So here is how the Bears hiring of Ben Johnson played out….this is a retrospective based on remydat’s perspective listed in chronological order:
Bears unwillingly fire defensive genius Matt Eberflus midseason
Bears promote #2 OC in NFL, Thomas Brown, to HC position
Bears appear ready to offer full-time HC position to Thomas Brown
Bears score 13 points in huge loss to Niners in Brown’s debut
Bears score 12 points in huge loss to Vikings
Bears score 3 points in loss to Seahawks
Bears appear ready to offer full-time HC position to Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown goes 1-4 in his interim HC role, Bears appear ready to offer OC position to Brown
Vikings finish 14-3, Bears are interested in hiring Brian Flores, who destroyed a QBs career and is a DC. This hiring is dependent on Flores retaining Thomas Brown as OC
Vikings lose in postseason, Bears are interested in Mike McCarthy
Bears interest in Mike McCarthy increases as Caleb Williams’ obsession with Aaron Rodgers is leaked in anonymous media reports
Bears bring in McCarthy for interview, cites strong relationship with Aaron Rodgers, Caleb agrees with McCarthy because he remembers this relationship when he was 5 years old
Bears interest shifts to Ben Johnson, a proven ‘non-leader’ of men who is a certified beta according to anonymous media reports
Bears want to interview Kliff Kingsbury, who is at the top of the Bears list, but cannot do so as the Commanders continue to win in the postseason
Eddie George leaks his Bears HC interview to Jay Glazer
Bears reluctantly interview Ben Johnson
Bears unfortunately hire Ben Johnson, who benefited from not having to speak to Bears players as part of the interview process
Bears reportedly target Pete Carroll to be their DC under Ben Johnson
Bears can only wait for impending Ben Johnson meltdown when he has to talk to actual NFL football players
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