I’ll judge Waldron by what he does in Chicago not what he didn’t do in Seattle 🐻⬇️

Mike Dugar - Could you get out of bed for this?

As a Chicago guy, I vacationed in the Bay Area a couple of years ago and I was shocked how much dislike the media and fans had for Mike Shanahan....they thought the guy was a fraud. And all I could think about was how much I'd love for him to be the Bears coach. Groupthink is an amazing phenomenon. I'll wait to see how Waldron fares in Chicago before judging him on his last stop.

Insightful episode guys. Appreciate the conversation from all 3 of you fellas👏🏾

Now talk to someone that doesn’t sound like they hate him lol

Does Waldron get any credit for the great improvement in Geno Smith, or was that completely unrelated?

This gives eerie vibes of when they interviewed the Steelers insider about Claypool and everyone including myself said “eh what a hater”. Idk this gives me some iffy expectations

Holy smokes this guy doesn’t really like our new hire. Someone besides Geno is repsonsible for his success otherwise if it was 70% Geno we would have seen his success much sooner than him starting in Seattle.

Mike’s entitled to his opinion but at least this guy has called plays before unlike Getsy. I’d really like to know if Poles or Flus made the final decision. And would anyone be surprised if the Bears got the wrong guy?

Thought canales deserved more credit than not being mentioned with his work with smith. He also sounded like Seahawks actually chipped when they should have and they made adjustments. We haven’t seen the bears do that.

That’s the fourth podcast I heard were each Seattle insider said the same exact description of our new OC.

This is the Chicago Bears Center for Hate and Discontent!

This was a good real and important perspective to get. Definitely keeps us realistic about the hire

I'm not in either camp. If you really think Caleb Williams is Andrew Luck, draft him. If not, build the team up with or without Justin.

Regression Russell Wilson under Waldron threw 3000 26tds 8ints. If Justin Fields did that his 5th year would have gotten picked up.

Geno was a bust until Shane and this guys says Shane did nothing… I bet this guy would say Justin would be good with a good oc

Good lord where did you find this guy.

I'm more a Drake guy myself if we go QB. I believe he's got the fastest release out of them all. I prefer we keep Fields and unlock his abilities. GIVE HIM ANOTHER BIG RECEIVER!!! MHJ💯✔️✔️✔️

It's a good little inside story of the newly hired OC, I hope he brings in an explosive, innovative and competent offense to the Chicago Bears. I'm also hopeful that he learned to overcome his weaknesses through previous experiences as a playcaller. If it's true that Atlanta is willing to trade the 8th overall for JF, I wish we get a QB at 1, Odunze and an elite edge Latu, Turner or Verse at 9th overall.

This dude just came on here and destroyed Waldron, lol.

Awesome information with this interview.

Mike loves his Geno story so Shane gets no shine . Thanks for rhe new OC Seattle

Please draft Caleb Williams

It is not all about the QB. WR. OL. OC. all matter.

Seattles QB was Geno Smith. Geno Smith. Like, i mean sure DK and Locket. Great. But its Geno.

He also talked about the Seahawks being bad on 3rd down and in the redzone. A lot of that could be the QB. If the Geno can't execute well in high-pressure situations, then the offense will be bad in those situations. You have to look at the tape to know if it's the QB, the OC, or both causing those problems. But Mike didn't give any specific examples to help make that clear. It's like listening to Mark Carman break things down. 😂

Drake Maye release and footwork need serious work. Don't overthink this take Caleb.

This interview merits further investigation and more interviews with Seattle insiders. The 3rd down conversion stat was concerning, however, he lost me at 70% cred to Geno.

Unbelievably considering what’s happened the last 2 years, most Bears fans’ knee jerk reactions to new coaches or players is way too positive. I specifically remember a lot of people saying Getsy was a home run hire because he “mentored” Rodgers, and that sentiment lasted way less than 2 years. We don’t know who the other offensive assistants will be or even who the QB will be. After 14 without a playoff win, I advise Bears fans to have my attitude about new players and coaches - I’d love it if they succeed but I’ll believe it when I see it.

I'm fine with Mike's take but at the very minimum have at least one fact to back it up. He talked for 5 minutes just saying Geno is confident in himself. Every player is confident so what.

Mike Dugar, seen Geno's career stats? Good coaches add a +1 to player abilities. Maybe a +2.

Shocker this guy is hating on the OC that helped them be better but left them. 😂😂😂 Give him Luke and he will probably say he is the best OC ever

I think it's funny that the guy basically explained why Russell Wilson struggled in the system, the same issues that Justin had last year, and some of you still want to stick with him in this scheme

Dam hear we go again

Wow Mike is describing Luke Getsy when talks about Shane.

Finally somebody talking sense about CW #drake

So supposedly Pete doesn't intervene on gameday, but he's creditied for Fixing Geno 😂😂😂😂. This is so stupid.

Hope this doesn't mean Fields is going to get traded.

The hire is not an indicator. I agree on Maye. If you walk from Fields, Maye is the guy.

My god. This was brutal… sounds like we got another Getsy… going to be another frustrating season sounds like…. Holy cow

So... Mike didn't like Waldron because he gave the ball to Deejay Dallas on a crucial 4th down play.... Mike also didn't like Waldron because he only gave Dallas 10 carries total for the season. Which one is it? I refuse to believe that Geno's belief in himself is 70 percent of the reason for his success in the last two yrs. Appreciate hearing from a Seahawks beat on this but come on, man.

LT OC Edge 3-Tec WR2 OG

Why couldn’t we just get Kingsbury? Bears gonna Bear!🤯🔫🧸⬇️

This dude... "When Gino was good. -All credit to Gino. When Gino was bad it was Shanes fault". Pick a lane man

People only want to hear and read things that reinforce their opinions on things one way or the other. I'm guilty of it multiple times when it comes to the Bears. The situational point at the very beginning of this open chat is the scariest part for me. It's the same with a different person with the headset on ... He needs to be better if that's what he has struggled with and bringing with him from Seattle.

My favorite part was when Seahawks guy didn't want to give credit to the OC. 😂😂 it's geno smith for christ sake.

First...best Podcast about Chicago Sports especially the Bears.

That was very underwhelming information concerning Waldron as an OC..😨

Look man forget the West Coast offense stuff with Fields. He cannot and will not get the ball out quickly.

Didn't ask him about how he Adjusts his offense. That was one of the big reasons they let Getsy go.

Michael Dugar we are family

Wow....Shane sounds like Shane is perfect for the Bears: he will have highs, he will have lows and overall, settle at average. That's a god damn shame. Average sounds pretty nice right about now.

This pod is making me think we hired Getsy 2.0

They said that they will not hire anyone that can't work with different quarterbacks!! So he must have a game plan for Justin.

I appreciate the realness from Mike. I really wanted Kliff but I know Fields stans would lose their mind if that happened, plus we would lose potential trade leverage. It honestly sounds like an experienced Getsy 2.0 so lets see how this goes lmao

Please keep in mind this is just one man's opinion

There needs to be a basic understanding for zoom calls. 1. Don't show me your house 2. Sort the lighting out.

This dude is disingenuous, I don't know Shane Waldron, but to say he was only 20% of a person who was a BUST is 🍌 this guy has a bias for sure.

Dude looks stoned AF lol

yea sounds sea happy he gone... we can judge him on what happens in Chicago

Hone run hire? That’s definitely not what I heard Mike say.

Hoge and Jahn’s were absolutely shocked and stunned by the lack of flattery of Waldron. Very sobering. There are other better reviews of waldrons play calling. Waldrons system will be similar to getsy so it won’t be a big learning curve for the offfense. This tells me we need to trade #1 pick and get a lot of new talent like offensive line and wide receivers. Great players make coaches look good.

Kmet is going to eat in this Waldron offense.

It honestly seems like Tyson Badgent could be better for Waldron than any of the QBs

Reading the comments back today, Bears fans HATE THE TRUTH!!! Hate the truth about Waldron and hate the truth about JF1

Jf1 was in QB collective lol

Reid praised Nagy play calling against Bills. Ha ha funny😅😂

Man, this guy really doesn’t seem to know what he’s talking about. “Geno was great in college and high school so I don’t give Waldron credit for his resurgence”

End of the day, Getsy was a bottom tier OC. Waldron, as Hugar explained, is an average OC- that's an upgrade. With an average offense we would have made the play offs this year. Geno is an average QB, you provide Waldron a better QB, whether that is Fields, who is arguably more talented, or CW, the ceiling is probably a top 5/10 offense and floor at top 20, i would take that in Chicagoland after what we have seen.

Nothing confirmed. Poles holding out for Kubs

Why did we hire this guy

They made the wrong hire should’ve waited and hire Kubiak

I'm with that guy, if the Bears draft a quarterback I'd prefer Drake Maye. He looks more like an NFL quarterback in the Peyton Manning mold.

I was excited until I heard this. Seattle has better offensive personnel than the Bears 🐻

Why do they have writers who never played professional on here . Get a former coach or player who has knowledge of the game.

Sounds just like Getsy

"Shane figured out how to run screens."😡😠We never want to hear the word screen again.

team Bagent

Mike sounds like he’s speaking from opinions only woulda rather just heard hoge and janhs go back and forth without the make believe takes

So we hired Getsy 2.0?

I’m gonna laugh when Caleb doesn’t pass the person test by Poles because there is too much drama surrounding him. He didn’t beat any good teams in college and has a lot of bad habits that will not work in the NFL..gonna be the new Johnny Manzell or whatever his name was..

Packers fan here hahaha you guys can't do anything right

Of course this guy is going to be highly biased toward the Seahawks! He’s not going to give his former OC the best praises. Never trust a biased take.

Getting chase claypool vibes... guy in market says he aint it. Chi media trying mental gymnastics to make it work

Free Agent WR salary $15 million. Free agent C between $5-10 million Free agent Edge $10-20 million Dont see how the Bears are a wild-card team without addressing those depth and starter needs.

Anyone is better than Getsy😅😅

This dude's take on Geno Smith's resurgence is absolutely moronic for a beat reporter to have. It had nothing to do with his OC, Geno Smith just got magically better 9 years into his career because of his confidence. You can't make this shit up. 🤣🤣🤣

Dave Canales name is sorely missed in this conversation. Now fast forward to Canales being the OC for Mayfield this season and the O in Tampa ... People are going to blow smoke for Waldron because of PFF stats and the like, but he is nothing but a safe hire. Their run game was rubbish, you trade Fields - which is obviously 50/50 - do people really think Herbert can be the guy? Think this hire is smoke and mirrors again.

It’s pretty clear they keeping Fields.

This guy is describing Luke Getsy. I’ll take a better version of Luke Getsy. It’s still an upgrade.

WORST INTERVIEW OF 2024 SO FAR LMMFAOOOOOOOO THIS GUY IS CLEARLY HATING ON WALDRON THE MAN TURNED GENO’S WHOLE CAREER AROUND IN 1 SEASON AND IT WAS MOSTLY GENO????? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂

Luke Getsy 2.0

People the fact of the matter is that the Bears are cheap, and they know we're going to still buy tickets. The "Ultimate Finesse".🤔🤔🤔

Sounds like a Hater to me 😂

Bad move,,,,very Bad !!!!..let's get Abe Gibron !!!!

Where the fuck do they find these people😂😂😂 Gino did it himself? Ooooooookay, pal.

LOL - no one likes their OC. When Jahns goes on the Raiders podcast, he'll say the same thing about Getsy.

DRAKE MAYE?!

Who is this clown? Mr. I don't know the stats but here's the stats😆. This guy sounds like someone imitating a journalist. And Hoge & Jahns seem like they're falling for it.

Time will tell. An unsuccessful play doesn’t always equal “bad play call” sometimes and now I know this is a crazy concept but it can be because of poor player execution. And of course both.