Bears hire Ben Johnson as HC

[SoonerBillsFan]

22 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

 

Dammit, there goes my dream.

[RobbRiddick]

I can't believe he didn't pick the Jets!!!

[MikePJ76]

I was wrong about Lou Anarumo.  I thought he would replace Aaron Glenn in detroit but he is replacing Gus Bradley in Indy.

 

 

[Sweats]

I think if anyone can get the most out of Williams and Odunze, it's Johnson.......that should be a good fit for the Bears.

[GunnerBill]

Just now, MikePJ76 said:

I was wrong about Lou Anarumo.  I thought he would replace Aaron Glenn in detroit but he is replacing Gus Bradley in Indy.

 

 

 

Odd job to take. Not a lot of talent and a HC and GM on the hotseat.

[mjt328]

Another benefit on winning this week.  The farther we go in the playoffs, the better chance openings are filled by other coaches.

Maybe we can hold onto Joe Brady for another year.

 

Teams want to make their coaching moves ASAP, especially with other teams competing for the same candidates.

 

[Logic]

Two things:

One, we have seen again and again the "hot young thing" offensive coordinator be hired as head coach, only to discover that said coordinator doesn't have what it takes as a LEADER OF MEN to be a good head coach. So while I understand the optimism Bears fans will have, a good offensive coordinator is never a guarantee to be a good head coach.

Two, the Lions, in my opinion, need to take a page out of the Chiefs' book: Remember when they were perennial playoff contenders with Alex Smith, but they traded way up and took Patrick Mahomes? That's where I believe the Lions are at right now with Jared Goff. He's a steady veteran QB who will get them to the playoffs every year. But in order to take the next step and become a long term DOMINANT team in the NFC, I believe they need to find a DUDE. They need to take a big swing and draft a more dynamic quarterback. Otherwise, they're gonna slowly learn the lesson that Sean McVay learned: Jared Goff is NOT a consistently championship level quarterback.

[Low Positive]

15 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Dammit, there goes my dream.

Think of it this way. He'll flame out there because Bears, and the Bills can hire him as OC in a few years. Win/Win.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Bears getting Ben Johnson and Dennis Allen. Pretty good start to a staff.

[SoTier]

16 minutes ago, Logic said:

Two things:

One, we have seen again and again the "hot young thing" offensive coordinator be hired as head coach, only to discover that said coordinator doesn't have what it takes as a LEADER OF MEN to be a good head coach. So while I understand the optimism Bears fans will have, a good offensive coordinator is never a guarantee to be a good head coach.

Two, the Lions, in my opinion, need to take a page out of the Chiefs' book: Remember when they were perennial playoff contenders with Alex Smith, but they traded way up and took Patrick Mahomes? That's where I believe the Lions are at right now with Jared Goff. He's a steady veteran QB who will get them to the playoffs every year. But in order to take the next step and become a long term DOMINANT team in the NFC, I believe they need to find a DUDE. They need to take a big swing and draft a more dynamic quarterback. Otherwise, they're gonna slowly learn the lesson that Sean McVay learned: Jared Goff is NOT a consistently championship level quarterback.

 

You only "take a big swing and draft a more dynamic quarterback" if there's actually such a potential QB in the draft who might be available.  From all accounts, this upcoming QB crop doesn't have many great prospects, plus a lot of QB-hungry teams at the very top of the draft order unlikely to pass on a QB.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

Anything that has a higher chance of Joe Brady staying another year

[mannc]

58 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

Good for them!  Not sure if he'll be a good HC but it weakens a divisional opponent.

How does it do that?

[BuffaloBillyG]

Ok. One less spot to settle on Brady. Now we need the Saints to get Glenn inked and I think we are solid. 

 

Good spot for Johnson to have a good young QB to work with...but that division...yessshhhh

40 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Odd job to take. Not a lot of talent and a HC and GM on the hotseat.

Unless he thinks he can "Doug Marrone" it like he did with Jacksonville. Get in the door and take over for a weak HC. Longshot, but it may be his best shot remaining.

[appoo]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Ok. One less spot to settle on Brady. Now we need the Saints to get Glenn inked and I think we are solid. 

 

Good spot for Johnson to have a good young QB to work with...but that division...yessshhhh

If they just get healthy their OLine will get a lot better. Plus they have the 10th pick and 66M in cap space.  

 

That team in ripe for a quick turnaround if Ben Johnson doesn't have one of the worst schemes I've ever seen like the Bears did this year, and he can coach up Caleb to process faster and get rid of the ball faster

[BuffaloBillyG]

2 minutes ago, appoo said:

If they just get healthy their OLine will get a lot better. Plus they have the 10th pick and 66M in cap space.  

 

That team in ripe for a quick turnaround if Ben Johnson doesn't have one of the worst schemes I've ever seen like the Bears did this year, and he can coach up Caleb to process faster and get rid of the ball faster

Good weapons too. And talent on defense. 

[Augie]

57 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Good stay in the NFC

 

Just in case. He might be great, but we still don’t know if this guy can be a head coach. As we all know, a great coordinator does not always make a good HC. 

[mushypeaches]

For a guy that was supposedly being super careful about the opportunity that he finally chose, it's strange that he believes his best choice would be the Bears

 

Yes, they have last year's #1 draft pick QB.  But he didn't impress me to the point that having coaching competence is going to elevate his game into the top tier.  He's more likely to bust than anything else

 

Add a healthy dose of front office dysfunction, and playing in a division where the rest of the teams made the playoffs this year?  Yikes

 

And yes, the Saints & Jets jobs are definitely worse

Jaguars is close to being similar and on par with the Bears.  But it's also in Florida

Raiders don't have a QB but I would trust Tom Brady to have a plan to find one a lot more than my chances of developing Caleb Williams

 

[jkeerie]

11 minutes ago, mannc said:

How does it do that?

Detroit loses its OC.  Of course Johnson had a lot of options, but now he's in the NFC North.

[stuvian]

The Bears will never hire a coach who could overshadow their front office. 

[LabattBlue]

1 hour ago, FireChans said:

It’s why I disagreed vehemently with @Simon about the Lions future. Would anyone be surprised if they are a WC team next year? I wouldn’t.

The Lions have almost all their key players back for next year.  Injury dependent, but I would be shocked if the Lions did not win the NFC North in 2025.