Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

From 'Gametime with Boomer Esiason' ( Subscribe Here ), This week's guest is 11 year veteran quarterback from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kordell Stewart.

Dan Wiederer spoke with 670 The Score's Dan Bernstein & Laurence Holmes about the two NFL conference title games and how the Bears can look to emulate the sustained success of the Chiefs, or the type of roster the Eagles have built.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer begin this episode with a simple question: How much do they trust Ryan Poles in this extremely important offseason for the Bears? Poles has stated more than once his goal is sustained success for this franchise. Now that he's torn the roster down, his real test is just beginning. Plus, how do David and Dan evaluate the moves Poles has made so far as GM? And since we're...

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer understand Ryan Poles' objective this past year was to tear the roster down. Now comes his true test: building this franchise to a point of sustained success, which was his own stated goal when he was hired.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the first year of the Ryan Poles' era for the Bears. How do the moves he made (or didn't make) look at this point?

If the goal of the Bears and Ryan Poles is sustained success, just how are we defining that and what does it look like? David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look have created some criteria to look at as a benchmark for where the Bears need to get to.

Now that the NFL's final four is set, David Haugh and Dan Wiederer take a close look at the remaining teams and wonder what lessons the Bears could learn from them? Also in this episode, some domino scenarios which could create favorable spots for the Bears, and a discussion on some potential free agent targets.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the remaining playoff teams and how they were built. What lessons could the Bears learn from these teams?

Giants stud RB Saquon Barkley is a free agent this offseason, if he's not extended in New York. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer ponder if he's the type of player the Bears should target in this crucial offseason.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer talk over some potential player offseason movement scenarios which could lead to some favorable positions for the Bears.

Dan Wiederer spoke on 670 The Score's Bernstein & Holmes show about the wide-ranging impact he believes Kevin Warren will have at Halas Hall.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer ponder in this episode, what a fair grade for Matt Eberflus is in the 2022 season? Do we need to grade on a scale considering the severe lack of talent on the team? Plus, David, Dan and producer Adam Studzinski rewind their preseason Bears predictions! Some of them held up pretty well...others did not.

Matt Eberflus had a difficult job this season, coaching a team with extremely little talent. How do David Haugh and Dan Wiederer grade his performance for the season?

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss how much meaning, if any, there is to Luke Getsy being the head coach for the American team at the Senior Bowl.

David Haugh, Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski take a look at how some of their preseason Bears predictions held up!

Kevin Warren has officially been introduced as the next Bears team president. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to Warren's strong first impression, which is the first step in waking the sleeping giant that is this franchise.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer offer their first impressions of Kevin Warren after his introductory press conference.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer go over the importance of Kevin Warren's first major project as Bears president; getting a stadium built at Arlington Park. How vital will Warren's past experience helping get the Vikings new stadium built be as he embarks on this venture?

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what the hiring of Kevin Warren does for Ryan Poles, who will not be reporting to Warren as his superior instead of George McCaskey.

It's official: Kevin Warren has been hired as the Bears next team president! David Haugh and Dan Wiederer breakdown the hire, which is a massive move for the organization. Dan unloads everything he's been able to learn about Warren since the Bears made the news official and the reviews are glowing. Even high profile athletes like LeBron James are talking about this! Also this episode, the first of...

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer express their genuine excitement over the fact the Bears have seemingly made a pretty good call to make Kevin Warren their next team president.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what it means for the Bears to be hiring someone like Kevin Warren to be team president.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer get into the first of what's going to be many conversations between now and the NFL draft about what the Bears should do with that hard earned #1 pick. Spoiler alert: neither of them believe the Bears should trade Justin Fields.

EXTRA, EXTRA! David Haugh and Dan Wiederer have a special episode reacting to everything Ryan Poles said in his end-of-season press conference. The guys go over everything the Bears' GM had to say about Justin Fields, the foundation that was laid, Chase Claypool, David Montgomery, expectations for 2023, and so much more.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what Ryan Poles had to say about David Montgomery. Does it make sense for the Bears to bring him back? Plus, we all agree the expectations for this team need to be much higher in 2023, right?