Ep. 181: We don’t appreciate Bobby Massie enough

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

JJ Stankevitz, Cam Ellis and Paul Aspan break down Bobby Massie’s four-year contract extension and look at why it was a smart move to retain him, even with Bryce Callahan and Adrian Amos set to hit free agency. Plus, the gang likes what they heard from Chuck Pagano last week and offers up Super Bowl predictions for Sunday. 1:20 - Does keeping Bobby Massie mean the Bears believe their running issues weren’t the fault of the O-line?6:10 - Why Massie is worth the reported $8 million/year salary8:30 - Is returning all 11 starters on offense a good thing?11:30 - Why not make Bryce Callahan the priority?15:00 - What’s the priority now that Massie is under contract?18:25 - Thoughts on Chuck Pagano?27:00 - Super Bowl predictionsSee 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 on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:13.3	I'm JJ Stankiewicz, joined by Paul Aspen and Cam Ellis in our downtown Chicago studios.
0:18.4	We're recording on a Tuesday because I don't know if you've heard, Wednesday,
0:21.6	it is going to be so cold that it's not even bare weather anymore.
0:26.6	It's a whole nother level. It's a whole nother level.
0:28.6	It's like polar bear level almost at this point.
0:30.6	Literally the only animals that will be out at Lincoln Park Zoo are the polar bears.
0:34.6	Oh, they're probably loving it. They're probably loving this. They're like, this is great for us.
0:39.1	But we got some things to dive into on this week's Undercenter podcast.
0:42.9	And I want to start the first half off by talking about Bobby Massey.
0:46.4	He signed a four-year contract extension over the weekend.
0:48.7	So he's the priority for Ryan Pace to bring back.
0:52.3	And a lot to unpack about this when you really dive into it.
0:56.0	But the first thing I want to get at here,
0:58.8	so the Bears Offensive Line in 2018, they were great in pass protection.
1:02.6	They rated among the best offensive lines in the league in terms of protecting the quarterback,
1:07.0	but they weren't very good at run blocking.
1:09.6	So does bringing back Bobby Massey, which means that for right now,
1:12.5	all five starting offensive linemen from 2018 will be back,
1:16.0	does this mean that the bears really do think their run issues were an issue with scheme
1:20.7	and or Jordan Howard instead of the offensive line and poor run blocking?
1:26.4	That's kind of the first question I want to start with here.
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