The Bearly Educated Podcast

The Bears have a new head coach! Matt Eberflus was hired by new GM Ryan Poles. For some reason, the Chicago sports media outlets are already convinced this will not work out, and for unfounded reasons (aka, not a down has been played yet!). We discuss. Also, a look at last weekends conference championship games, and what stood out. Thanks for listening!  @Bearly_Educated 

The Bears have hired Ryan Poles as their new general manager. Poles comes from the Chiefs organization; his next move is to hire the new head coach. We discuss the three leading candidates. We also look back over the fantastic divisional playoff round games, including Robbie Gould ending the Packers season, and the epic shootout between Allen's Bills and Mahomes' Chiefs. Thanks for listening!&nbsp...

The Bears are casting a wide net in their search for a new GM and Head Coach. We discuss who they have interviewed and who we would like to see at these positions. Then, we recap the Wild Card weekend games, followed by a look ahead to the divisional round. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated 

Almost a week since Pace and Nagy were fired, the Bears have begun the search for their replacements. There are long candidate lists for both, which is encouraging! We also talk about the story from the Athletic that reveals some behind closed doors stories about Nagy and his players. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated 

It happened. The Bears have moved on from General Manager Ryan Pace and Head Coach Matt Nagy. After a few hours of optimism, George McCaskey held another bad and frustrating press conference, killing most of the optimism. However, early names floating for filling the GM and HC positions have produced some intriguing possibilities. We discuss. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated

After leading the Vikings 14-0 at the half, the Bears lose 31-17. This game was a microcosm of the 2021 season, even the Nagy era as a whole. We discuss. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated  Visit Our Website!

With Fields likely missing the final game of the season on the Covid list, there isn't much to look forward to in this final Bears game of the 2021 season. But, there is a lot to think about and discuss once that game is over. We discuss what changes might be coming, what we'd like to see, and what we expect to see.  We also discuss the feud between Aaron Rodgers and Chicago sports journalist...

We don't do much of a preview of the upcoming  Bears/Seahawks game, because Nick Foles will be starting. Also, Nagy decides to start Ifedi over Borom for some reason. Finally, we go through some of the names that have been tossed around for the Bears next head coach, and the organizational changes that would need to accompany the next coach. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated Happy Holida...

The Bears continue their losing streak, falling to division foes in back to back weeks. We discuss. We also talk about Justin Fields and the continuing struggles with offense.  Thanks for listening!! @Bearly_Educated 

Recorded internationally, as Mark is on his dig in Egypt! The Bears were soundly defeated by the NFC's best Cardinals; there's not much to discuss about this one, just more of the same! Justin Fields was cleared to play and will be the starting QB against the Packers. Chris is more excited to watch the game now, Mark fears the inevitable meatball reaction to a Fields loss.  Thanks for listeni...

This Sunday the Bears will face the NFC leading Arizona Cardinals, we discuss. We also mention a twitter user who created a QB metric that factors in help from the players around him, and the results are intriguing. And, we talk about Mark's upcoming trip! Thanks for listening! Find us on the web: Twitter - @Bearly_Educated Facebook - /bearlyeducated buymeacoffee.com/bearlyeducated bearlyeducatedp...

The Bears squeak by the winless Lions after a last second field, struggling to score 16 points. We discuss this meaningless victory, as well as the odd chain of events at Halas Hall over whether Nagy would be fired after Thursday's game, or not. Then, we have fun talking about potential head coach candidates. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated 

Wow, quite a day for the Chicago Bears: they are firing Matt Nagy after the Lions game. Or are they? No one knows, except one story from a non-sports writer in a suburban newspaper, or something like that...More Bears ineptitude on display. We discuss. Thanks for listening! Find us on the social networks: @Bearly_Educated

The Bears announced Khalil Mack has been placed on IR and will have season-ending surgery on his foot. We discuss what this means going forward, including the fact that it, ironically, happened over the BYE week. Then we preview the Bears/ Ravens game, and how the Bears best shot of winning is by a shoot-out?? Crazy Bears times. Thank you for listening! bearlyeducatedpod@gmail.com Please give our...

We discuss the Bears loss to the Steelers, and Justin Fields took a giant leap, giving Bears fans a glimpse of what might be the franchise quarterback we've been lacking for decades. We briefly touch on the horrible officiating and how the game was handed to Pittsburgh by the refs, but that's not the big story: the big story is Justin Fields. Thanks for listening!  @Bearly_Educated bearlyeduc...

The biggest story this week is that Aaron Rodgers lied about his COVID vaccination. How will the NFL respond? Will they respond at all? Also, Bears players dropping more comments about the lack of familiarity between Justin Fields and the receivers: some not-so-subtle jabs at Matt Nagy. We also look ahead to the Bears and Steelers Monday Night contest. Thanks for listening! Please like give our sh...

Justin Fields had moments that made him look like the QB of the future, and this should excite every Bears fan! The defense, however, was abysmal, unable to force a punt all game, and the 49ers win 33 - 22 over the Bears. We discuss. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated 

A lot of Bears news to breakdown: Nagy is sidelined with covid, and suddenly the players start opening up a lot more. A LOT more. We discuss. We also talk Packers/Cardinals game, the Chicago Blackhawks, and more! Thanks for listening, please give our show a rating on whatever platform you listen; it will help other Bears fans find our show! @Bearly_Educated (Twitter and BuyMeACoffee) bearlyeducate...

We both predicted a Bears loss against Tampa, but it was even worse than we expected. Top to bottom, system failure. We discuss. Thanks for listening! @Bearly_Educated 

Welcome to Bearly Educated! We still have some things to vent about the loss to the Packers, then we look ahead to the Bears visit to Tampa to take on the defending champs. We also look at other matchups this week, and more!! Thanks for listening! Find us on the web: Twitter: @Bearly_Educated Facebook: /bearlyeducated Website: www.buymeacoffee.com/Bearly_Educated Bear Down, friends! 

Once again, the Bears fall to the arch nemesis Green Bay Packers. There is a lot to talk about with this game, both on a single game as well as a macro level. Have we learned enough about Matt Nagy the coach to say definitively that he's not the guy to bring the Bears to a perennial contender level? And how did Justin Fields look today? Thanks for listening! Find us on the web: buymeacoffee.com/Be...

A lot to talk about! We start with the Jon Gruden news, then go over more of the Bears win over the Raiders. Then we look ahead to the Packers game, other divisional games, and early Super Bowl contenders. Thanks for listening!  Twitter: @Bearly_Educated Facebook: /bearlyeducated www.buymeacoffee.com/Bearly_Educated

The Bears soundly defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 20 - 9, led by a stout defensive front and solid running game. Justin Fields showed flashes, but still showed he has a ways to go, but he protected the ball and made big plays at key moments. We share our thoughts in this brief post-game recap! More on this game, and a preview of the Packers game later this week! Find us on the web! Twitter - @Bearly_...

Matt Nagy finally names Justin Fields the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears! Whether he saw the light, listened to his staff and players, or was threatened by his superiors, Nagy does the right thing for the team's future. We discuss, and we preview the Raiders game. Thanks for listening! Find us on the web: www.buymeacoffee.com/bearly_educated Twitter: @Bearly_Educated Facebook: /bearlye...

Bears win! We go over the good, the bad and the ugly from Justin Fields' first win as a starter. Thanks for listening! Twitter - @Bearly_Educated Facebook - /bearlyeducated www.buymeacoffee.com/Bearly_Educated Please give us a rating on your podcast platform! Thank you!