Chris Simms talks Bears and the NFC North

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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NBCS Chicago Bears insider JJ Stankevitz is joined by NBC Sports NFL analyst Chris Simms, to discuss who should be at the top of the NFC North division this season and does a detailed break down on the Bears. They get into who should start for the Bears this year, what Matt Nagy needs to fix in his offense, and can rookie tight end Cole Kmet make an instant impact on the Bears this year.(1:22) - Where do the Bears sit in the NFC North division(4:48) - What does it mean when teams say "open competition" at quarterback?(8:20) - What does Matt Nagy need to do to fix the offense(13:55) - Can Cole Kmet be Gronk?(16:27) - If Mitch doesn't start this year, will he ever start an NFL game again?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm J.J. Stankovits and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter podcast, brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281.
0:12.5	On this episode, I had a chance to catch up with NBC sports analyst Chris Sims to talk about his thoughts on the Bears in 2020 from Mitch Trubisky and the quarterback competition
0:21.3	to Nick Foles and what Matt Nagy needs to do to get the Bears' offense back on track.
0:26.3	All that and more on the Undercenter podcast starting right now.
0:29.2	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:33.6	It means everything to me.
0:34.7	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:43.3	The history of it. I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
0:52.3	The city, just the nostalgia
0:56.5	of playing for a story franchise the story franchise of the running back
1:01.1	position with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in
1:04.5	those footsteps so being a bear means everything then what more can you say?
1:17.2	All right, Chris, really nice to have the opportunity to talk with you here.
1:21.2	And I want to start asking you about the NFC North as a whole and where you see the Bears standing in that division,
1:24.5	knowing what you know about the moves.
1:25.6	The Packers have made, the Vikings, the Lions, but also the Bears. Well, I don't look at the division and go, oh, wow, there's
1:33.1	been just some unbelievable improvements by, you know, any of these football teams. You know,
1:38.2	the Detroit Lions, they had some good signings and free agency, obviously bringing some guys
1:42.9	over from New England doing things like that.
1:44.8	I get it.
1:46.1	But I don't look at it, especially from the Bears' perspective and go, oh, wow, the gap got
1:52.6	wider.
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