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In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski continued his open dialogue on the Bears organization and how its leaders have addressed the disappointing past season. Ostrowski reiterated his question about which of the four primary leaders in the organization is doing the best at his job -- chairman George McCaskey, president Ted Phillips, general manager Ryan Pace or coach Matt Nagy? Ostrowski also pondered why the Bears won't confirm the length of the contracts of Pace and Nagy before explaining why he believes there's only one message that fans should be sending back to the organization after the last few days. Later, Ostrowski shared a quick thought on star guard James Harden getting traded from the Rockets to the Nets.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show his analyzing what he has heard from the Bears organization over the past couple of days after it retained general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy. We've heard a lot of messaging from the Bears' leaders, but what kind of message should fans be sending back to the organization about their plans for the future? Ostrowski also took calls from Score listeners on the subject.

In the final hour, Hub Arkush spent the entire time taking calls and reacting to texts from Bears fans after news broke that defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano is set to retire and with the fate of the organization's top leaders still unclear with no official word from the team. Arkush also shared some of the candidates who could be available to become the Bears' next defensive coordinator.

In the second hour, Hub Arkush reacted to the breaking news that Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano plans to retire and that general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy are expected to return for the 2021 season. After that, Joe Cowley of the Sun-Times joined the show to discuss the Bulls' 4-7 start and his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers crumbling in a playoff loss Sunday. Later, Arkush took more Bears calls from listeners.

Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Hub Arkush opened his show by discussing the hottest topic in Chicago sports this week -- what does the future hold for Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy? After that, Patrick Finley of the Sun-Times joined the show to discuss what's next for the Bears before reacting to the breaking news that defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano plans to retire. Later, Arkush took Bears calls from listeners.