DBB’s Jeff Hughes discusses all things Bears with Trent Condon and Ken Miller on the radio in Des Moines. Is tight end a liability? How did we get here with kicker? Is preseason dead? What about the rest of the NFC North?

DBB’s Jeff Hughes on the lack of a kicker, his lack of interest in throwback jersey and general post-OTA opinions.

ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE:

• Jeff makes the case against Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia.
• Jeff then appears with his buddies Jimmy B and TC on KBGG 1700 in Des Moines.
• The great jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimee offers some New Year’s tidings. If you don’t know her music, know her music: cyrillemusic.com.
• Reverend Dave ate dog in china. It’s a horrible story. And it is apologized for immediately after he tells it.
• Fight song finale!

On the Jimmy B and TC Show in Des Moines, we discuss:

• When it’s okay to talk “playoffs” and “Chicago Bears”.
• The evolution of Jay Cutler under Adam Gase.
• Why Vic Fangio, and not Gase, should be receiving head coaching attention.
• Who is headed where in the NFC North…
• More!

I’ve received more requests for radio spots and podcasts in the last 48 hours than in any 48 hour period since I started writing this site in 2005. Many of those requests came from websites and radio stations with no direct ties to Chicago. You wanted a transcendent franchise, Chicago? You got one.

As always my buddy Trent Condon in Des Moines asked the most direct questions and pulled the most succinct answers. This is how I feel about the state of the Chicago Bears today.

STATISTICAL CHECK-IN

• When is the last time the Bears, six games through a season, had someone in the top ten in the league in passing yards (Cutler-4th), rushing yards (Forte-7th), catches (Forte-1st), receiving yards (Jeffery-T6th), sacks (Willie-1st) and interceptions (Fuller-T1st)? This season may be laden with individual errors but it also has been defined by exceptional individual performances to this point.
• Have you looked at Jay Cutler’s numbers these days? He’s completing 68.1% of his passes for 1,676 yards, 13 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Two of the three quarterbacks ahead of him in yardage have thrown more interceptions and all three have been sacked AT LEAST five times less.
• Through six games the Bears are tenth in the league against the run. Last year they ranked 431st.

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On with my friends in Des Moines, discussing what Sunday’s night victory means, what the Bears will face next and why Greg Hardy and Adrian Peterson should not be playing football for the foreseeable future.