Ep. 252: Previewing Bears-Vikings with the Star-Tribune’s Andrew Krammer

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

JJ Stankevitz is joined by Minneapolis Star-Tribune Vikings beat reporter Andrew Krammer ahead of Sunday's pivotal clash at Soldier Field. What's the sense of urgency in Minnesota with the Vikings also staring down an 0-2 start in the NFC North (1:45)? Then, Andrew dives into Kirk Cousins' role in a run-heavy Vikings' offense (3:00) and how Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen are handling not getting the ball as much (8:00). On defense, Danielle Hunter and Anthony Harris are guys the Bears need to be aware of (10:15), plus Andrew explains why Mike Zimmer sounds confident ahead of Sunday despite "weird s**t" happening to Minnesota at Soldier Field (15:15). 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	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:07.0	It means everything to me.
0:09.0	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:18.0	The history of it.
0:19.0	I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises,
0:22.6	just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
0:26.6	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise,
0:32.6	the story franchise of the running back position,
0:35.6	with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps.
0:40.0	So being a bear means everything.
0:41.9	I mean, what more can you say?
1:01.7	Welcome in to another preview edition of the Undercenter podcast brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Local Union 281.
1:07.0	I'm JJ Stankovitz, my guest on the pod ahead of the bear's critical NFC North Clash. With the Minnesota Vikings is Minneapolis Star Tribune Vikings beat reporter Andrew Kramer,
1:12.2	who you've heard on this pod before talking all things Vikings.
1:15.2	You can read all of Andrew's work at startribune.com and follow him on Twitter at Andrew
1:20.4	underscore Kramer.
1:21.4	He also co-hosts the Access Viking podcast, which you can download wherever you get your podcast to keep up with one of
1:28.9	the Bears' biggest playoff challengers all season long.
1:31.9	Andrew, welcome back to the podcast.
1:34.2	Hey, JJ.
1:34.9	It's good to be on.
1:35.5	Thanks for having me.
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