In the Best of the Bears this week, ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to explain why he liked the Bears' seven-player draft class so much; Ourlads draft analyst David Syvertsen joined the Mully & Haugh Show to discuss where the Bears did well and where they reached with their decisions in the NFL Draft; and ESPN analyst Matt Bowen joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to detail how newly drafted safety Dillon Thieneman will give the Bears so much more flexibility on the defensive side of the ball.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote opened their show by discussing the Bears' need to bolster their pass rush. After that, they discussed how experts have differing views of the Bears' seven-player draft class. Later, they broke down the Cubs' 9-7 loss to the Padres on Monday night.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by CNN host Manu Raju to discuss his hope for the Bears to stay in Illinois. After that, Rahimi, Harris and Grote discussed how the Cubs are accelerating Moises Ballesteros' development as a catcher. Later, Cubs left fielder Ian Happ joined the show to discuss the club's recent 10-game winning streak and how the 22-year-old Ballesteros is a complete hitter.

In the third hour, Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment. After that, Dane Brugler of The Athletic joined the show to break down the Bears' draft class. Later, Rahimi, Harris and Grote reacted to the Steelers using the unrestricted free-agent tender on veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

In the final hour, Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by Yahoo Sports MLB insider Russ Dorsey to discuss the latest Cubs, White Sox and MLB storylines.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote welcomed on Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes for the daily transition segment.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by Dane Brugler of The Athletic to break down the Bears' seven-player draft class.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by Cubs left fielder Ian Happ to discuss the club's recent 10-game winning streak and how 22-year-old slugger Moises Ballesteros is a complete hitter.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by CNN host Manu Raju to discuss his hope for the Bears to stay in Illinois.

From 'Take The North' (subscribe here): The Bears 2026 draft class is official! Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote break down how they're feeling about the group. The Bears waited until the 6th round to pick a defensive lineman. Should they have been more aggressive and found a way to add to that group earlier? How many of these players do we think will contribute as starters eventually?

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