Montez Sweat’s impact, Justin Fields-Bears pending break up with Shawne Merriman

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Under Center Podcast, Shawne Merriman joins Kenneth Davis and Alex Shapiro to discuss his upcoming Lights Out fight on January 6. But first, they discuss the effect the Montez Sweat trade has had on the Bears' defense (0:38). Merriman also talks about why he thinks it might be best for Justin Fields and the Bears to part ways this offseason (2:43). Later, he talks about the impact Khalil Mack has had on the Chargers' defense (7:35) and what the Bears should do at left tackle going forward (8:56). Finally, Merriman talks about his experience with a quarterback competition (16:42) and if it’s time for teams to step away from having defensive-minded head coaches (20:00). Merriman also give his predictions for the Bears' Week 17 against the Falcons (23:34).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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0:25.2	Welcome to the Undercenter podcast presented by St. Xavier University.
0:28.3	Always fortunate enough to be joined by our Bears beat reporter Al Shapiro.
0:30.4	Please follow him to Alchaparral NBCS.
0:35.5	Claire Flippley is running the show, of course, and we are broadcasting live from the NBC Podcast Studios.
0:39.2	Here joining us from, of course, lights out extreme fighting.
0:42.4	They got an event on January 6th and the Thunder Studios in Long Beach.
0:44.6	We have former NFL player, Sean Merriman.
0:46.2	Please follow him and Sean Merriman.
0:47.3	How are you doing today, bro?
0:49.2	I'm doing well, my man.
0:49.5	How are you?
0:50.4	I'm doing well, man.
0:51.2	We're doing well, man.
0:54.7	Listen, we got to talk to you about these bears, man. We're doing well, man. Listen, we got to talk to you about these bears, man. The bears had a victory this past week, but it still hasn't been the season that we believe that we
0:59.3	were going to have, but I want to start on a high note. You were a dominant edge rusher in an NFL,
1:05.4	and also you're from the Maryland area. I don't know if here we thought Montez Sweat was this dude. And it may have been because
1:12.8	he played with a lot of dudes on that commander's line. But what were your thoughts on one to trade,
1:18.2	but also his play before being traded and his play after being traded here to the Bears?
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