Claim OwnershipTake The North: A Chicago Bears Podcast
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote host Take The North, which covers the latest Chicago Bears news and storylines every week. The duo promises to bring you informed, compelling, honest and responsible analysis of all the latest topics surrounding Da Bears.
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Mark Grote and producer Adam Studzinski react to general manager Ryan Poles saying the Bears did make calls on Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby. Could they still make that trade?
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Mark Grote and producer Adam Studzinski hear Bears general manager Ryan Poles explain his reasoning for trading receiver DJ Moore to the Bills.
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Mark Grote and producer Adam Studzinski react to the way Bears general manager Ryan Poles discussed not re-signing safety Kevin Byard.
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Bears general manager Ryan Poles has explained some of the thinking behind his offseason decisions. Producer Adam Studzinski fills in alongside Mark Grote as they hear Poles detail why the Bears decided to trade receiver DJ Moore to the Bills. Also, it seems to us like the team made a deliberate choice to sign safety Coby Bryant and not bring back veteran safety Kevin Byard. And did we get any more information about center Drew Dalman's sudden retirement? Finally, we got to know about these new Bears players, including receiver Kalif Raymond, who had an awesome hat for his press conference.
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Our own Dan Wiederer joined the Mully & Haugh Show on 104.3 The Score to offer his thoughts on the Bears' additions in free agency.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to the NFL failing to award compensatory draft picks to the Bears for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham leaving Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons' new general manager.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how they feel about the Bears' current situation at left tackle.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote offer their feelings on how the Bears have maneuvered their roster early in free agency.
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The NFL's legal tampering period is here, and the Bears have filled some — but not all — of the holes on their roster. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote offer their thoughts on the Bears' additions of safety Coby Bryant, linebacker Devin Bush, defensive tackle Neville Gallimore and others. Plus, left tackle Braxton Jones is coming back on a one-year deal. Are the Bears done adding to the left tackle competition? And how do we feel about the addition of Garrett Bradbury at center? Finally, we now know for sure that the Bears didn't get any compensatory draft picks for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham leaving to become the Atlanta Falcons' new general manager.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote believe Bears receiver Rome Odunze is one of the players who needs to step up now the DJ Moore is gone.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote consider how receiver DJ Moore's time as a Bear will be viewed.
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The Bears' busy week continues! They've agreed to trade receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Bills in exchange for a second-round pick. They've also cut linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to a wild day!
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The Bears have traded receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Bills in exchange for a second-round pick. Dan Wiederer joined Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote on 104.3 The Score in Chicago to react.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote consider how the Bears could replace Drew Dalman at center.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote check the tape to try and figure out if anyone suspected center Drew Dalman was about to retire this offseason.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote discuss how they initially reacted to Bears center Drew Dalman suddenly retiring.
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The Bears need a new starting center after 27-year-old Drew Dalman suddenly retired. It was a stunning development that Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote talk through in this one. Did any of us see this coming? When did the Bears think this was possible? And how could the Bears replace him?
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Dan Wiederer, Mark Grote and guest Cassie Carlson of Fox 32 speculate on the possibility of the Bears playing the Falcons in Spain in the 2026 season.
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FOX-32 reporter Cassie Carlson explains for Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote whether she thinks receiver DJ Moore will be on the Bears for the 2026 season.
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Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote ask FOX-32 reporter Cassie Carlson what she was hearing about the Bears while she spoke to numerous people around the league at the NFL Combine.
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Just realized that the Bears could have been 3-14 without a ton of luck and heroics.