Ep. 166: Mitch Returns! Plus, a Rams preview with J.B. Long

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis look at what to expect from Mitchell Trubisky in the extremely high likelihood he plays Sunday night, and if it would be better for the Bears if their game against the Rams were a shootout or a defensive struggle. Plus, JJ chats with the radio voice of the Los Angeles Rams, J.B. Long, to get a sense of where Sean McVay, Jared Goff and the best team in the NFC stands heading into Sunday night. 0:15: All signs point to the return of Trubisky on Sunday, but will he have to be smarter with how he runs?3:20: Why the Bears shouldn’t be concerned about Trubisky’s shoulder because they’re facing Aaron Donald6:00: Did the Bears play this decision right to sit Trubisky for two games and with an eye on the last quarter of the season?7:40: Is it better for Sunday to be a shootout or a defensive struggle?13:10: Welcoming J.B. Long to the pod, and asking: What’s the mood of the Rams right now?15:40: What have the Rams evolved into in Year 2 of the Sean McVay era?17:00: Seeing parallels between the 2017 Rams and the 2018 Bears19:20: Why Sean McVay is the right coach for Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams21:45: How has McVay tailored his scheme to the players he has in 2018?23:30: What should we make of the Rams’ defense?25:40: What can the Bears do to stop the Rams’ offense?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	Welcome in to another edition of the Under Center podcast here in NBC Sports Chicago.
0:10.3	I'm JJ Stankovic, joined at House Hall by Cam Ellis.
0:13.5	The first half of this podcast, we're going to talk about Mitch Trubisky.
0:16.7	On Wednesday here at Househall, we're recording this before practice, but all signs are pointing to Mitch Trubisky playing and starting for the Bears on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams.
0:26.9	He said he's about as close to 100% as he's felt with his injured shoulder and that he just kind of needs to go out and prove it to Matt Nagy this week, which is essentially what Matt Nagy said.
0:36.5	So moving forward, Cam, the bears are going to have Mitch Trubisky starting.
0:40.7	Again, it would take a really unprecedented setback for that not to be the case.
0:44.5	So what are we looking for out of Trubisky on Sunday as he plays his first game since
0:49.5	enduring that shoulder against the Minnesota Vikings?
0:51.7	Yeah, I think that the biggest thing we're looking for is
0:54.5	how he takes a hit. I think that's what he really talked about was, you know, maybe he has full
0:59.5	range of throwing, maybe he feels confident throwing the football now, but it's all about maybe taking
1:03.7	a hit, maybe sliding, sort of feeling like he is the dynamic player that the Bears drafted him
1:09.4	to be. And I know that people sort of want him to develop as a passer,
1:14.3	but taking hits, running is a big part of his game,
1:16.7	and it's a big part of the Bears' offense.
1:18.5	And I think that is going to be the biggest spot where we see
1:21.0	whether he still is aggressive running or sliding or whatever may be.
1:24.0	Yeah, Mitch talked on Wednesday about wanting to be smarter with that,
1:27.7	where it's not always about getting that extra yard.
1:31.0	It's about being smart about when to go after that extra yard.
1:34.1	Like the instance of the play where he got hurt,
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