Social media wondered who it was. Awful Announcing wrote a story about it.<\/p>\n
That voice was mine.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t realize that the Halas Hall overhead microphone picks up everything when someone isn\u2019t speaking at the podium.<\/p>\n
I turned to ESPN 1000\u2019s Pat Morenzoni, WGN\u2019s Caitlin Sharkey, and CHSN\u2019s Ruthie Polinsky and made that statement in approval of the things he was saying and the interesting manner in which he was explaining it.<\/p>\n
And no, I don\u2019t regret saying it.<\/p>\n
I believe the Bears got a great one. His processes make sense.<\/p>\n
Sure, not a single game has been played, but I am going to quit prefacing every thought on the good stuff coming out of Halas Hall with that statement. I love what I see and hear so far and if doesn\u2019t work out, it won\u2019t be the first nor that last time I\u2019ll be wrong. So feel free to bookmark this. I love everything Ben Johnson is doing.<\/p>\n
When I talk to friends or fans, the first question I always get is \u201cwhat do you think about the Bears?\u201d My response has been, \u201cBen Johnson is the real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
I believe one major difference this time is we\u2019re not complimenting Johnson just because he\u2019s the polar opposite of Matt Eberflus. That\u2019s what us Bears fans have done in the past because we\u2019re so hungry for success \u2013 after the previous coach zigged, we think zagging with the successor is progress and a solution.<\/p>\n
The Bears never get a better coach, just different ones.<\/p>\n
After Lovie Smith was fired, we talked ourselves into the early stages of Marc Trestman because he was finally an offensive mind and would go into detail explaining things unlike the curt Smith. We talked ourselves into John Fox because he was an accomplished coach and would demand respect unlike Trestman. We talked ourselves into Matt Nagy because he was younger and more enthusiastic than the past-his-prime Fox. And there were even some who talked themselves into Matt Eberflus because he was nuts-and-bolts football after Nagy got too cute.<\/p>\n
We always knew that Johnson is as close to a playcalling genius as anyone in the NFL. He\u2019s already shown us in a few months that he\u2019s holding everyone in the building accountable and has command of the locker room. If a player doesn\u2019t buy in, I\u2019m convinced Johnson will part ways rather than exercise patience. He\u2019s demanding but in a smart way.<\/p>\n
Just last week, I wrote how the Bears cannot forget about the past failures<\/a> of the organization and simply move on, especially when it comes to developing quarterbacks. This week, Johnson discussed why he\u2019s trying to rid Caleb Williams<\/a> of bad body language. Johnson explained, \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be a palms-up team.\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve watched the Bears for the last several years, you\u2019ve seen many players with their palms to the heavens asking \u201cWhat just happened? Why aren\u2019t we on the same page?\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson wants that gone from everyone and it\u2019s up to him to get the Bears on the winning page.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s which foot is forward when Williams takes a snap, or how to watch film, or body language, the phrase less is more is not valid here. More is more. Leave nothing to interpretation. Williams and the entire roster must be taught everything because losing has been a systemic issue. Johnson is not running from that and I love it.<\/p>\n And neither is the QB.<\/p>\n As Williams spoke on Wednesday to address the Seth Wickersham book head on, he was candid, poised, and acted like a leader. Williams called it the \u201cBen Johnson effect\u201d<\/p>\n Yes, I love what I see and hear.<\/p>\n And in a nod to the comments from me last week, Johnson ended his press conference yesterday by saying, \u201cI love these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson said it in a much less creepy way.<\/p>\n \u2022 Marc Silverman shares his opinions on the Bears weekly for Shaw Local. Tune in and listen to the \u201cWaddle & Silvy\u201d show weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. on ESPN 1000.<\/p>\n \n Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson smiles as he watches players during NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh)<\/p>\n
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