Shaw Local's Bears Insider Podcast

After an injury minefield of Week 11, Arthur Arkush and John Sahly get you ready for the next week of fantasy football. Who should you pick up off the waiver wire? They also break down Bears-Packers from a fantasy perspective, and give their top plays of the week. The Chicago Football Fantasy Podcast, presented by your Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Chevy Dealers. For fantasy news, analysis, and...

The Bears won...again! We briefly recap the throttling in St. Louis and move on to previewing the Broncos with Les Shapiro (10:51), long-time Denver radio and TV personality. We refuse to talk "playoffs," but do get some optimism from our guest Barstool Big Cat Dan Katz (37:01), as we discuss Jay Cutler's personality, J.J. Watt, Bears fans and much more. Kevin and Arthur wrap up the show with thei...

What's a Brock Osweiler? John Sahly and Arthur Arkush get you ready for this week in fantasy football by talking about the latest in Daily Fantasy Sports, why Charcandrick West needs to be on your roster, breaking down the matchups in Bears-Broncos and identify our top plays for this week in fantasy football. The Chicago Football Fantasy Podcast, presented by your Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana C...

Arthur Arkush sits in for Kevin Fishbain as Kevin travels back from San Diego, following the Bears win over the Chargers 22-19. Arthur and Hub Arkush discuss Bears/Chargers looking at positives and negatives in the weekly "3 and Out" [3:55]. Howard Balzer of The Sports Xchange and foxsportsmidwest.com joins the guys [11:51] to talk Bears/Rams as well as the future of football. The guys close the s...

We're gearing up for the stretch run in fantasy football. Who are the guys who can have a second-half surge and propel your team to a championship? We also breakdown the fantasy implications for Bears-Rams and give you our top picks and sleepers for Week 10. The Chicago Football Fantasy Podcast, presented by your Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Chevy Dealers. For fantasy news, analysis, and more,...

Following another last-second loss, Kevin and Arthur try to bring some positive spins to Bears fans in their ever-so-brief recap of Sunday's game against the Vikings. Before you know it, they've moved on to the Chargers, another bad team with tons of injuries. Kevin and Arthur break down the Monday night matchup, and then we shift gears to the 2016 NFL Draft and talk to Chris Burke of Sports Illus...

Did you survive Drew Brees this week? John Sahly, Arthur Arkush and J.C. Talon talk about who to pick up on the waiver wire after a slew of RB injuries this past week. They also get you set for next week with their top fantasy football plays for Week 9. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support .

John Sahly and Arthur Arkush get you ready for this week in fantasy football with their top plays. Sahly also goes over the proposed Fantasy Contests Act bill in the Illinois General Assembly and how it affects DFS players. he Chicago Football Fantasy Podcast, presented by your Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Chevy Dealers. For fantasy news, analysis, and more, please visit ChicagoFootball.com Sha...

We are back from our bye! OK, we didn't miss a podcast but we are refreshed from our Bears-free weekend. Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush talked about how they spent the bye, recapped the Jeremiah Ratliff news and then moved on to the Vikings. Matt Vensel of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune joined them [12:09] for the "Behind Enemy Lines" segment and the guys broke down the matchup then made their pic...

John Sahly and Arthur Arkush go over the latest news and notes and go through a game-by-game breakdown of Week 7 to help get you ready for this week in fantasy football. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support .

We attempt to answer the greatest existential question of our time — what, exactly, is a catch in the NFL? Kevin and Arthur recap Bears-Lions and are joined by Robert Klemko of the MMQB (15:58) to further discuss the controversial Golden Tate touchdown and get Robert's view of the Bears from a national perspective. Bears tight end Zach Miller (32:09) talks to Kevin about his favorite steakhouses i...

Joe Ostrowski from 670 The Score joins host John Sahly to talk about the controversy in the Daily Fantasy Sports industry. They go over why the DraftKings' data leak questions still haven't been answered, what the lingering issues are, and what the sites need to do to fix it (fewer commercials is a start!). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-ins...

We promise we didn't rush our podcast in order to watch the Cubs. It's our job to bring you the best Bears analysis! Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush recap the Bears' win over the Raiders and discuss the top plays from the game, then move on to the 0-5 Lions. Josh Katzenstein (17:33) of the Detroit News joins us to explain why the Lions are so bad. Kevin and Arthur break down the matchup on Sunday...

John Sahly, Arthur Arkush and JC Talon have some fun this week with a re-draft of the first round for the 2015 fantasy football season. How different does it look from six weeks ago? The three also talk about picking up Charcandrick West, and if Jay Cutler is a viable quarterback for fantasy football. Also, our picks of the week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast...

We have a win to talk about! Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush recap the Bears' win over the Raiders — still in brief fashion, because we're always spinning it forward here at Chicago Football. We break down the 1-3 Chiefs and talk with Herbie Teope [20:35] of ChiefsDigest.com and the Topeka Capital-Journal to figure out, what's the deal with the Chiefs? Hub Arkush joins us to close the show, and w...

John Sahly, Arthur Arkush and J.C. Talon talk about the controversy in Daily Fantasy Sports and what it means going forward for the industry. They also talk rookie running backs and top plays for this week in fantasy football. For the very best in fantasy football news and analysis be sure and visit chicagofootball.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local...

It's a special "trade everyone you can!" episode of our ChicagoFootball.com Bears podcast. Luckily, Ryan Pace can't trade our hosts, Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush. They (as briefly as possible) recap the shutout loss in Seattle then turn the page to Oakland to preview a pretty good Raiders team. Jarvis Jenkins is our player interview this week [26:56]. What was his best move on the basketball c...

John Sahly, Arthur Arkush and JC Talon review Week 3 and preview Week 4 in fantasy football. Is it time to panic if you're a Justin Forsett owner? How many Raiders is too many this week against the Bears? And Sahly says he's done with 1) Nick Foles and 2) Paying up for a QB and RB in DFS tournaments. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-po...

How did we get here? Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush in extremely brief fashion recap how the Bears went to a competitive game with the Packers that gave fans hope to a blowout loss to the Cardinals and lots of panic. We turned the page to the Seahawks and previewed the matchup of two 0-2 teams in Seattle on Sunday with Liz Mathews (7:36) of ESPN 710 Seattle. Liz breaks down why the Seahawks are...

John Sahly, Arthur Arkush and JC Talon go over all of the injuries from Week 2 in the latest Chicago Football Fantasy Podcast. What do Tony Romo owners do? They also answer Twitter questions, including who is the No. 1 waiver wire pickup this week? Listen to this podcast for help in your season-long and DFS leagues. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-...

In Episode 3 of the ChicagoFootball.com Bears Podcast, Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush BRIEFLY recap the loss to the Packers. They felt that listeners were done reliving Sunday's loss. Bears return man Marc Mariani joins the show [26:53] and talks about Montana, country music and what it's like to hang out with Jay Cutler in Nashville. The guys turned the page to the Cardinals and talked to Kent...

Arthur Arkush and John Sahly review Week 1, answer the question on what to do if you have Dez Bryant, and play a game of "Buying or Selling" on a few Week 1 performances. In DFS, they review cash game lineups and provide a few names to look at for Week 2. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support .

It's Packers Week! In Episode 2, Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush are joined by Hub Arkush to break down the 2015 Bears roster and preview the season opener against the Packers. Is there any way the Bears can pull off the upset? We go behind enemy lines with Green Bay Press Gazette writer Wes Hodkiewicz (14:27) to learn more about the Bears' biggest rival. This week's big topic — why are NFL coach...

Finally, Week 1 is here for fantasy football. Co-hosts John Sahly and Arthur Arkush are joined by 670 The Score's Joe Ostrowski to talk about favorite plays for Week 1, Ostrowski's typical process, and strategy for the biggest DFS contests. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support .

In the inaugural ChicagoFootball.com Bears Podcast, our hosts Kevin Fishbain and Arthur Arkush tackle the major question ... who has the best beard on the Bears? Luckily, two-time Pro Bowler Kyle Long (14:10) helps answer that question in his interview, while also talking about Vic Fangio's attire at practice and if he could strike out Kyle Schwarber. WGN Radio's Adam Hoge (23:08) joins the guys t...