John and Jack liked the Velus Jones Jr draft pick by Ryan Poles SO MUCH that they just had to sit down and record a podcast with him! Velus talks about his locker buddy Justin Fields, special teams TDs vs receiving TDs, and shares his thoughts on the University of Tennessee to the Chicago Bears […] More
Welcome Bears fans, to the first ever episode of the Podsters of the Midway podcast. I am proud to present this podcast that is fanatically committed to discussing one thing and one thing only: Chicago Bears football. I am joined by the internet sensation John Zelenika of Bear Down Blog fame and on our inaugural […] More
The news has officially broken: Ryan Poles, former executive director of player personnel of the Kansas City Chiefs, has been named as the new general manager of the Chicago Bears. Early this morning, in the frigid air of Lake Forest, Poles proved he’s ready to Bear Down Ryan Poles = confirmed badass Also, RIP the […] More
The NFL playoffs are finally here! Week 18 had some surprises, along with more than a couple of sure things, but now all bets are off. First up on the slate is the Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders heading to Cincinatti to take on Joe Burrow’s Bengals. The Raiders are hot off a […] More
Two of the most unlikely of foes are squaring off in the court of public opinion. In the blue corner, we have a man who needs no introduction, Olin Kreutz. For those who are unaware, he was one of the longest tenured Bears of all, playing 13 years in Chicago, where he was selected as […] More
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened š It’s hard not to be sentimental as we head into the 18th and final week of NFL football. We’ve seen a lot of firsts this year, including NFL Week 18 in general, but let’s think about some of the more memorable moments. We saw Jonathan […] More
It appears that the rumors are true, Matt Nagy’s time as head coach of the Chicago Bears is coming to an end. The McCaskey family was not willing to break with tradition and fire a head coach mid season but the grapevine is reporting that Nagy will be relieved of duty following the week 18 […] More
Better late than never! NFL Week 17 saw some wild upsets and a huge number of double digit underdogs battle it out. Antonio Brown rage quit down 2 scores agains the Jets (hey, who wouldn’t?) and is no longer a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Aaron Rodgers led his Green Bay Packers to another […] More
Merry Picks-mas! Ho ho ho, have we got a special surprise for all of the good little boys and girls out there! We’re joined by the incomparable George Jarjour (@GeorgeOnTap) to break down the full slate of action for NFL Week 16. Last week, some folks on the naughty list got Covid in their stocking, […] More
This is it….This is where the rubber meets the road. Divisional opponents continue to slug it out as they try to make their playoff dreams a reality. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo, of course, lost a windy one to the red-hot New England Patriots and […] More
The playoff picture continue to unfold as head into Week 13 of NFL action. The New England Patriots, led by rookie Mac Jones, seem to be unstoppable as they face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football with the AFC East hanging in the balance. Tua and the Miami Dolphins have also […] More
Gobble gobble, y’all! That’s turkey-talk for “let’s make some money!”. We got a huge slate of games on Thanksgiving Day, one of the proudest American traditions we have. The circus that is the Chicago Bears heads to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in the Motor City. Meanwhile, America’s team the Dallas Cowboys […] More