The Stretch

On today's episode of The Stretch we are coming off of what we believe may be the best Bears win of our lifetime; in the Bears 18 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in the Wildcard round of the playoffs. We breakdown the game, recap Eddie and Big Cat boots on the ground and more. The cardiac Bears fight to see another week. SUPPORT THE SHOW Chicagoland Chevy Dealers - Go to https://ChevyDrive...

On today's episode of The Stretch we prepare for the first playoff game of the Ben Johnson era. The Bears will face off against their division rival the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the wild card playoffs. We get into our nerves and confidence about that upcoming game and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: DraftKings - GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinem...

On today's episode of The Stretch we are joined by former Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long. We recap the Bears 38-42 loss against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. We get into how this loss is still a further reflection of what this team and coaching staff are capable of as a whole. We are later joined by White Sox Dave from Panama and talk some Bears playoff scenarios and more. Y...

On today's episode of The Street we recap the Chicago Bears epic 22-16 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers in primetime. We start by addressing how that game has left us in complete shock, and how this team has more fight in them than almost any Bears team we've seen in our lifetimes. We then take a look forward at the Bears next two games and the path opponents like Detroit, San Francisco and...

On today's episode we react to the Chicago Bears dominant 31-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. We then breakdown the Bears next upcoming three games of the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and the Detroit Lions. Plus, a deep look at what the playoff bracket and probabilities for many different playoff scenarios. We then get into the Chicago Bulls needing to tank, Connor Bedard's injury,...

On today's episode of The Stretch we get into the Bears heart breaking loss to the Green Bay Packers. We get into how although the loss may be devastating, this team has shown they are not the same as Chicago Bears teams of the past. We then get into how the Bears next match-up against the Cleveland browns is a must win, Notre Dame not making the College Football Playoffs and more. You can find ev...

On today's episode of The Stretch we get into the Bears 24-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday. Totaling 281 yards rushing the Bears seemingly dominated the line of scrimmage, something Bears fans aren't used to. With the Bears 9-3 we ask ourselves: Regardless of expectation going into the season, are the current Chicago Bears just a playoff football team? We then look ahead to the...

On today's episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. We get into how Bears toughest part of the season is yet to come, but to how we have to enjoy the ride of winning 8 of last 9 games. We later are joined by Mike Katie and Ohio's Tate to talk some College Football rivalry week, and get a temperature check on Tate his nemesis Michigan coming up. Lat we get i...

On today's episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears 19-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings, and get into how the Bears have taken the lead in the NFC North. With the Bears recording being 7-3 we begin to look at the path the Bears would need to take to make the playoffs, and even being 7-3 that path is not an easy one. Later we get into how the college football playoff is shaping up. We then get in...

On today's interview episode of The Stretch we are joined by NHL broadcaster and Barstool personality Paul Bissonnette. We get into how Biz's criticisms of Connor Bedard may have potentially lead to his dramatic improvement. We then get into his overall view of the 25-26 Blackhawks and more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-...

On today's episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears 24-20 win over the New York Giants bringing them to a record of 6-3, which is the gateway prophecy Big Cat had pitched week 3 before the Bears faed the Cowboys. We then look at the rest of the Bears schedule and determine what the Bears need to do if they are going to make the playoffs. We also get into some of Chicago's off season moves in the...

On today's interview episode we are joined by former Chicago Bulls Center and current Bulls radio host Bill Wennington. We get into how the Bulls have gotten off to a hot start in the 2025 season and ca they keep it up. We also get into some of his best memories of Michael Jordan, playing for the Bulls in the 90's and more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouT...

On today's episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears 47-42 wild victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. We get into how Ben Johnson has clearly changed the culture of the Chicago Bears. and with the NFC being a gauntlet this team will still likely not make the playoffs. However the most important piece for the Bears success will be Ben Johnson getting control of the roster. We later get into some bul...

On today's episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears 30-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. We also have a conversation about how we are not going to panic about Caleb Williams until head coach Ben Johnson does. We then get into the Blackhawks starting the season strong and improving their culture, how the Cubs may be one arm away from a title and more. You can find every episode of this show on Appl...

On today's episode of The Stretch we are joined on The Spirit Of Chicago by Rex Grossman, former Quarterback of the Chicago Bears and was under center during the Bears Super Bowl run in 2006. We get into his career starting with being drafted in the first round to Chicago. We then get into the highest and lowest moments during his time in Chicago, being coached by Lovie Smith and more. You can fin...

On today's episode of The Stretch, we recap the Bears 4th win in a row over the New Orleans Saints. We then get into Big Cat's gateway game prophecy and how it is playing out in real time. We then preview the Bears upcoming game vs the Baltimore Ravens, the MLB Playoffs, College Football and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW Miller Lite - Miller Lite. The Official Beer Partner of Our Chicago Bears. Go to htt...

On today's episode of The Stretch, we give our immediate reactions to the Bears 25-24 win over the Washington Commanders. We get into how the culture has changed, the blocking improving, how to the Bears can build on this win and more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redli...

Today on the Stretch, we we kick things off by previewing tonight's Bears game against the Commanders (1:27). Big Cat joins us to talk about the trip to Milwaukee, where the Cubs lost game 5 of the NLDS, and we discuss what moves the Cubs need to make in the off season (21:45). Then we breakdown the Blackhawks start to the season where they are not looking as bad as usual (55:40) and Big Cat share...

On today's episode of The Stretch we are joined by Bears Safety Kevin Byard. We get into his 2 interception game in Las Vegas, how Ben Johnson has changed the culture starting with training camp and how the team and Tyrique Stevenson are preparing for Monday Night Football in Washington. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free...

On today's episode of The Stretch we get into recapping game 1 of Cubs vs Brewers NLDS series and how Cubs fans like Steven Cheah are tormenting White Sox Dave. We later preview the Bears upcoming game vs the Commanders and debate erupts over the "must win" status of the game. We later get into some College Football, Big Cat enforces that WSD goes to all 5 Derrick Rose night games and more. You ca...

On today's episode of The Stretch we are joined by Silva from ESPN's Waddle & Silvy to preview the upcoming playoff series vs Milwaukee. We also get into Big Cat finally winning the 50/50 raffle, we also get into the remainder of the Bears season and more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visi...

On Today’s episode of The Stretch we recap the Bears messy win over the Las Vegas Raiders. First, we get into Eddies rundown of his time in Vegas (1:30) and we recap the Bears 25-24 win (7:10). Then Danny joins us to place his Jackie Parlay for week 5 (21:38), we continue our game recap (24:33), and WSD gives out his game balls and sprints (29:49). Then we talk Cubs, starting with Big Cat’s first...

Today on The Stretch, we are joined by Mike Katic and T-Bob Hebert to talk about the big weekend of college football we have coming up. We talk about building Barstool’s O-line (1:36) and the Bears new Stadium plans (9:48). Katic tells us about going back to watch IU as a fan (11:30) and Katic and T-Bob share their most hated teams and the best atmospheres to play in (12:56). Then we get into the...

On today's episode we recap the Bears 31-14 win over the Dallas Cowboys. We are also joined by Pat Bev for his thoughts on Caleb Williams, the Chicago Bulls and his beef with Trae Young. We also preview the upcoming Bears vs Raiders game in Las Vegas and declare the game a "must win". We then get into the Cubs playoff picture and more thoughts from Pat Bev. You can find every episode of this show...

On today's episode we are joined by special guest Shawne Merriman. We start by getting into his new fighting league Lights Out Xtreme Fighting. We then get into his time at with the San Diego Chargers and playing College Football at Maryland. We also talk about his thoughts on the Chicago Bears defense, and he later tells us how we wanted to dodge going to the Detroit Lions in the 2005 NFL draft....