Bears’ head coach Ben Johnson is ‘perfect for Chicago’ | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

MY WIFE WAS JUST LAUGHING. THAT’S ABOUT IT. YEAH, I GUESS MY 2-YEAR-OLD WAS WATCHING THE TV SCREEN BACK AT HOME AND SHE’S LOOK NO SHIRT. NO SHIRT. SHE JUST POINTED THE SCREEN, AND MY WIFE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO, UM, THAT THAT’S REALLY ABOUT HOW THAT WENT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ANYTIME YOU GET A CHANCE TO FEED A CITY, UM, YOU WANT TO DO IT. SO MAN OF THE PEOPLE, UH, THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. BEN JOHNSON REMOVING HIS SHIRT AFTER THEY BEAT THE EAGLES ON BLACK FRIDAY IN ORDER TO SECURE FREE HOT DOGS FOR ALL CHICAGOANS FROM THE WIENER CIRCLE. IT’S A FAMOUS HOT DOG RESTAURANT ON CHICAGO’S NORTH SIDE, THEY DELIVERED ON THE PROMISE YESTERDAY TO GIVE HOT DOGS AWAY IF THERE’S A COUPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THEIR SHIRTS OFF, UH, BUT JOHNSON DID AND IT WAS FREE. HOT. DOGS ARE LOOK AT THIS AND FORMER COLLEAGUE, BOBBY V, SENT THE PICTURE. HE HAD HIS FREE HOT DOG, HE’S GOING TO GET HIS AWESOME FREE HOT DOG. THAT LOOKS GOOD THOUGH. IT DOES LOOK GOOD. YEAH, YOU KNOW, EVEN LIKE IT’S 1 OF THOSE WHERE I YOU KNOW BEING FROM NORTH JERSEY GOT THOSE OLD SCHOOL HOT DOG PLACES AND BURGER PLACES I LOVE THAT IT’S LIKE YOU COULD TELL JUST BY THE SIGN RIGHT THERE BEHIND BOBBY V JUST GOING YEAH IT JUST LOOKS CHEESY AND GRITTY ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT DAMN THAT HOT DOG IS GOOD LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD AND AND SO THAT SO I’M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY THAT OUT WHEN I GO THERE 1 DAY IF YOU WERE BEN JOHNSON, I JUST WONDER, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SEND SOME CASH TO THEM? BE LIKE, MAN, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST SCREWED YOU OVER AT A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH THE HOT DOGS, WOULD YOU GO? LIKE I KIND OF FEEL BAD THAT MAYBE SEND SOME MONEY OVER I WOULD SAY, IT’S BEEN MORE THAN BALANCED OUT BY THE FREE PUBLICITY THAT THIS STUNT HAS GOTTEN THEM, RIGHT? I MEAN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE WIENERS CIRCLE ON THIS SHOW. OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WIENERS CIRCLE. YOU’VE JUST SAID WHEN YOU GO TO CHICAGO, YOU’RE GOING TO GO THERE THAT THAT HAS SO MUCH MORE VALUE THAN WHATEVER THOSE HOT DOGS COST. AND MY GUESS IS MY GUESS IS THE ACTUAL COST OF THE HOT DOGS. PROBABLY NOT NEARLY WHAT THEY CHARGE FOR THEM. SO I THINK I THINK ALL IN ALL IT WAS A WIN FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS, UH, KNOW AND FOR AND FOR THE WIENER CIRCLE, OKAY? UH SO THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS NOW. BEN JOHNSON SAID SOME STUFF ON MONDAY THAT HE HAD TO CLEAN UP ON TUESDAY. WE’LL GET TO THAT FOR NOW THOUGH, THE GOOD NEWS FOR THE BEARS IS, THEY’RE THE NUMBER 1 SEED, TECHNICALLY WITH 5 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY, THEY STILL HAVE TO EARN IT, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY THEY WIN THE TIE BREAKERS AND THEY’RE THE 1 SEED. HERE’S BEN JOHNSON FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK ON THE BEARS HOLDING THAT DISTINCTION. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION AFTER THAT? RAMS GAME WHEN YOU GUYS BECOME THE 1 SEED FOR NOW. WELL, IT DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, THERE’S 5 GAMES LEFT. SO UM, WE GOT WE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO AND WE, WE HAVE NOT BEEN GUARANTEED A SPOT IN THE TOURNAMENT YET. UM, WE HAVE TO EARN THAT, RIGHT? AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN EARN THAT RIGHT, IS BY FINDING A WAY TO WIN THE NEXT GAME. SO THAT’S THAT’S WHERE OUR SOLE FOCUS IS. AND AND THAT’S THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. THEY GOT 2 GAMES AGAINST THE PACKERS. THEY GOT ANOTHER GAME AGAINST THE LIONS. THEY PLAY THE 49ERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AND THE BROWNS. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THE BROWNS AREN’T GOING TO BE AN EASY OUT. NO, THEY’RE NOT. OF COURSE, NOT WITH THAT DEFENSE. RIGHT? SO THAT THAT’S WHERE LAST WEEK’S BLACK FRIDAY GAME WAS HUGE BECAUSE WE COULD SIT THERE LAST WEEK AND GO. WAIT, THEY’RE 8 AND 3. THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THEY COULD LOSE 5 OUT OF THEIR NEXT 6. THEY CAN LOSE ALL OF THESE BUT JUST TO KNOCK THE EAGLES OFF AND BRING THEM 9 TO 3, OF COURSE, YEAH, JUST TAKES A LITTLE PRESSURE OFF. THERE’S 1 MORE WIN CLOSER TO KIND OF KIND OF GUARANTEEING YOUR SPOT IN THE TOURNAMENT, SO WE’LL SEE. BUT YEAH, THEY GOT WORK. CUT OUT FROM FROM FROM FROM THEM, BUT BUT THEY ARE GETTING BETTER AS A FOOTBALL TEAM AND WHAT THEY DID TO THE EAGLES, RIGHT? WE HAVEN’T SEEN TOO MANY TEAMS DO THAT TO PHILADELPHIA OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WHERE IT’S LIKE, HEY, THE PAST GAMES. JUST OKAY, BUT WE CAN JUST RAM IT DOWN, PHILADELPHIA’S THROAT AND THE RUN GAME AND THEY KNOW RUN. ON THEM AND THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING AND THAT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN BUILD OFF OF AND OF COURSE SELL TO YOUR TEAM THAT IF WE GET IN THE PLAYOFFS WE CAN BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT WITH THAT RIGHT THERE. AND MAN, I JUST CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT BEN JOHNSON AND WHAT HE’S DONE WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS AND, YOU KNOW, SAY WHAT WE WILL ABOUT THE SCHEDULE, THE BEARS HAD BEFORE THEY FACE THE EAGLES. THEY DON’T MAKE THE SCHEDULE. THEY JUST SHOW UP AND PLAY THE GAMES BUT THEY BUILT CONFIDENCE THROUGH WINNING THOSE GAMES AND THAT CONFIDENCE REACHED A POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, ALMOST A CRESCENDO WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND OUT PHYSICAL THE EAGLES AND EAGLES. YOU KNOW, HAVING A LEAD AND THE BEARS HAVING TO COME BACK, LIKE WE’VE SEEN THE BEARS HAVE TO DO AGAINST LESSER TEAMS, THE BEARS BULLIED THEM FROM START TO FINISH AND THEY SENT THE SAME KIND OF MESSAGE, THE PATRIOTS SENT THIS WEEK AND IT WAS A BOOKEND FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY, A LEVEL OF PHYSICALITY A LEVEL OF TOUGHNESS, A LEVEL OF VIOLENCE THAT PUTS EVERYONE ON NOTICE. THAT’S RIGHT. THAT AS THEY GET CLOSER TO THE GOAL, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LET THEIR FOOT SLIP OFF THE GAS. IF ANYTHING, THEY ARE GOING TO PUNCH IT. YEAH, I AGREE. THEY THAT’S WHO HE IS AGAIN TO TO GO BACK TO MY FAVORITE PHRASE, ABOUT MOST GOOD COACHES, HE’S A PSYCHO JUST LIKE MIKE VRABEL, SO THEIR TEAMS PLAY LIKE PSYCHOS, BUT THEY DO IT THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY’RE BEING COACHED IN A IN A WAY THAT THEY’VE COACH BEFORE AND YOU’RE LEARNING THINGS THAT YOU’VE NEVER LEARNED BEFORE AND WITHIN THAT HE SLOWLY IS REPROGRAMMED THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PLAYERS TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EXPECTATION OF WHEN THEY STEP ON THE FIELD TO EXECUTE AT A LEVEL THAT HE IS JUST NOT GOING TO LET RELENT THAT THAT’S YOU KNOW THE 1 THING YOU HEAR IF YOU TALK TO OLD COACHES IN DETROIT OR WHATEVER, I MEAN BEN JOHNSON IS, HE’S UNRELENTING, HE’S ON YOU, HE’S GOING TO WORK. HE GRINDS HIMSELF INTO THE GROUND AND THEN HE’S CRAZY CREATIVE AND GOT PERSONALITY AND CHARISMA OFF OF THAT. AND THAT’S WHY HE’S PERFECT FOR CHICAGO. AND YOU KNOW, THEY’RE THEY’RE DOING ALL THIS MIC. THEY’RE DOING ALL THIS AND I, I, I DON’T MEAN TO JUMP THE GUN, BUT I JUST WITH WITH WITH WITH YEAH THE PASSING OFFENSE NOT HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS, THE QUARTERBACK STILL KIND OF EACH WEEK GOING. WAIT, I’M GETTING A LITTLE BETTER. I’M GETTING A LITTLE BETTER. I’M REALLY LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE QUARTERBACK POSITION AND RIGHT. THAT’S WHY IT’S PLACE. BUT TO BE 9 AND 3, WITHOUT YOUR PASSING GAME AND YOUR QUARTERBACK BEING CONSISTENTLY SURGICAL AGAIN SPEAKS TO BEN JOHNSON AND HIS ABILITY TO BE CREATIVE AND WIN GAMES OTHER WAYS, TOO. AND WHEN THAT ALL MEETS UP TOGETHER, WATCH THE FREAK OUT WHEN THE PASS GAME DOES COME ALONG AND START TO EXECUTE THAT WAY. THEN YOU’RE GOING TO BE LIKE, OH NO,

Chris Simms dives into Ben Johnson’s success with the Chicago Bears and explains why the first-year head coach is a great fit for the team and the city. #NBCSports #NFLonNBC #ProFootballTalk #NFL #ChicagoBears
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