The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

It's Super Bowl week and that means great interviews and conversations about the Bears and the NFL every day this week. For today, Ken Davis is joined by former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman and current cohost of the Bleav in Chiefs podcast on the Bleav podcast network, Joe Valerio who discusses who Ryan Poles was in the Kansas City Chiefs organization and what type of GM he will be with the Bears. They also discuss how and why the Chiefs lost to the AFC champion Bengals and a lot more! (1:30) - Valerio on when Ryan Poles started to make a name for himself as a potential NFL executive (10:00) - How will Poles scout offensive linemen? (17:30) - Analyzing the Bears roster, does Ryan Poles have players to work with? (23:10) - Why hasn't Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy gotten a head coaching job? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a very timely appearance, Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer, and NFL analyst for NBC Sports, Tony Dungy returns to the Under Center podcast as he joins Ken Davis to discuss all the latest news on the Bears and the NFL. Dungy discusses the new Bears GM Ryan Poles and his thoughts on Matt Eberflus, his thoughts on his former assistant and Bears head coach Lovie Smith becoming the new Texans head coach, and does a deep dive into the Brian Flores lawsuit against the NFL for racial discrimination. (1:30) - Dungy on Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus (4:50) - Dungy has an open discussion on Black coaches in the NFL and the Brian Flores lawsuit. (10:00) - Dungy on if the hiring practices of the NFL weighs on him See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The biggest news in the NFL is coach Brian Flores starting a class-action lawsuit against the Miami Dolphins, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants, and the NFL for racial discrimination in their hiring process of minority candidates. Ken Davis, Eric Strobel, and Alex Shapiro discuss the explosive news and is the NFL in for major changes as a result. (7:14) - Brian Flores files a class-action suit against the NFL (19:00) - Will the NFL's hiring practices change (27:30) - The stats say there aren't enough black coaches and executives in the NFL (39:20) - Will gambling on football be impacted if allegations of paying coaches to lose are true? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new era of Bears football begins as new GM Ryan Poles and new coach Matt Eberflus are introduced. Ken Davis, Eric Strobel, Alex Shapiro, and Tony Gill react to the introductory press conference. They discuss what stood out to them, fan reaction, and if this era will be different for the Bears this time. (2:40) - First reactions to the press conference (16:00) - Eberflus was Poles' guy from the beginning (27:00) - Thoughts on what kind of GM Ryan Poles will be (44:00) - Eberflus and Poles don't mention Justin Fields a lot during the press conference (59:30) - Contract lengths not announced for Poles and Eberflus (1:05:40) - Did the Bears go after Jim Harbaugh? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Under Center Podcast crew discusses the Chicago Bears hiring Matt Eberflus to be their new head coach. It's new general manager Ryan Poles' big first hire since accepting the job earlier this week. On the podcast, Ken Davis, Adam Hoge, Olin Kreutz, and David Kaplan break it all down. Later in the pod, Ken is joined by Eric Strobel and Alex Shapiro as they react to the news as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Chicago Bears have reportedly hired Chiefs’ Assistant Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles as their next general manager. On the Under Center Podcast, host Ken Davis, former Bears coach Dave Wannstedt, Football Aftershow host David Kaplan and Bears insider Adam Hoge break down the move and what it means for the Bears and Justin Fields going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OMG! We are still hyped about this past weekend in the NFL and the hope is can the Bears get there too? Ken Davis, Eric Strobel, and Tony Gill recap the games from this weekend from laughing at the Green Bay Packers to the greatest game we've ever seen in Chiefs vs Bills. The guys also discuss the coaching candidates that played this weekend and which one would they prefer to coach the Bears. FOOTBALL IS AWESOME!! (1:00) - Was Chiefs vs Bills the greatest game of all time? (10:00) - Brady almost does it again vs the Rams (19:20) - Should the NFL change the overtime rules? (30:00) - What does another playoff loss do to Aaron Rodgers' legacy? (45:00) - Potential Bears coachign candidates See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Bears continue their ongoing search for a new coach and GM but it seems like they are honing in on the coach first with Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus being reported to already be a finalist. Ken Davis, Alex Shapiro, and Adam Hoge discuss the Bears and which candidates fans should be looking at as the search continues. They also break down if it means anything that Colts executive Ed Dodds withdraws his name from consideration for Bears GM. (1:00) - Ed Dodds withdraws his name from consideration. Does this mean anything? (6:35) - What is the Bears' process? Are they hiring the coach before the GM? (12:20) - Which candidates should fans keep an eye on for GM? (16:00) - Matt Eberflus might be a finalist already for the Bears See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Bears brass are interviewing any and everyone they can to fill their GM and head coach positions and one of the teams the Bears are looking into picking off from are the Indianapolis Colts. So returning to the podcast is JJ Stankevitz beat writer for Colts.com and former host of the Under Center podcast to discuss with Ken Davis, Eric Strobel, and Alex Shapiro on GM candidates Ed Dobbs and Morocco Brown, and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. (3:50) - JJ compares covering the Colts vs covering the Bears (8:50) - Ironic that the Bears are picking off talent from former Bear executive Chris Ballard (18:20) - What is Chris Ballard like running the Colts (27:00) - Who is Matt Eberflus and why would he be a good head coach? (44:35) - Interesting ways the Colts have built their team to be playoff contenders See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Time for a full post-game breakdown ladies and gents on the Bears' number one starter, George Halas McCaskey. George put up some crazy numbers with two long awkward pauses, three bad jokes, one of the most awkward transitions we've seen, and a key takedown of one of the great Bears in Olin Kreutz. Ken Davis, Eric Strobel, and Alex Shapiro discuss McCaskey's game and if he's ready to be the leader the Bears need him to be going forward. BEAR DOWN! (1:20) -Initial reactions to McCaskey's performance in the clutch (14:20) -Has McCaskey put the right team around him to execute the "Game Plan"? (24:50) - George's strategy of questioning Olin Kreutz's character. "Let's see if it works out Cotton" (35:00) - Did George give up too much of the "Game Plan" by telling everyone his playbook, The Game Plan: The Art of Building a Winning Football Team by Bill Polian, sold everywhere books are sold? (45:00) - Who should be McCaskey's new head football coach? (55:00) - Has McCaskey looked over his film of past performances and learned from them? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.