2nd City Gridiron

Mark Grote joins to discuss his observations from OTAs and Minicamp and Bill Zimmerman is enjoying the most boring spring practices the Bears have had in a decade and he explains why! Check out a jam-packed episode!

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This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they discuss some of our OTA takeaways, training camp narratives, NFL Top 100 predictions, and more.

Then, in the second half of the show, we’re joined by Rob from Talley Brand to talk about his Bears fandom and the growth and inspiration for Talley Brand.

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Mac & Read sit down with Sam to talk about the upcoming Bears season, hot White Sox team, NFL futures bets and more!

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The Bears are moving to Hammond! Or are they? Is Arlington Heights still on the table? What about Chicago? Is Kevin Warren negotiating in good faith? So many questions, and we try to answer them all with Brenden Moore from Capital News! Plus, we talk about losing the great Stacey King.

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Fun episode! JB & Lester welcome Bobby Peters back to the show to talk Ben Johnson and the X's and O's of your Chicago Bears. What plays were most effective for Johnson's Bears in 2025? What new wrinkles will be added with the additions of Zavion Thomas and Sam Roush? Bobby gets into that and more in this episode!

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Taylor Doll is joined by Troy Clardy, the play-by-play voice for the Stanford Cardinal. They chat about the Bears' third-round selection in the NFL draft, tight end Sam Roush. They discuss what type of tight end Roush is, where he fits in an offense, whether there are drop concerns, and his fit in Chicago.

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Taylor Doll is joined by former linebackers Coach Bobby McMillen from New Mexico State, where Keyshaun Elliott started his college career. They chat about his versatility, blitz ability, and dive into his personality in the huddle. Coach McMillen, also a Bears fan, shares his thoughts on the similarities between Elliott and D'Marco Jackson.

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This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they present their instant reaction podcast to the official release of the 2026 NFL and Chicago Bears schedule.

We look at the Bears’ 2026 NFL schedule in full, including our way-too-early game by game season predictions, our favorite games on the schedule, thoughts on a Christmas Day game, which road game we’d most like to attend, and much more!

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Mac & Read look over the reported Chicago Bears' 2026 schedule and give predictions on their record.

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JB & Lester let the dust settle from the NFL Draft and break it all down here - inside of the usual categories!

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