It’s Johnson

[mecha]

So why did the interview 70 people?

the most elaborate swerve ever?

8D chess, bro

 

[Bears4Ever_34]

First time firing a HC mid-season, and the first time they hired the big fish on the market. The Bears are learning.

LFG!

 

[Canth]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1881441954778828850

 

[BearDown104]

Why?

Nothing about that defense ever was elite other than Hutchinson

I’ll have to disagree. Take a look at their defense prior to losing like 5 starters to IR, including a top 4 pass rusher.

 

[modo]

So why did the interview 70 people?

because you dont know if your guy is going to say yes.....i wouldnt jump out of an airplane without a backup...

 

[dabears70]

Oh there's some SERIOUS cake on a few resident Lions fans faces right now...

It's been a really bad week for the Lions and their fans......Hahahaha

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

So why did the interview 70 people?

Smoke screen. Duh

 

[oso4lyf]

I will gladly eat crowe on this. I wasn't expecting him to choose Chicago.

Welcome to the shit show, Ben

 

[modo]

True. But hiring Johnson is a big win. One of the most highly regarded up and coming coaches who turned down other interviews and even a job last year to wait for what he viewed as the best opportunity, and he accepted our job (and Caleb). No reason not to be happy about it at the moment but we'll see how it turns out over the next couple years.

He seems competant as an OC....thats a good start.

 

[BudMan69420]

As always with The Bears...I'm hoping for the best, while expecting the worst.

 

[RubberBanMan]

I go to the grocery store for 10 goddamn minutes and this shit happens?!

 

[DefNextYear]

Today we learned:

• The idea of going to the Raiders cause of Tom Brady is clearly so amazing. Former players that are owners are very ideal to go work for. Thankfully we all believed those reports just cause the media told us to.
• Lame duck GM is very bad.
• Interviewing a lot of people was such a red flag that it scared top candidates and league people were laughing.
• Caleb sucks so bad that a top guy wouldn't want to coach him.
• McCaskey's are cheap.

Lots of lessons today.

Oh, and EDIT: Ben Johnson is loyal to the Lions and wouldn’t hurt their feelings by going to a rival.

 

[Da Coach]

How lucky that we just happened to fulfill the RR by somehow interviewing Eddie George so we could hire BJ.

I mean what are the odds!!??

 

[playthrough2001]

I heard Chicago wasn’t the best landing spot.

I heard Johnson would not work with Poles.

I heard Caleb sucks so Ben would not come here.

Why would the hottest coaching commodity pick Chicago if Caleb is not the real deal? He saw him twice at field level.

Doesn’t he understand the @Hoodey value proposition?

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Dennis Allen the DC

 

[greg23]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1881441954778828850

Please no Anaroumo

 

[ruprecht]

If they didn’t, they would get fried for not doing their due diligence.

Yeah I have no idea why people care about this, especially since they could do little more w Ben until the Lions inevitably lost.

 

[dabears70]

What if he can manage to bring Aaron Glenn with him?!?! Holy!!!

Dennis Allen is going to be the new DC

 

[Salvaged Ship]

As always with The Bears...I'm hoping for the best, while expecting the worst.

Bingo. I am not saying this will fail, hoping for success, only saying prove it before buying in with this franchise

 

[playthrough2001]

This is the beginning of “we won the off season” season…

Wait until free agency and the draft!