The Bearly Educated Podcast

Next stop, the regular season! The roster is set, and the Bears begin their regular season Monday against the Vikings. We discuss how the roster looks, where we see areas for concern, and make some totally meaningless but always fun predictions. Here we go, Bears fans; the Ben Johnson era begins this week! Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_E...

Context matters: It's pre-season, the Bills did not play many of their starters, and their organization is at a different place than the Bears. However, we saw many reasons for optimism in the Bears 38-0 win over Buffalo. Great throws from Caleb, rookies contributing, obvious coaching upgrades on both sides; we discuss all this and more! Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod...

Football is back! Almost...and sort of...We are here to discuss the 1st half of the Bears first preseason game, hosting Miami on the lakefront. Many of the starters did not play (including Caleb Williams), and we discuss who stood out in the first 30 minutes of action this season. We also look back at the week of practices, which, from media reports, were very intense and physical. This included s...

It's summer! So, there's not a lot of Bears news, and we don't want to make up stuff to talk about, so we decided to pull back on content this summer for all of our sakes! We discuss some of the Bears summer news: Poles got an extension, Coach Johnson is running his first summer OTAs, Caleb expectations, etc. It's hard to believe that we less than a month from training camp!! Thank...

The 2025 NFL Draft is underway! The Bears select Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the 10th overall pick. We discuss the pick, what it may point to in Ben Johnson's offense, and what we'd like to see the Bears do with the second and third rounds (we recorded before those round selections had happened!). We also remember Bears legend and HOF tackle Steve McMichael. Thanks for listeni...

It's been awhile, but we're back!! Ben Johnson has wasted no time in re-shaping the Bears into what he believes they need to be in order to maximize Caleb Williams and build from the trenches out. We discuss the moves made so far by Poles, and how much of it is the influence of Johnson. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

This past week we heard Ben Johnson meet the media for his first press conference as Bears head coach. It certainly had a different feel than previous HC introductions. We also discuss this weekend's conference championship games with a very special guest! Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

It happened, it is done: the next Bears head coach is former Lions OC Ben Johnson. WOW! We discuss the news of the day, and our immediate reaction. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee. Com/Bearly_Educated

Who will be the Bears next head coach? Ben Johnson or McCarthy? Someone else? We discuss the Bears search for the next leader of the Beloved, with all the latest rumors floating around. Then we discuss the slate of games for this divisional round of playoffs. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated BearlyEducatedPod@gmail.com

For a season with higher expectations than what we experienced, with more frustration and heartbreak than we expected, the Bears close out the 2024 season beating Green Bay on the road, for the first time since 2018, on Virginia McCaskey's birthday! We're a little giddy and disorganized in our post-game reaction, and we tried to just focus on this game, and talk about the future and changes for ne...

We are thrilled to be joined with special guest "Cousin Nate" for this episode! The Bears 2024 season is almost over, and major changes are coming. We discuss what we would like to see, what we hope to see, and whether or not it's really the "same old Bears." Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

We decided to skip breaking down the loss to San Fran, and get right to the GM. Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune dropped an article today that calls into question the decisions Poles has made, and whether or not he deserves to pick the next head coach. We discuss this and more! Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee. Com/Bearly_Educated

The Bears were embarrassed by the 49ers, after a week of talk of optimism and change. Full system failure as the Bears lost before halftime. What went wrong? Is Poles seat getting hotter? Did Thomas Brown just ruin his shot at being the permanent head coach? Chris is solo in this episode, as Mark has better boundaries and mental health. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmai...

We were thrilled to welcome special guest Alex Kuhn to the podcast! Alex is a producer at 670 The Score, Chicago's #1 sports radio station. He shares his perspective on the Eberflus firing, and who the next Bears head coach could be. You can find Alex on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@alexkuhn1611 And on Twitter here: https://x.com/Alexkuhn523 Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated buymeac...

We started this episode with complaints over why Eberflus was still the head coach of the Chicago Bears after what was so obvious to the rest of the football world. Then, while recording this episode, the announcement was made that Matt Eberflus had been fired. You'll get to hear our real time reaction to the news! Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com...

The Bears lost to the Packers today. Nothing new, BUT...they should have won this one. Talent-wise, the Bears are right there with the Packers; perhaps ahead in skill positions but lacking in the lines. However, there is a MASSIVE chasm between Matt LaFleur and Matt Eberflus, and that played out in the Bears loss today, as it did in the Washington loss a few weeks ago. A positive note? Caleb is go...

The Bears looked confused, lost and just overall bad in their home loss to the lowly New England Patriots. We are watching Caleb Williams deteriorate before our eyes with this coaching staff, and change needs to happen sooner than later to salvage any remaining confidence he may have. Waldron needs to be fired, Eberflus needs to be fired; does Ryan Poles need to be fired? Thanks for listening! @Be...

Well, we wondered the effect of the heart-breaking loss last week and the coaching staff's inability to accept any responsibility would have on the team...and we have our answer! That looked like a team that has quit. We recap the big picture and wonder where the Bears go from here. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com

After the crushing loss Sunday to Washington, the Bears week only got worse, as players were publicly calling out the coaches for their decisions and poor preparation. Of course, they later tried to ease tensions by saying they need to keep it "in house," but you can't put toothpaste back in the tube. We discuss the Bears rough week, then briefly look ahead to Sunday vs the Cardinals. Thanks for L...

The Bears were bad on offense most of the game. But, Caleb led the offense to a game-winning drive with seconds remaining....until a heart-crushing Hail Mary gives the win to Washington. This is a raw, real-time reaction to the Bears loss, while we were recording we were just getting all the info on how Tyrique Stevenson pretty much single-handedly lost the game with his taunting, then tipping the...

The matchup of the top rookie QB's! Well, maybe not. It sure seems like Jayden Daniels isn't playing, but nothing is known for sure. We preview the Bears facing the Commanders. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com

After a bad 1st quarter, the Bears put up 35 points against the Jaguars and win their 3rd game in a row. Caleb Williams overcomes a bad interception and throws 4 touchdowns with a 79% completion percentage. Can we say that the Bears have found their franchise quarterback after 6 games?? Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

If you're a good team, you're supposed to beat bad teams handily, and that's exactly what the Bears did against a struggling Carolina team. While there is still much room for improvement, the Bears played a complete game on both sides of the ball. Are the Bears good? Or getting good? Still can't say, but this was big step in that direction. Thanks for listening! Please give our show a rating and r...

We start this episode with our "After Further Review" thoughts from the win over the Rams, then get in to looking at the upcoming game against the Carolina Panthers. We also discuss the progress of Caleb Williams, the offense, and if Shane Waldron is settling in. Thanks for listening! Please give us a rating wherever you listen, so more Bears fans can find our show! @Bearly_Educated BuyMeACoffee.c...

The Bears get back to .500 by beating the Rams at home. The Rams were missing some key players, but the Bears did what they were supposed to do. We discuss what we liked about what we saw, what we think still needs improvement and consistency and more. Thanks for listening! Please give us a rating wherever you listen to the podcast so other Bears fans can find our show! @Bearly_Educated bearlyeduc...