The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin wonder how long the Bears will have to deal with growing pains from their starting quarterback, and also look at how this team can still win games even with uneven quarterback play. Plus: Just how bad are the Arizona Cardinals? (Really bad.) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

On this edition of the Under Center podcast, Laurence Holmes, Lance Briggs, Alex Brown, and Matt Forte react to the Bears' 24-17 win over the Seahawks on Monday Night Football. The group discusses the dominant defensive effort by Khalil Mack and the front seven. Plus, the progression of Mitch Trubisky and the impact Allen Robinson is having on the second year QB. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin look ahead to what areas of concern the Bears need to address leading up to Monday’s game against the Seahawks. Plus, why JJ wants to see Mitch Trubisky throw an interception against Seattle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Bears blew a 20-point lead in a loss to the Packers. Laurence Holmes, Lance Briggs, Alex Brown and Matt Forte break down the 24-23 loss to the Packers. They discuss what went wrong in the second half, what needs to get better and what this game means going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin wonder how much Khalil Mack will play against the Packers and offer their predictions for Sunday night’s huge tilt in Green Bay. Plus, JJ sits down with Bears right tackle Bobby Massie to hear a player’s point of view on just how big a move adding Mack was for this team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin react to Khalil Mack’s introduction at Halas Hall on Sunday and wonder if the Bears can actually make a playoff run in 2018. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JJ Stankevitz and NBC Sports Bay Area Raiders Insider Scott Bair break down their views of Saturday’s blockbuster trade that will send a “Hall of Fame talent” in Khalil Mack to the Bears, and look at how it came together and how it will impact both teams. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin wonder if Matt Nagy’s decision to bench his starters over the weekend is a sign the preseason really doesn’t matter and should be shortened. Plus, how ready is Mitch Trubisky for the regular season, and who’s in and who’s out on the 53-man roster? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin hit some updates on Roquan Smith and Aaron Lynch before getting to the question seemingly on everyone’s mind: Could the Bears actually trade for Raiders edge rusher Khalil Mack? Plus, JJ & Moon discuss what they’re looking forward to watching in Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

JJ Stankevitz and The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain break down the Bears’ joint practice with the Denver Broncos on Wednesday, including how Roquan Smith looked, some encouraging signs for the offense and an enjoyable sequence of pass-rushing drills involving Von Miller. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly joins JJ Stankevitz to look at what Roquan Smith is missing by continuing his holdout, plus the early impressions of Matt Nagy and his offense in training camp. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport joins JJ Stankevitz to break down why the standoff between Roquan Smith’s representatives and the Bears is continuing. Plus, why those around the league are fascinated to see what Matt Nagy can do with Mitch Trubisky and the offense. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Training Camp Daily with Laurence Holmes & John “Moon” Mullin: Nagy/Helfrich dynamic, Trubisky’s development in camp and Leonard Floyd moving positions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Bears were back in pads after a day off and Mitchell Trubisky had a perfect team session. Insider John “Moon” Mullin and producer Paul Aspan discuss a great sign for the offense, how the defense immediately bounced back, and how Trey Burton has excelled…and where he needs to improve. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Bears insider John ‘Moon’ Mullin and producer Paul Aspan discuss Bears head coach Matt Nagy’s new nickname compliments of Cre’Von LeBlanc. Plus, why is Allen Robinson so serious?! And Mitchell Trubisky is ‘in the flight simulator’ - something Moon has first hand experience with. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

Training Camp Daily: Trust was the word of the day at Monday’s training camp practice. Bears Insider John ‘Moon’ Mullin and producer Paul Aspan discuss how Trubisky is learning to trust his receivers and Jordan Howard is trusting his hands in the passing game. Plus how much longer until Danny Trevathan’s hamstring issue & Roquan Smith’s holdout become major causes for concern. See Privacy Poli...

Training Camp Daily: The Bears put the pads for Sunday's practice on another wet day in Bourbonnais. Bears insider John 'Moon' Mullin & producer Paul Aspan discuss Mitchell Trubisky's accuracy which continues to be a work in progress. Plus Anthony Miller & Kevin White turn heads, while Aaron Lynch suffers yet another injury setback when the Bears are already thin at pass rusher. See Privac...

Training camp Daily: Peter King joins the Under Center Podcast on Day 2 of practice in Bourbonnais. King and John "Moon" Mullin talk Trubisky year 2, Trubisky comparison, Bears upside this season and Urlacher's Hall of Fame Induction. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It is Day 1 of practice in Bourbonnais. Bears Insider John "Moon" Mullin & producer Paul Aspan discuss how Matt Nagy's desire for a physical camp reconciles with the #1 goal of all training camps: stay healthy. Plus why there are only two real questions for the Bears in this camp - and they both involve QBs. And Akiem Hicks is one of the best Chicago free agent signings ever...but let's slow d...

Luke Stuckmeyer and John "Moon" Mullin report from Day 1 of Bears training camp in Bourbonnais. Despite the Bears' recent injury history, Coach Nagy says he's going to run a tough camp to make sure his players are calloused for the regular season. Plus, does Mitchell Trubisky already have a chip on his shoulder? What's going on with Roquan Smith's contract negotiations? Finally, what is Moon looki...

With training camp starting this week, JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez wonder if Ryan Pace did enough to improve the Bears’ defense and if it could actually take a step back this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez break down what they’re looking for from the Bears’ offense when training camp begins later this month in Bourbonnais. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mitch Trubisky joins Bears producer Paul Aspan on the Under Center podcast with less than 3 weeks until training camp. The Pretty Boy Assasin talks about that nickname going into year 2, why his teammates believe in him as a championship caliber QB and Trubisky weighs in on who would win in a race between Tarik Cohen & Taylor Gabriel. Plus the color of the Gatorade when the Bears eventually wi...

JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez look ahead to what they’re wanting to see in training camp when it starts next month, starting with this: Is Ryan Pace relying too much on lofty projections for the Bears to be good in 2018? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin ponder this question: Why is the “new coach” excitement caused by Matt Nagy different from that seen after the hires of John Fox or Marc Trestman? Plus, JJ and Moon wrap up what was an impressive offseason program for Kevin White and look at how Mitch Trubisky grew over the last two months. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...