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Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Hall of Fame football writer Dan Pompei to discuss his interpretation of Bears coach Matt Nagy's move to pull quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in the final minutes of their loss to the Rams on Sunday, whether the team should stick with struggling kicker Eddy Pineiro and more. (11/20/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh conducted their daily 5 at 5 segment, which began with a discussion about the regression of five of the Bears' young players this season: quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, tight end Adam Shaheen, receiver Anthony Miller, outside linebacker Leonard Floyd and inside linebacker Roquan Smith. The guys then discussed the team's history of inconsistent play. Dating back to 1992, the Bears have made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons just once. Barring a miracle finish in 2019, they will have failed to return to the playoffs in consecutive years once again. Why does the franchise struggle so mightily after achieving a measure of success? The morning crew also had a conversation about what struggling kicker Eddy Pineiro should do to improve with his job on the line. The guys then discussed whether the White Sox should consider signing free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal. How high should the catcher position be on the White Sox's priority list? The team had a $91 million payroll in 2019. What should team owner Jerry Reinsdorf have set as the ceiling for the 2020 payroll? Finally, the crew debated which player will have a better rookie campaign: Blackhawks center Kirby Dach or Bulls guard Coby White. And who will have the better career? (11/20/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Paul Charchian of Fanball.com to share fantasy football advice for Week 12 of the NFL season and discuss whom you should pick up on the waiver wire this week. (11/19/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Sage Rosenfels of the Athletic to discuss his belief that Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky showed improvement in the team's loss to the Rams on Sunday and that coach Matt Nagy's offense was the problem. (11/19/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Kevin Fishbain of the Athletic to discuss Bears coach Matt Nagy's move to pull quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in the final minutes of the team's loss to the Rams on Sunday due to a right hip pointer injury, his contention that the Bears would never sign free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick and more. (11/19/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest to discuss the Bears' struggles this year after their successful 2018 season, why he still believes in coach Matt Nagy and more. (11/19/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss why he believes the Giants are in a better position with rookie quarterback Daniel Jones than the Bears are with third-year pro Mitchell Trubisky, why he doesn't expect any of the 32 NFL teams to show interest in free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick after his workout Saturday and more. (11/19/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by football analyst Dave Wannstedt to discuss how Bears coach Matt Nagy should approach play-calling for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in the final stretch of the season, who should play if Trubisky is ruled out due to his right hip pointer injury, why the team shouldn't cut struggling kicker Eddy Pineiro and more. (11/19/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss his takeaways from the Bulls' 115-101 loss to the Bucks on Monday night, why he calls the start to the team's season "troubling" and more. (11/19/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune to discuss Bears coach Matt Nagy's explanation for his decision to pull quarterback Mitchell Turibsky (hip) in the fourth quarter of the team's loss to the Rams, whether there's anything that can be learned from seeing Trubisky play in the final six games of the season and more. (11/19/19)