The Stretch

On today's episode of The Stretch we start by addressing an article that took Bears fans by storm online due its negative comments about Caleb Williams from former coaches. We then preview the Bears week 1 match up on Monday Night Football vs J.J McCarthy and the Vikings and give our gut feelings. Later, Big Cat gives us his official week by week breakdown of the Bears schedule and final prediction for the Bears 2025 record. We end with some talk of the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, and College Football. 

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Caleb Williams’ Article
8:54 - Jets vs Steelers
10:05 - Game Day Feelings
18:00 - Packers Look Great
21:18 - Official Schedule Breakdown 
31:00 - Bills vs Ravens SNF
36:02 - Cubs
38:34 - White Sox
39:35 - Big Noon Kickoff at Northwestern
44:05 - Wisconsin Football
47:36 - Eddie’s DJ Set In Vegas
49:27 - Official Week 1 Predictions

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