Should the Bears have signed Cam Newton over Nick Foles

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The Under Center podcast crew of JJ Stankevitz, Cam Ellis, and Adam Hoge debate and discuss which quarterback GM Ryan Pace should have gone after this offseason. Later on in the pod, they discuss hurdles the NFL still has to go through in order to start the season, and also they dive into everyone's favorite retired quarterback Jay Cutler's chicken mystery.(1:51) - Did the Bears make the right decision by going after Nick Foles?(7:47) - Is Cam Newton's upside bigger than Nick Foles?(18:00) - What can the NFL learn from MLB's return to play plan(30:23) - NFL will shorten the Pre Season to 2 games(37:00) - Bears coverage will change this year(45:13) - Jay Cutler's missing chickensSee 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	Hey everyone, I'm JJ Stankovitz and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter podcast brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281.
0:12.8	On this episode, I'm joined by Cam Ellis and Adam Hogue as we look back at the Bears' off-season planet quarterback in light of Cam Newton signing with the New England
0:20.8	Patriots. We'll also wonder if the NFL should play preseason games at all amid the COVID-19
0:26.2	pandemic, and then we'll finish off with the story that's gripped Chicago over the last few days
0:31.2	that Cam has been all over. All that and more on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.
0:36.4	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:40.8	It means everything to me.
0:41.9	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:51.0	The history of it, I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises just
0:57.0	kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
1:00.0	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the
1:08.0	running back position with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps.
1:12.9	So being a bear means everything.
1:14.9	What more can you say?
1:21.2	This episode of the Undercenter podcast
1:23.1	is brought to you by Sprinkler Fitters Union Local 281.
1:26.7	Remember, fire sprinklers don't work without water.
1:29.7	Get your building's fire pump tested ASAP.
1:32.2	Go to sprinkler fitter, Chicago.org, or call 708-597-1800.
1:37.5	Sprinkler fitters Union Local 281, protecting Chicago land for over 100 years.
1:42.7	All right, guys, we got Cam Ellis.
1:44.3	We got Adam Hogue, who you can also listen to on the Hogan Johns podcast, on here to talk about the decision the Bears made to do trade for Nick Falls.
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