The Chicago Bears had loads of expertise, no less than on paper, this season, however they weren’t in a position to put it collectively by any means.
Though they bought off to a stable 4-2 begin, they stumbled to a 5-12 end, largely on account of a 10-game shedding streak they didn’t snap till Week 18.
They do nonetheless have a possibility to construct a successful program, particularly since quarterback Caleb Williams, who struggled this season as a rookie, remains to be thought to own loads of untapped expertise.
There’s buzz about who the Bears might rent to be their subsequent head coach, and there appear to be two foremost candidates: former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
Greg Olsen, a Fox broadcaster and former star tight finish, feels Johnson is the perfect candidate for the Bears based mostly on what he has accomplished in Detroit, per ESPN Chicago.
“Proper now, if I’ve a possibility to rent Ben Johnson, I am hiring Ben Johnson”
Greg Olsen tells @WaddleandSilvy and @TWaddle87 that he would rent Ben Johnson over Mike McCarthy
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When Johnson turned the Lions’ offensive coordinator for the 2022 season, the group was a humiliation and was coming off 4 straight shedding seasons.
It ranked twenty fifth in factors and twenty second in whole yards in 2021, however in Johnson’s first 12 months as offensive coordinator, it improved to fifth in scoring in fourth in whole yards and almost made the playoffs due to a sizzling streak within the second half of the season.
During the last two years, Detroit has been a respectable Tremendous Bowl contender, and that success has made Johnson one of many hottest head teaching candidates throughout the NFL.
Bears followers have suffered for many years, and the franchise hasn’t had a real franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman within the Nineteen Forties, however maybe Johnson, if he will get the job, might pull off one other outstanding turnaround.
