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The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Mailbag Wednesday: Will Matt Nagy ever give up play calling?

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4699 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

After suffering an ugly loss to the LA Rams, the weekly mailbag questions from Under Center listeners had one central theme: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE OFFENSE AND MATT NAGY? JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis are joined by NBCS Chicago teammate Adam Hoge, of the Hoge and Jahns podcast, as they answer concerns about whether Matt Nagy should give up play calling, if the Bears should go back to Mitch Trubisky, should Ryan Pace go after Saints WR Michael Thomas, and more. Make sure to follow @NBCSBears on Twitter to get your question aired on the podcast. (1:30) - The Bears need to address the offense NOW! (8:00) - Should Matt Nagy give up play calling? (17:00) - Why aren't the Bears good at running zone schemes? (22:38) - Why is there no consistent production from the TE position? (27:54) - Should Pace go after Michael Thomas? (34:15) - Will Nick Foles be benched for Mitch Trubisky? (41:27) - Is Akiem Hicks being hit with ticky-tack penalties? (44:45) - If the Bears don't make the playoffs, will Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy be fired?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, I'm J.J. Stankovits and welcome in to another edition of the Undercenter

0:08.5

podcast, brought to you by St. Xavier University. On this mailbag Wednesday episode, I'm joined by

0:14.1

Cam Ellis and Adam Hogue from the Hogan John's podcast to talk through your questions for us here,

0:20.3

starting with if Matt Nagy should give a play calling

0:22.9

and looking at some of the moves the bears might need to make to fix their broken offense.

0:28.1

All that and more on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.

0:31.5

What does it mean to be a Chicago bear?

0:33.5

It means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense.

0:39.3

I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive player myself,

0:44.3

I think that's the first thing you go to.

0:46.3

Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.

0:52.3

The history of it. I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding

0:56.0

this was one of the first franchises, just kind of blow my mind, honestly, I was able to be a part of

1:00.8

that. What more can you say? All right, JJ Snake of it's here with Cam Ellis and our colleague and friend, Adam Hogue.

1:11.9

You can listen to him on the Hogan John's podcast.

1:13.8

You can read all of his work on NBCSportsChicago.com and on the My Teams app.

1:18.6

We wanted to get Adam on this podcast because specifically for Adam and Cam,

1:23.4

I thought you guys both wrote really strong columns after Monday night's game.

1:28.3

So,

1:29.0

Adam,

1:30.8

your column was just about the bears have to do something.

1:34.9

They have to fix something.

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