NOTE: We had a small technical issue with Johnny’s mic to kick off this week’s pod. Jump ahead to 1:51 to hear him bright and clear!

1:51 – SKIP PAST TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

2:22 – Cuppy Coffee gets first start

3:50 – Chris Brady’s confidence and upside potential

5:59 – Resilience of Gregg’s squad

10:11 – The Imagine Dragons Imagine Section

13:50 – Is Chris Brady the poor man’s William Saliba?

16:00 – Chicago Fire FC: Talented and Stupid

17:19 – Jonathan Dean vs. Omari Glasgow

22:21 – The Malört Man of the Match

26:28 – Detroit City FC breakdown

31:41 – Did anyone force their way into the starting XI?

34:30 – Gregg dealing with Chris Brady

36:53 – Lineups vs. Atlanta this weekend

40:40 – The Acosta Elephant in the Room

44:50 – A Lesson from Chicago Bears HC Ben Johnson

45:29 – Thank you Jack Elliot

46:47 – Atlanta score predictions

50:13 – Chicago moment of the week

0:08 – Intro

0:58 – Did the boys get rowdy on Broadway Friday night?

4:30 – Nashville gets the jump (and doesn’t look back)

6:05 – Rope-a-dope tactics from Callaghan

7:28 – Breaking unwritten sportsmanship rules

10:57 – Who’s in timeout for Orlando?

11:56 – Introducing Gregg’s Dogg House

16:34 – Missing Some BIG BUTTS in the midfield

19:44 – B.J. Callaghan Roofies Gregg at Pre-Game Dinner

22:32 – Gregg’s self-care after a 7-2 loss

27:23 – Evaluating the Fire Midfield

32:23 – Imagine Dragon’s Imagine Yourself (D’Avilla and Cupps edition)

41:34 – When should we be worried?

46:11 – Malort Man of the Match!

48:35 – Win, Loss, Draw (upcoming fixtures)

56:12 – Keys to the game vs. Orlando

1:01:36 – Chicago moment of the week

0:08 – Intros

0:31 – Cincinnati vibe check

3:15 – Teran injury nightmare

7:45 – Referee 1 – 0 Chicago Fire

10:43 – Did Gregg get outcoached?

14:25 – D'Avilla off to a rocky start

23:19 – Choosing a midfield 3

25:06 – Trouble breaking the press

30:33 – Malort* Man of the Match!

39:09 – Which Fire players need to improve?

41:16 – Lineups vs. Nashville SC

50:23 – Score predictions

57:07 – Gregg loves Honky Tonks

58:00 – Chicago Fire FC the Musical

1:00:19 – Chicago moment of the week