Windy City Gridiron: for Chicago Bears fans
903 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 142 ratingsThe official home for audio programming from Windy City Gridiron, SB Nation's community for fans of the Chicago Bears.
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Bears Banter Ep. 142: Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins joins!
April 05, 2023 15:25 - 54 minutesWe are joined by a special guest, Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins joins the show! We talk to Billy about his musical career, what it was being a part of the 90s rock and roll movement, what he's doing with the NWA and an event coming up later this week in Highland Park (www.nwatix.com) and his love of the Cubs and Bears talking 2016 World Series, Jay Cutler and Justin Fields! Plus, the draft is inching closer, what should the Bears do at 9? Check out a loaded podcast and a great interview...
Making Monsters: Getting to Know your 2023 Free Agent TJ Edwards
March 31, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutesShane Haff of Bleeding Green Nation joins Taylor Doll to talk about TJ Edwards time in Philly and how he can fit into the Bears defensive scheme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Investigating (More) Interior Defensive Linemen
March 31, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their next 10 Interior Defensive Linemen -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about the rest of the IDL in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bears Bones Mock Draft Mania 5.0
March 31, 2023 01:11 - 1 hourDanny and Mason recap some of the happenings of the owners meetings that occured this week and after a quick recap of that and some statements from the new team President, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles being discussed? The boys welcome in the one, the only Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus to go over another mock draft and give a quick scouting report on all the players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Getting to Know your 2023 Free Agent Travis Homer
March 30, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutesSeahawks beat writer for The News Tribune, Gregg Bell, talks about Travis Homer's four years with Seattle in Taylor Doll's latest Making Monsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Getting to Know your 2023 Free Agents D.J. Moore and D'Onta Foreman
March 29, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutesMike Kaye covers the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer, and he joins Taylor Doll to fill us in on what D.J. Moore and D'Onta Foreman bring to the table for the Chicago Bears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Evaluating (More) Edge Rushers
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their last group of Edge Rushers -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about some of the rest of the EDGEs and DEs in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Getting to Know your 2023 Free Agents Nate Davis, DeMarcus Walker and Dylan Cole
March 28, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutesTaylor Doll chats with Mickey Ryan of 104.5 The Zone, Home of the Titans, on new Chicago Bears guard Nate Davis, defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker, and linebacker Dylan Cole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Getting to Know your 2023 Free Agent Tremaine Edmunds
March 27, 2023 20:24 - 32 minutesTaylor Doll chats with Matt Parrino of syracuse.com on new Chicago Bears free agent signing Tremaine Edmunds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear Bones: Interview with NFL Draft Prospect Jake Witt
March 27, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutesThe internet is buzzing about Northern Michigan's athletic offensive tackle, Jake Witt, and now you can hear his story from the man himself in this exclusive interview that Dr. Mason West did with him. Did you know the Chicago Bears were one of the first NFL teams to contact Witt? Hear that and more here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Looking at Linebackers
March 26, 2023 19:00 - 1 hourThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Linebackers -- what do Danny and Robert think about some of the top LBs in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bears Banter Ep. 141: Lester Wiltfong joins!
March 24, 2023 15:16 - 1 hourIt's been a wild ride this offseason for the Chicago Bears. The first pick has been dealt, DJ Moore is a Bear, and Ryan Poles has revamped the team's linebackers while doing little along the offensive and defensive lines. Lester Wiltfong joins to discuss all of it and discuss what still needs to be done before the Bears take the field in 2023! Plus, I won my second round match in the Bears Twitter Bracket, so a promise is a promise, I held that note for 30 seconds in the open! Check out a jam...
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Jalen Carter or Broderick Jones?
March 22, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutesTaylor Doll wraps up the Making Monsters NFL Draft mini-series with Ryan Kerley from Dawh Post, and he gives us the down low on Jalen Carter and Broderick Jones. Could the Bears make Carter or Jones their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Lukas Van Ness?
March 21, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutesTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan keep up their NFL Draft mini-series with Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register, who covers the Iowa Hawkeyes, and he gives us the down low on Lukas Van Ness. Could the Bears make Van Ness their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
FROM THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Things are looking up for the Bears
March 20, 2023 21:00 - 6 minutesCLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Peter Skoronski?
March 20, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutesTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan keep up their NFL Draft mini-series with Louis Vaccher of wildcatreport.com, who covers the Northwestern Wildcats, and he gives us the down low on offensive tackle Peter Skoronski. Could the Bears make Skoronski their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Bryan Bresee or Myles Murphy?
March 19, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutesTaylor Doll keeps things going in the Making Monsters NFL Draft mini-series with Matt Connolly from clemsonsports.com, and he gives us the down low on Bryan Bresee and Myles Murphy. Could the Bears make Bresee or Murphy their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Paris Johnson Jr.?
March 18, 2023 18:30 - 49 minutesTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan keep things going in their NFL Draft mini-series with Bill Rabinowitz, a beat reporter for Ohio State from the Dispatch, and he gives us the down low on Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Paris Johnson Jr. Could the Bears make JSN or Johnson their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters With the 9th pick the Bears take... Bijan Robinson?
March 18, 2023 02:27 - 41 minutesTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan kick off their NFL Draft mini-series with Orange Bloods' Anwar Richardson, who covers the Texas Longhorns, and he gives us the down low on running back Bijan Robinson. Could the Bears make Robinson their first-round draft pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear Bones: Chicago Bears Mock Draft 4.0!
March 17, 2023 03:24 - 1 hourBear Bones hosts, Mason West and Danny Meehan, are joined by a huge Chicago Bears fan, Khari Thompson from Boston's WEEI, to run through three more mock drafts to learn about some players the Bears could draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear & Balanced: Chicago Bears Free Agency Day 1 Recap
March 14, 2023 01:00 - 46 minutesRyan Poles came out swinging on the first day of FA by filling out the LB corps and grabbing an interior offensive lineman. JB and Lester will talk all about the Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards, and Nate Davis signings to recap Day 1 for the Chicago Bears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
FROM THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: It will be the Justin Fields show in Chicago this season
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 5 minutesCLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bears Trade the Number One Pick!
March 11, 2023 00:27 - 46 minutesJB, Robert, and Jacob talk about the implications of the Bears giant move out of the number one pick with the Carolina Panthers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Talking all the Combine Rumors w/ Luis Medina of Bleacher Nation Bears
March 09, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutesTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan get things started by diving into all the biggest stories in the Bears' universe right now. They are then joined by Luis Medina of Bleacher Nation Bears to discuss who he thinks are some of the best free agent fits for the Bears, what should be the bare minimum for any trade packages, all the rumors that came out of the Combine, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Interior Defensive Linemen
March 09, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Interior Defensive Linemen -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about some of the top IDL in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Edge Rushers
March 07, 2023 23:36 - 59 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Edge Rushers -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about some of the top EDGEs and DEs in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Zay Flowers Press Conference
March 06, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutesHere's the press conference from Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers recorded by Robert Schmitz at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Will Mallory Press Conference
March 06, 2023 03:00 - 5 minutesHere's the press conference from Will Mallory, Miami tight end, from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine recorded by Robert Schmitz, who managed to get in a few questions, including one about Mallory's week working with Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy at the Senior Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Josh Downs Press Conference
March 06, 2023 01:00 - 7 minutesRobert Schmitz recorded the press conference from North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Riley Moss Press Conference
March 05, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutesRobert Schmitz recorded the press conference from Iowa cornerback Riley Moss from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, and you can check that out here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Julius Brents Press Conference
March 05, 2023 19:00 - 12 minutesHere's the press conference from Julius Brents, Kansas State cornerback, from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine taken from our guy Robert Schmitz, who was in Indianapolis for most of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Brayden Willis Press Conference
March 05, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutesRobert Schmitz was in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine, and here's the press conference he recorded from Brayden Willis, Oklahoma tight end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Xavier Hutchinson Press Conference
March 05, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutesHere's the press conference from Iowa State wide out Xavier Hutchinson, recorded live from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine by our man in Indy, Robert Schmitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Michael Wilson Press Conference
March 05, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutesHere's the press conference from Stanford wide receiver Michael Wilson recorded live at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine from Robert Schmitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Jayden Reed Press Conference
March 04, 2023 20:34 - 13 minutesHere's the press conference from Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine recorded by Robert Schmitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Let's talk Running Backs
March 04, 2023 16:21 - 48 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Running Backs -- what do Robert and Jacob think about some of the top RBs in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear Bones: Mock Draft 3.0 with Quinten Krzysko!
March 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourMason West is joined by Quinten Krzysko, one of the scouts for our Building the Board series, to dive into another mock draft to learn a bit about some prospects the Chicago Bears could draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
T Formation Conversation: NFL Combine Bears Buzz!
March 03, 2023 03:35 - 50 minutesLester A. Wiltfong Jr. grabbed Robert Schmitz, who is in Indianapolis at the NFL combine, to jump on and talk about what he's seen so far and how that pertains to the Chicago Bears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Investigating IOL options for the Bears
February 27, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Interior Offensive Linemen -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about some of the top IOL in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear Bones: Talking with Dr. Michael Risher about Darnell Mooney's rehab
February 25, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutesIn this offseason Bear Bones miniseries, host Dr. Mason West will be talking with Dr. Michael Risher about the rehab and training taking place from several of the Chicago Bears he's working with, and this week's episode is all about receiver Darnell Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Talking through Offensive Tackles
February 25, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 10 Offensive Tackles -- what do Jacob and Quentin think about some of the top OTs in the class? Find out within this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear & Balanced: Bears OL/DL Free Agency Preview
February 24, 2023 22:00 - 47 minutesJeff and Lester run through several offensive and defensive line options for the Chicago Bears during this 2023 free agency period. How many new starters in the trenches will be added? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Bears Biggest offseason questions so far w/Nicholas Moreano
February 24, 2023 15:16 - 41 minutesTaylor Doll chats with Nicholas Moreano of CHGO Bears about the off-season as a whole. Who are the realistic free agent names to look out for? Are we all just as annoyed about the Justin Fields trade talks as Taylor is? How should and how will the Bears address free agency? Any surprise cuts or signings expected by Chicago? All of the good stuff is wrapped up in one podcast as we get ready for the NFL combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Grading Our First 9 TEs
February 23, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutesThe Building the Board team continues initial grading with their first 9 Tight Ends -- what do Robert and Quentin think about some of the top TEs in the class? Find out in this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bear With Me: Should the Bears trade Justin Fields? (with Bill Zimmerman!)
February 21, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutesWhat's up with recent tweets from Jason La Canfora and Warren Sapp? Are the Bears actually considering trading Justin Fields? Should they be? I bring on Bill Zimmerman to talk through it all on this episode of Bear With Me! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Building the Board: Grading WRs (Part 1)
February 17, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutesThe Building the Board team kicks off initial grading with their first 10 Wide Receivers -- where do Jacob and Brandon have some of the top WRs in the class ranked? Find out in this episode of Building the Board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making Monsters: Breaking Down Bears' Cap Situation w/ Spotrac Co-Founder Michael Ginnitti
February 17, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourTaylor Doll and Dylan Ryan start things off by giving their takes on Super Bowl LVII. Then they get into Justin Fields' recent interviews with Pardon My Take and Rich Eisen and how they felt about his comments. Next, they are joined by Michael Ginnitti, Spotrac Co-Founder, to talk about the Bears' cap situation, Aaron Rodgers' contract implications on a trade, and so much more. Finally, they end things by starting to preview this year's free agency class for the Bears. Learn more about your a...
Bear Bones: The Mockening 2.0
February 17, 2023 04:40 - 1 hourDanny and Mason reunite for episode 2 of the offseason series. Where they draft and breakdown potential draft picks for the upcoming NFL Draft in April. Shoutout to friend of the show Khari Thompson who unfortunately had daddy duties that had to be attended to! Follow Dr. Mason West on Twitter @WestSportsPT Follow Danny Meehan on Twitter @DanMeehan90 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bears Banter Ep. 140: Cole Kmet joins!
February 10, 2023 16:47 - 6 minutesCole Kmet really came into his own this season. He joins the podcast and talks about how he was able to grow this year, the play of Justin Fields, getting acclimated to the NFL his rookie year, what it felt like hearing Ryan Poles sing his praises after the season, and the status of a possible contract extension! Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bears Banter Ep. 139: Jim McMahon joins!
February 09, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutesJim McMahon joins the podcast to talk about what he's doing now and what has helped him tremendously with his pain management. He also discusses the '85 Bears and what made them such a phenomenon, his relationship with Mike Ditka, the cheap shot from Charles Martin, his career as a passer and of course, wearing the Bears jersey when the Packers visited the White House after winning the Super Bowl! It's a great podcast, check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...