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Gabriel Talks Football with Eric Edholm of NFL.com

Eric Edholm is the Lead Draft Writer for NFL dot com. He and Greg Gabriel evaluate the 2023 draft for the Chicago Bears' three NFC North rivals: the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
Then Greg delves into the Bears running back position and has nothing but positive feelings about what we'll see from them in 2023.
Finally, Greg answers questions from his followers.
Aldo Gandia co-hosts and produces.

New Bears DT Andrew Billings Guests On The Barfly Tailgate Show

Besides talking football with new Bears defensive tackle Andrew Billings, the Tailgaters talk about the Bears young prospects. 

Crosstown Crosstalk | Red(s) Hot Baseball

Vinnie welcomes Drew Koch & Nick Kirby, who cover the RED HOT Cincinnati Reds, to take a look at one of the most exciting teams in baseball! Don't miss it!

Bardown Hockey Talk | Interview with Byron Bader

The NHL season is over, but it's not for Vinnie Parise and Frank Mueller. There's plenty of offseason hockey to cover and in this episode they do it with Byron Bader, Founder of Hockey Prospecting. 

Gabriel Talks OTAs and Bears DBs

Known for his strong, raw takes, Greg Gabriel puts his 30+ years of pro football experience to work in this episode. First, he attacks the notion that OTAs are anything more than an opportunity to build camaraderie, install the playbook and try something things. It's not real football. And, Greg says the media should stop treating OTAs as if they are a playoff game.
Then, Greg shares a detailed evaluation of every member of the Bears defensive backfield and expresses his concern over the lack of proven depth in the safety position.
Then Aldo Gandia, his co-host, serves up multiple questions from the LIVE chat room audience.

Bulls Gold | Will the Bulls Move Zach LaVine?

CHGO's Matt Peck and Big Dave join us for a pre-draft show. We discuss the rumored numbers Vucevic's extension and whether retaining him is a wise move. We also get into all of the trade speculation surrounding Zach LaVine and if the Bradley Beal deal has any ties to a potential move. This leads to a conversation about LaVine's negative career perception and why it could create a weaker trade market than deals for past all-stars. We also talked Lonzo Ball and how the team will proceed with his future, our draft expectations, and more.

Bear Their Soulz | Anything Goes

Dan, Aldo, and their guest, Aaron Current of the Barfly Tailgate Show, discuss several Bears topics including comments made by Dave Wannstadt that this is a critical year for Justin Fields to prove that he's worthy of being a number one quarterback for the team. 
Then, Tooch joins the show for his always entertaining Bears State of Affairs.
Two hours in, the guys talk about the controversial HBO show, The Idol.
The last 45 minutes sees the guys talking politics and while it gets a little heated the conversation is respectful and civil.

South Burbs Hitmen | Talking iPitch w/ Spinball Sports President Steven Spotanski

Joe, Zim & Vinnie welcome Spinball Sports president Steven Spotanski to the show to talk about the iPitch machine. Over 20 MLB clubs use this breaking edge technology to work on hitting and we go directly to the source to learn how it can help batters and to understand the technology behind it. Don't miss it!
Host/Director/Producer: Joe Mandel
Executive Producer: Aldo Gandia

CrossTown CrossTalk | MLB Updates!

Vinnie Parise walks you through the last week of MLB baseball. Topics include the Cincinnati Reds, Shohei Ohtani, the Chicago Cubs, White Sox & much more!

Gabriel Talks Football | Guest:Jerry Azumah

Jerry Azumah wore number 23 for the Bears before Devin Hester. And, when he ran with the ball, he often looked like Hester. He's Greg's guest and the two talk about his time with the Chicago Bears for the first 20 minutes of the show.
Then, Aldo joins Greg to ask him about:
Teven Jenkins
Demarcus Walker
There defensive line
Robert Tonyan
Luke Getsy
and much more!