Take The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast

As the Bears continue to plummet towards a rather high draft pick, David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look into the history of teams trading away a high pick versus those who kept it.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer welcome the Bears challenge against the Eagles as this presents an opportunity for the Bears to measure up their roster against one of the most complete teams in the NFL.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer are beginning to wonder when we will finally see the Bears utilize Chase Claypool more. How much more adjustment period does he really need?

Our own Dan Wiederer was on Chicago's 670 The Score with Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi to go over possible offensive adjustments the Bears could have made during the bye week.

It's December and we have finally reached the Bears bye week. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer have a look at the limited amount of QB runs the Bears had during the Packers game, particularly during the second half...might this be a sign of how they're going to handle Fields going forward, or was that truly just the team adjusting to the game as it played out? Also in this episode, the guys take a loo...

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer wonder if the best way to gauge the impact Justin Fields is having for the Bears goes beyond some of the standard metrics we have for QB play.

During the "mini-bye" we saw the Bears make a lot of changes with the way they run their offense. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss how we might see the team continue to adjust during the full bye week.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer have a look at how the Bears rookies have performed as we hit the bye week.

Our own Dan Wiederer talked with the Mully & Haugh show on 670 The Score in Chicago about the Bears inability to close out games this season.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer are here to look at every detail of the latest Bears loss to the Packers. Justin Fields shined, yet still needs work in some areas. Jaylon Johnson got some high praise from a future Hall of Famer. Plus, do Bears fans need to be tempering expectations for 2023?

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer look at the dynamic between the 2022 "tank season" and what realistic expectations should be in 2023.

Justin Fields is turning into an electric player, but David Haugh and Dan Wiederer point out some flaws in his game that need improving.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss Jaylon Johnson's reaction to some high praise from Aaron Rodgers, who more than once called Johnson a premiere player.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to the Bears 28-19 loss at home to the Packers. Even though the result was the same...did this one feel a bit different?

From '1st & Pod' ( subscribe here ), hosts Andrew Fillipponi and Danny Parkins change their tune on an NFC East team, someone is still skeptical of the Dolphins, they chat about the weird state of the two NFC North rivals who play this weekend, and more!

Bears-Packers week is here once again and Justin Fields could be playing! David Haugh and Dan Wiederer update the health of Fields, plus the guys explain why they think Bears fans might actually miss Aaron Rodgers once he's gone. They also can't have a Bears-Packers discussion without on some (not-so-pleasant) memories Rodgers has provided during his career...

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer explain in this segment why Aaron Rodgers' passion for the Bears-Packers rivalry is a reason they think Bears fans will miss him once he's gone.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss what is important for Justin Fields in the rest of this Bears season, plus what Fields might have learned from being on the sideline against the Jets.

It's time for predictions and key numbers for Bears vs Packers in this segment. David Haugh, Dan Wiederer and producer Adam Studzinski all have similar views for how the game goes if Justin Fields plays, but only one of them is willing to predict a Bears win.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer have a lot to get to after the Bears loss to the Jets. In this episode, the guys update injury news to key players, including Justin Fields, Darnell Mooney and Eddie Jackson. They also have a discussion on how the Matt Eberflus HITS principle is holding up during what's become a rather tough season and look ahead briefly to the Packers.

The Bears walked away from the loss to the Jets with more injures to key positions, including WR Darnell Mooney who is expected to miss the rest of the season. David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss the impact of Mooney's injury, along with the others who are expected to miss time.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss Matt Eberflus's HITS principle as the Bears continue trying to work out of what is now a five-game losing streak.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer briefly look ahead to the Bears next opponent: the Green Bay Packers, who have had their own struggles this year and are now dealing with an injured Aaron Rodgers.

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer react to the Bears 31-10 loss to the Jets. This one not only saw Justin Fields miss the game with his shoulder injury, but almost saw backup Trevor Siemian have to miss with his own injury AND brought additional injuries to Eddie Jackson and Darnell Mooney.

The long holiday weekend isn't preventing us from dropping episode 30 on Black Friday! In this episode, David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss every aspect of the should injury Justin Fields suffered against the Falcons, the candor with which he spoke about it, whether they believe he should try to play through it, and so much more. Happy Thanksgiving!