Ben Johnson was always going to need a tremendous offer to leave an incredible situation with the Super Bowl contender Detroit Lions. As it turns out, the new Chicago Bears head coach probably just needed a quarterback with special talent.
You know, someone like Caleb Williams.
At his Bears introductory press conference on Wednesday, Johnson went all-in on the idea that Williams was one of his main motivating factors for taking the job in Chicago. Which, duh. Everyone kind of already knew that.
Nonetheless, it was really illuminating to hear Johnson talk about Williams’ talent, how a quarterback like Williams is the biggest factor in modern NFL teams’ sustained success, and everything he plans to do to build around his new signal-caller in great detail:
Ben Johnson on Caleb Williams: pic.twitter.com/SgoWs5JFyZ
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 22, 2025
Johnson and Williams have a chance to make sweet music together with the Bears for a very long time. There was simply no chance an offensive genius like him would pass up on this golden opportunity.
