BEARS CUTS ARE COMING: Debating the 53-man roster | Hoge & Jahns

About this episode

Hoge & Jahns analyze the Bears' preseason performance and discuss roster decisions leading up to the 53-man roster cuts.

The Bears are back from Cincinnati, and Hoge & Jahns are breaking down their biggest likes and dislikes from the preseason matchup with the Bengals. With roster decisions continuing to take shape, Jahns unveils his latest 53-man roster projection and the guys go position by position through some of the biggest battles still developing on the roster. Who is making a case for a roster spot? How are the competitions shaping up? And how will the Bears handle the final spots at linebacker and running back? Plus, the guys discuss the new DieHard deal and upcoming live watch along at Utopian Tailgate. All that and more on another live edition of Hoge & Jahns! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Hoge, Jahns

Topics covered

• Chicago Bears
• 53-man roster
• preseason analysis
• roster battles
• live events
• football news

Keywords

• Bears cuts
• 53-man roster
• preseason matchup
• roster projection
• linebacker
• running back
• DieHard deal
• live watch along

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Bears, DieHard

Places: Cincinnati, Utopian Tailgate

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