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Adam Hoge: Bears' depth always seems to have the next man up
16 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What insights does Adam Hoge provide about the Bears' recent performance?
the score adam hogg says adam hogue bears insider what's up everyone my name is adam hogue this is the chgo bears podcast host of the hogue and john's podcast i've said this a few times ben johnson does not seem like a first-time head coach it's just like that's not the vibes that we've had with this coaching staff coming in adam hogue adam hoagie or hog excuse me i don't know how to pronounce the last name on 670 the score
You know what? To like laps should have been on the playlist at Bears practice, but the kids these days don't go hard enough.
Wow.
It's true. I didn't argue with you. Old Lady Rahimi said it. So I like that it's Adam Hogue's song with us. Adam Hogue hosts the CHGO Bears podcast, also the Hogan Johns podcast. He is Adam Hogue on Twitter or Adam Hogg, depending on how you want to say it. And he joins us on Twitch, twitch.tv slash Chicago 670 The Score. Hey, Adam, how are you?
You know, guys, I walked into my 11-year-old son's hockey locker room on Sunday pregame. And because they always play on Sunday, it was the first game I was actually able to attend. And they were blasting Eminem in the locker room. before the game. And I was like, oh, okay. And even the coach walked in like, wait a minute, is this a clean version? And it actually was.
So maybe the kids are actually coming around and are going hard enough. I don't know. And they won the game too. They blew them out. I think it worked.
Hell yeah. I think it's the kids and millennials will, but the kids of the Gen Xers, because Gen X is just too cool for school. They're the ones.
We just don't care.
Yeah. Yes. Yes. That's my generational theory. Getting back to the matter at hand, which is Bears practice. We were talking about this earlier, Adam. I want to get your thoughts. Number one, you can't count the Bears out. And so much so where you consider some of the setbacks that would have normally just absolutely wrecked all of us watching in previous seasons. Like I brought this up.
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Chapter 2: How is the 'next man up' philosophy impacting the Bears this season?
And then played their full season, depending on how long they went. Like, in a weird way, Caleb benefited from having some off time in there because his team, their season ended early his last year at USC. So it's not all the same. But for these teams that play deep into the postseason, they... They're then they go straight into draft prep.
And a lot of that becomes more of like track training for the combine rather than football. And then they got to get ready for the pro days and then they get drafted. And then they're literally a rookie minicamp the next weekend, you know, and the only off time they get all of that time.
is the break they get between veteran mini camp and training camp, which is basically six weeks in the middle of the summer. So it's a lot and it's, it's a real thing. Then they play more games their first year in the NFL than they've ever played in their life because it's the NFL and you play more games. Now you're also in the playoffs. So is Declan Doyle put it yesterday.
If you include the preseason, this is the Bears' 22nd game of the season, which when you start to put that in perspective, it's pretty crazy when you consider what football actually is and how grueling it can be. So getting back to the idea of the rookie wall, to me, it's remarkable that it's not just Colson Loveland. A lot of these rookies just seemingly have blown through that.
I thought he brought up a great point, which is, hey, man, when you're playing for a team that's winning and you're in a locker room that has this tight bond that the Bears... evidently do this year. It makes it really easy to come to work every day. And so in their eyes, being as young as they are, they're probably just living the dream right now.
And it's probably easier than maybe we think to battle through it.
We're talking to Adam Hogue. He's the host of CHGO Bears podcast and the Hogan Johns podcast. He's joining us on Twitch, twitch.tv slash Chicago 670, the score and the Circa Resort and Casino Hotline, circalasvegas.com.
Adam, I know we've talked a lot about some of the ways the Bears have been able to withstand some things, but I'm still also trying to figure out what this defense is going to do, especially now down TJ Edwards against a very, very, very, very, very good Rams offense.
Yeah, you know, I think the good news is, and you know I've been talking with you guys for a few weeks about it, is that I think DeMarco Jackson's speed helped last week. And we had Anthony Heron on Hogan Johns on today's episode. He brought up a fair point, though, that while... DeMarco's probably coming downhill faster.
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Chapter 3: What challenges does the Bears' offensive line face heading into the game?
Shout out to Pat Norton and all the Nortons out there. My favorite is Ed Norton, but Pat Norton is definitely making his way up the Norton power rankings for me. I'm a Ken Norton guy. Oh, yeah. Ken Norton, senior or junior. He's a pretty good linebacker for the Cowboys at one point in time.
Before he defected to the 49ers.
Yeah, that's true. Adam, have you made a pick and would you be willing to share with us here on Rahimi Harris and Grody?
Sure. I will spoil my pick once again here on this show for you guys because I love you.
Thank you, Adam.
Yeah, I mean, everybody's been waiting for this all week, right? Hell yes. It's the only thing that matters. I have the Bears winning 24-23. Guys, I think this would... What was that score again? I think this would be a good game in... Sorry, what was that? What was the score again? Gertie was yelling in my ear. I'm sorry. 24-23. I think this would be a good game in LA.
Like, I think this would be two teams that would still be pretty evenly matched and play... just like the Bears have all year, into the fourth quarter, probably have a chance where it comes down to the final play.
And so when you factor in that same matchup from an X's and O's standpoint will be held at Soldier Field where the Bears have a big weather advantage and they still have the same special teams advantage they would have if it's being played in L.A., I just think... that there's going to be a couple balls that bounce the Bears way in this game.
Remember, they were able to win that game last week against the Packers without some fumble luck. Those fumbles that they did force didn't bounce their way. The Packers recovered them. Now you could also argue the Bears had one that they were able to jump on to. But they didn't get those takeaways and they still won. I think they are able to force a couple takeaways in this game.
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