The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep. 118: Wrapping up OTAs with some good news

Allen Robinson and Leonard Floyd were back at practice on Wednesday, so John “Moon” Mullin and JJ Stankevitz break down that bit of encouraging news and wrap up some observations and thoughts from a month of OTAs at Halas Hall. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep. 117: What should we make of Kevin White?

Kevin White had a, well, interesting media session on Wednesday, but was he wrong for how he approached it? Plus, Moon and JJ look at Mike Furrey’s approach to White and how Mitch Trubisky is quickly growing into being a leader barely over a year after being drafted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.