Ben Johnson's agent Rick Smith had an insightful interview with
Bill Zimmerman about the process of Johnson joining the Bears.
Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi listened to the best sound and reacted.
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New Bears head coach Ben Johnson: "The time I've spent here (in Chicago) the last few years, there's no question that helped me find comfort ... I love the Midwest in general."
The Bears will have to earn the right to run trick plays, new coach Ben Johnson says.
"It's always predicated on the foundation and the fundamentals," he says.
And then?
"We need to win, but also, let's have a little fun while we're doing it."
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White Sox general manager Chris Getz: "I don't think we're that far off of watching Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith at the front of a rotation for the White Sox. I think it's in the very near future."
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"Ben Johnson is going to be a huge asset to Ryan Poles in a way that Matt Eberflus and Luke Getsy and Shane Waldron never were," Jason Lieser says.
"Poles needs to listen."
Full segment: https://shorturl.at/p23jb
The real hero in the Bears’ hiring of Ben Johnson tells his story #chicagobears #beardown #storytime
Bears fan Jerry Stein joined the Bernstein & Harris Show to share the story of him and his girlfriend sending Kevin Warren a "please hire Ben Johnson" note at a restaurant last Saturday.
They sent over Don Julio with the note to Warren, who was "locked in" to the Lions-Commanders game on TV.
Looks like the Chicago Bears might have gotten this one right in terms of dating #fyp #beardown #chicagobears
Matt Bowen on the Bears hiring Ben Johnson: "This is a home run move by the Bears. This is a franchise acting like a blueblood franchise, making a big-time move to get the top candidate available."
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Olin Kreutz knows Ben Johnson is a brilliant mind who can scheme up an offense.
His challenge will be rebuilding a Bears culture that has eroded, and that's why the makeup of his staff is crucial.
"Who are your culture builders?" Kreutz asks.
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Brad Biggs explains there's an unwritten code in the NFL in which coordinators getting head coaching jobs elsewhere don't raid their former team's staff.
So, don't expect Ben Johnson to bring many, if any, Lions assistants to Chicago.
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The Bears haven't revealed Ryan Poles' current contract situation, but Brad Biggs' belief is he's under contract through 2026.
Biggs points out it would be "nutty" for a general manager to make big decisions feeling he has to win big in 2025 to keep his job.
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