Bleav in Bears

BLEAV IN BEARS gets you ready for Bears/Giants in Week 17 with Former Bears DE/Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos!

Players to watch the final two games of the season: Cole Kmet, Robert Quinn, Thomas Graham Jr., Justin Fields (if healthy), Darnell Mooney (2:24) Future goals: putting offensive weapons in position to create more YAC in the offense (8:37), Would you rather have: an unquestioned, dominant WR1 or rock-solid depth at WR? (11:51)

Corey's Key to a Week 17 win: STOP. THE. RUN. (14:04), Should....the Bears consider trading Khalil Mack in the offseason? (18:50), The Bears organization's New Year's Resolution should be______ (22:54)

Corey Stories! Growing up down the street from MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, NJ and getting dunked on my Michael Strahan (!) as a kid (27:20), Final Score predictions (37:10)

And we wrap up the pod reflecting and reacting to the tragic passing of Bears ESPN reporter Jeff Dickerson (39:57). If possible, please donate to GoFundMe.com's 'Parker's Fund' or purchase a 'JD' T-shirt from Obviousshirts.com to help support and honor a truly talented and beloved voice in Chicago sports.

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BLEAV IN BEARS breaks down the Bears horrendous performance in their loss to the Vikings, preview Bears/Seahawks in Week 16 and another edition of Corey Stories with Former Bears Defensive End/Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos!

Inspiring defensive effort vs Vikings/The Return of Akiem Hicks/ Could a new Bears regime bring back Hicks in 2022? (2:30), The excruciating insanity that was the Bears 'offense' against the Vikings (7:38), Four Red Zone Trips= Three Points (12:25)

What Justin Fields needs to prioritize and improve upon in the offseason (15:40), Mac Jones vs Justin Fields (26:18)

Key 1 to a Bears victory in Week 16: Clean Football/Limit Turnovers (34:20), Key 2: Feed off the Akiem Hicks engine defensively/ Final Score Predictions (37:30)

And we wrap up the pod with Corey Stories! The Bears last playoff win: A 35-24 victory over the Seahawks in the 2010 playoffs (41:30)

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BLEAV IN BEARS gets you ready for Week 15's matchup against the Vikings with Former Bears DE+Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos! Stick around to the end for another edition of Corey Stories: The time Corey sacked Brett Favre for the final time in Favre's career!

The Bears roster is decimated (2:30) Corey's take on Tevin Jenkins first game (3:48), Key to a Bears win in Week 15: Start Fast (8:38), Key 2: Pressure Kirk Cousins (16:52)

Key 3: Vikings WRs vs Bears injury-riddle secondary (20:39), We discuss the road ahead for Justin Fields over the final four games (27:37) Our final score predictions for Bears vs Vikings (30:14)!

And finally: Corey Stories! Corey takes us back to a freezing 2010 night in Minnesota when a rookie named Corey Wootton became a Bears Legend after picking up his first sack against Brett Favre; the sack that ended his career (36:02)

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BLEAV IN BEARS gets you ready for 'Bears/Packers Week' with Former Bears DE+Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos!

Justin Fields returns for a Bears/Packers primetime matchup (2:01), Corey breaks down the best way to defend/blitz Aaron Rodgers (7:35), The impact former Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli had on his career (10:28)

Key to a Week 14 Upset: Limit Turnovers/ Limit Rodgers possessions (17:19), Is the 2021 NFL season truly a 'passing league'? (27:14), Key to a Week 14 Upset: Must stop Devante Adams (32:10) Final Score predictions (34:30)

And we wrap up the pod with a must-listen segment: Corey Stories! Trestman's Bears, The Randall Cobb game, the mystique of playing at Lambeau and what it was like playing in the 2010 NFC Title Game as a rookie (37:48)

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BLEAV IN BEARS breaks down another depressing Bears loss in Week 13 with Former Bears DE+Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos

Dalton's turnovers doom Bears (2:04), Bright Spot: David Montgomery (6:45), Dishing out blame: Andy Dalton's four interceptions (9:10)

Corey grades the defense in Week 13 (12:34), Roquan deserves/needs a long-term extension (16:20), Does Montgomery deserve an extension now? (18:14)

We wrap up the pod discussing what type of culture needs to be instilled over the final five games, will Nagy survive the Green Bay game? And it's official: the Bears Universe now revolves around Justin Fields (24:18-37:10)

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BLEAV IN BEARS returns with big hearts and full bellies to break down the Bears Week 13 must-win matchup against the Cardinals! Former Bears DE Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos dive into:

The injury-riddled Bears/ Should a banged-up Justin Fields start? (2:35), The Cardinals are a balanced, formidable foe (8:15), Are the Bears too pass-heavy with Andy Dalton under center? (12:38) The Bears are too one-dimensional in the Red Zone (18:55)

Keys to Win: Kyler Murray Vs Trevis Gipson+Robert Quinn (28:31), Cardinals running game vs Bears running game (31:25), Keys to Win: MUST win Turnover Battle (32:42), Corey talks about his preference for Pro-Style offense (36::50)

Final Score Predictions (39:31) And we wrap up the pod discussing the Bears future from an organizational stand-point and the type of coach they will need to hire for success over the next 3-5 years and beyond (46:48)

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BLEAV IN BEARS holds you tight through another devastating Bears loss to the Ravens in Week 11+ Gets you ready to snap the team's five-game losing streak against the Lions on Thanksgiving with Former Bears DE/ Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos!

Another 'Classic' mismanaged Matt Nagy-led effort (2:17) One of the few bright spots: The D-Line (8:09) Matt Nagy: It's Over/When could he be fired? An embattled coach falling deeper into a slump (11:30) The Bears, as an organization, are not set up to succeed (22:32)

Where was Khalil Herbert? (27:30) BEARS/LIONS PREVIEW (32:00), Key to Win: Build on the Blitz vs Tim Boyle/ Commit to a run-heavy attack (37:35), Key to Win: DISCIPLINE (40:49), More Likely: 100+ receiving yards for Darnell Mooney, 100+ rushing from David Montgomery (42:17)

Corey takes us behind the curtain to discuss what it means to play injured for a good team Vs playing hurt on a bad team (46:40) And we wrap up the pod making our final score predictions for Bears/Lions on Thanksgiving (57:50)

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BLEAV IN BEARS dissects the positives and negatives of the Bears heartbreaking 29-27 loss to the Steelers in Week 9 with Former Bears DE/Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and co-host Joey Christopoulos!

A game ripped from the jaws of victory (1:20), What exactly is......a taunting penalty? (3:41), Bad Refs/Worse Mistakes (6:45), The Bears lack of discipline this season has them in the cross-hairs of officials (8:24)

JUSTIN FIELDS!/Our favorite Fields moments (16:03), The success of the Wildcat (27:20), Bears Lose but Fields looks GOOD/ Weighing the here-and-now vs long-term (41:01), Kindle Vildor: A Discussion (46:55)

And we wrap up the pod doing a deep dive on Ryan Pace's track record finding talent, cultivating and executing a long-term vision, the Bears salary cap issues and Matt Nagy's tenuous future in Chicago (54:42)

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BLEAV IN BEARS goes on the road to preview the Bears Week 9 matchup against the Steelers!

Former Bears Defensive End Corey Wootton and Joey Christopoulos jump on the Bleav in Steelers Podcast with Mark Bergin and Former Steelers DB+ 2-Time Super Bowl Champion Ike Taylor to break down this Monday Night Football Matchup!

Topics discussed include: Both teams’ ability to establish the run, game planning for rookie quarterback Justin Fields, the struggles of the Bears defense.

The Steelers trading Melvin Ingram, Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID-19, the Rams’ trade for Von Miller, Ike Taylor’s Super Bowl 40 interception, Odell Beckham Jr.’s future with the Browns

And we wrap up the pod making our Monday Night Football score predictions! THIS IS A MUST-LISTEN!!!

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BLEAV IN BEARS recaps a disappointing (micro) but promising (macro) 33-22 Bears loss to the 49ers in Week 8 with Former Bears DE/Fox32 Chicago's Corey Wootton and Joey Christopoulos!

The Disheartening Defensive Effort (1:22), A Must-Win Game that was Lost (5:30), We gush over the Justin Fields 22-yard TD run (7:20), Bad Teams often make the Same Mistakes (12:05)

Khalil Herbert's performance/Darnell Mooney's growing connection with Fields/ Why Allen Robinson is struggling to produce in this offense (16:56)

Justin Fields plays his best game of the season (25:03), Trent Williams Vs Robert Quinn (34:11), Defense moving forward: A Slump or Something More? (38:10)

Finally, it's HOT TAKE TIME! Joey pulls out of the oven a Hot Take he's been sitting on for awhile about who should be the next Head Coach for the Chicago Bears (43:30) Corey throws out his favorite candidates + Does Nagy still have the locker room? (59:36)

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