Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss a few of the (many) names we've heard during this Bears coaching search. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is the hottest name. Does he view the Bears' job as the best one available for him?

The Bears have interviewed Mike McCarthy for their head coaching job. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss his credentials. He's won a lot of games in the regular season and a Super Bowl ... so why are so many turned off by him?

The latest person to interview for the Bears head coaching job is someone whom Chicago fans are extremely familiar with. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss former Packers and Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy's credentials in this episode. His record as a coach is pretty good, so why is he such a hot-button candidate? Also, quarterback Caleb Williams said on a recent St. Brown Brothers podcast what he'...

The Bears are reportedly interested in talking to Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman about their head coach opening. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss if Freeman would be a good fit and if he's even interested in leaving Notre Dame.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the Bears continuously expanding their list of head coach candidates. Why are they talking to so many coaches? Should this list have been trimmed down during the time between firing Matt Eberflus in late November and now?

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss what the best possible outcome of the Bears' coaching search is. Would it be satisfying for the Bears to land the most sought after candidate in Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson?

The Bears' search for a head coach continues, and the list of people the team is looking to interview just keeps growing. In this episode, Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote ponder why the Bears feel the need to talk to so many people for this job. And what do they think about some of the top names on the list? Head coach Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas and is going to talk to the Bears. Would he be a goo...

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote attempt to grade Bears general manager Ryan Poles' work in a number of different areas in his tenure with the team.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote ponder why Bears general manager Ryan Poles seemed to need clarification about how disruptive quarterback Caleb Williams' rookie season was.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote share their thoughts on the list of coaches the Bears plan to interview for their head coaching vacancy.

In another special live episode that aired on 670 The Score in Chicago, Mark Grote and Dan Wiederer take a look at the growing list of candidates the Bears are planning to speak to about their head coaching vacancy. What do we think of the top names like Pete Carroll, Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson and others? And does it matter at all that the team is conducting all of its first round of interviews vir...

Dan Wiederer asks guest Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press about Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Would he make a good head coach?

Dan Wiederer and guest Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press discuss why Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is such a hot head coaching candidate.

Dan Wiederer and guest Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press go inside the culture and coaching of the Lions. How did they manage to lock down the top seed in the NFC despite all their injuries?

Dan Wiederer is joined in this episode by Dave Birkett, who covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Birkett shares all the knowledge he can about two intriguing Bears head coaching candidates: Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote hear Bears chairman George McCaskey's response to fans chanting "sell the team" in Chicago's home finale. McCaskey also tells us how he felt about cornerback Tyrique Stevenson's actions prior to the fateful Hail Mary in the Bears' loss to the Commanders in late October.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles wants his team to be more focused on "process over outcome" going forward. Mark Grote and Dan Wiederer try to interpret what Poles means by that. The guys also break down Poles' other key comments Tuesday.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss the press conferences with Bears general manager Ryan Poles, team president Kevin Warren and chairman George McCaskey on Tuesday. We aren't exactly inspired by what they said.

The top leaders of the Bears have taken their turns speaking after the team's horrible 2024 season. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to everything general manager Ryan Poles, team president Kevin Warren and chairman George McCaskey had to say Tuesday. Did anything they offered give us any faith that they'll get this coaching hire right? Plus, the list of coaches the Bears plan to interview keeps...

Our own Mark Grote joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show on 670 The Score in Chicago on the day the Bears cleaned out their lockers to finish their 2024 season. What did Grote hear from quarterback Caleb Williams, interim head coach Thomas Brown and others?

Our own Dan Wiederer joined the Bernstein & Harris Show on 670 The Score in Chicago the day after the Bears beat the Packers to finish their season. With the horrible season now behind them, the Bears will turn their attention to their search for a new head coach. What does Wiederer think of the initial list of candidates?

It finally happened. The Bears beat the Packers for the first time since 2018! It was a walk-off field goal by kicker Cairo Santos that finally gave the Bears a win in the rivalry. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote recap the game, which comes at the end of an extremely disappointing season for the Bears, who finished 5-12.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss what, if anything, there is to watch for in the final game of this horrible Bears season. The gang also predicts who will win the game.

Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to what quarterback Caleb Williams had to say when he was asked about what he's looking for in the next Bears head coach.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams strongly backed up his much-criticized offensive line, taking his share of the blame for the 67 times he has been sacked this season. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss Williams' stance.