Bears Nation Podcast

This episode features current Bears radio color commentator and member of the '85 Bears, Tom Thayer. Tom has been the voice of Chicago football for 26 years and joins today's episode to talk about the 2022 Bears along with stories from his time as a player. As a OL, Tom uses his expertise to provide valuable insight on the development of Teven Jenkins and how he fits along the rest of the offensive line. He also breaks down the offensive system of Luke Getsy and how Justin Fields might have a BIG year in this offense. Oh, and who doesn't love Ditka stories? Tom reminisces on his playing career as a member of the greatest football team of all time with great stories from the '85 Bears. A must-listen episode with a great guest, Tom Thayer.

Jake and Kevin go down the roster top-to-bottom to predict who makes the team and who is sent packing before tomorrow's deadline to cut the roster down to 53 players. They also throw out cuts from other teams who could be potential upgrades to the Bears roster like Denzel Mims or Darius Slayton. Plus, Fields and the offense were BALLING on Saturday, but Jake and Kevin aren't surprised. They explain how the floor for the Bears this year is much higher than what people anticipate. 

Today we speak to NFL, college and high school football speed trainer Dewayne Brown about Jaquan Brisker's ceiling, Aaron Donald's mentality and more about the current era of NFL athletes. Dewayne had extremely high praise for Jaquan and revealed how high he believes his ceiling could be. He also compares Brisker's will to be great to some of the best athletes ever.

Roquan Smith shook the Bears world on Wednesday by returning to practice and announcing his plan to play out his contract for the remainder of the 2022 season. Kevin Lapka and Kellyn Gerenstein react and tell you how this happened and what it means.

Kevin Lapka and Kellyn Gerenstein give their instant analysis on the Bears second preseason win. We break down Justin Fields' performance and highlight the biggest performers of the night who gave themselves a big boost to make the roster. Plus, Matt Eberflus' H.I.T.S principle might just be working. All that and more in a brief preseason recap episode. 

Bears football returns on a short week and we get you all ready for Bears vs. Seahawks on Thursday night. Following a win against the Chiefs in game one, the same stars look to shine in Seattle and we tell you who we expect to shine brightest under the west coast lights. The show kicks off with updates on Roquan Smith's situation including boogeyman agent 'Saint Omni' and what the developments mean for the future of Roquan Smith with the Bears. 40 minutes of pure Bears football on a Bears gameday. Don't miss it or any of our new episodes by subscribing to the podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube!

BEARS FOOTBALL. IT'S BACK. Jake and Kevin get you all set for the first taste of Bears football in 7 MONTHS. We point out which players we'll be closely watching and who needs to impress the coaching staff and how many snaps will Justin Fields take? 

Plus, all the latest on Roquan Smith including some hot takes about the situation from both Jake and Kevin.

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Kevin Lapka is joined by  Kellyn Gerenstein to discuss everything he witnessed at Bears training camp day 6. Kellyn has a surprise unit he believes will dominate this year and likes what he sees from the WR's and DB's. A full exclusive podcast from Halas Hall and its implications for the 2022 season all right here on today's episode.

The Bears got a new weapon for Justin Fields and we detail exactly what to expect from him and why you maybe shouldn't be so upset that they made this trade. That segues us into a full conversation on the entire WR room and how we believe the depth chart will play out at that position during training camp. Plus, the biggest news around the NFL can't be ignored, we have some fun discussing Zach Wilson's situation and decided who's the better MVP bet, Fields or Z. Wilson. To close the show, we declare this year's "training camp hero." Who will be the next Tanner Gentry or Daniel Braverman?