

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast
Chicago Sports Network
The Charter Podcast is where you can find everything you need to know about the Chicago Bears. Our team of Ruthie Polinsky & Clay Harbor bring you postgame reaction, interviews, and game previews. We’ll provide you with latest and have some fun along the way. New episodes available every Thursday throughout the season.
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Jul 23, 2018 • 6min
Training Camp Daily: Trubisky & the trust factor
Training Camp Daily: Trust was the word of the day at Monday’s training camp practice. Bears Insider John ‘Moon’ Mullin and producer Paul Aspan discuss how Trubisky is learning to trust his receivers and Jordan Howard is trusting his hands in the passing game. Plus how much longer until Danny Trevathan’s hamstring issue & Roquan Smith’s holdout become major causes for concern.
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Jul 22, 2018 • 6min
Training Camp Daily: Defense still ‘picking’ on Bears QBs
Training Camp Daily: The Bears put the pads for Sunday's practice on another wet day in Bourbonnais. Bears insider John 'Moon' Mullin & producer Paul Aspan discuss Mitchell Trubisky's accuracy which continues to be a work in progress. Plus Anthony Miller & Kevin White turn heads, while Aaron Lynch suffers yet another injury setback when the Bears are already thin at pass rusher.
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Jul 21, 2018 • 14min
Training Camp Daily: Peter King Talks Bears Upside
Training camp Daily: Peter King joins the Under Center Podcast on Day 2 of practice in Bourbonnais. King and John "Moon" Mullin talk Trubisky year 2, Trubisky comparison, Bears upside this season and Urlacher's Hall of Fame Induction.
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Jul 20, 2018 • 8min
Training Camp Daily: Maintaining the balance between physicality and health
It is Day 1 of practice in Bourbonnais. Bears Insider John "Moon" Mullin & producer Paul Aspan discuss how Matt Nagy's desire for a physical camp reconciles with the #1 goal of all training camps: stay healthy. Plus why there are only two real questions for the Bears in this camp - and they both involve QBs. And Akiem Hicks is one of the best Chicago free agent signings ever...but let's slow down with the Legion of Boom comparisons in the secondary.
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Jul 19, 2018 • 7min
Training Camp Daily: Bears back at Bourbonnais
Luke Stuckmeyer and John "Moon" Mullin report from Day 1 of Bears training camp in Bourbonnais. Despite the Bears' recent injury history, Coach Nagy says he's going to run a tough camp to make sure his players are calloused for the regular season. Plus, does Mitchell Trubisky already have a chip on his shoulder? What's going on with Roquan Smith's contract negotiations? Finally, what is Moon looking for the most throughout camp?
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Jul 16, 2018 • 30min
Ep. 123: Following some concerning ‘D’ trends
With training camp starting this week, JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez wonder if Ryan Pace did enough to improve the Bears’ defense and if it could actually take a step back this season.
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Jul 9, 2018 • 30min
Ep. 122: Should you buy the hype around the Bears’ offense?
JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez break down what they’re looking for from the Bears’ offense when training camp begins later this month in Bourbonnais.
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Jul 2, 2018 • 6min
Ep. 121: 1-on-1 with Mitch Trubisky
Mitch Trubisky joins Bears producer Paul Aspan on the Under Center podcast with less than 3 weeks until training camp. The Pretty Boy Assasin talks about that nickname going into year 2, why his teammates believe in him as a championship caliber QB and Trubisky weighs in on who would win in a race between Tarik Cohen & Taylor Gabriel. Plus the color of the Gatorade when the Bears eventually win the Super Bowl.
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Jun 25, 2018 • 29min
Ep. 120: The biggest storylines for Bears training camp
JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Bryan Perez look ahead to what they’re wanting to see in training camp when it starts next month, starting with this: Is Ryan Pace relying too much on lofty projections for the Bears to be good in 2018?
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Jun 6, 2018 • 26min
Ep. 119: A different kind of excitement at Halas Hall
JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin ponder this question: Why is the “new coach” excitement caused by Matt Nagy different from that seen after the hires of John Fox or Marc Trestman? Plus, JJ and Moon wrap up what was an impressive offseason program for Kevin White and look at how Mitch Trubisky grew over the last two months.
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