Declan Doyle on Ben Johnson:
"He is brilliant, he's detailed. He made me view football in a completely different lens – from the spacing of the field, the spacing of the passing game. He taught me more about football in a year than … he's arguably the best coach I've ever been around. He's probably the most influential person that I've been around. In addition to it, my relationship with him is like he was the older brother I never had. I felt like he was the closest thing to myself that I've ever been around in coaching in just how he approaches the game, how he felt about offense, his logic."
Bengals offense vs Bears defense:
- Burrow 5/8, two throw aways
- Starters with three first downs in first session
- Tee and Yoshi had some big catches, Ja’Marr with an uncharacteristic drop
- Starting O-line gave up two sacks and a pressure
- Four Bengals penalties, three from the second team
@WLWT
Ben Johnson loves being the head coach of the Bears and hopes it’ll be his last job ever:
"I'm completely happy with the thought that this is my last job. It's the best job I've ever had. I love it to death, and the day I get let go from here, I will have given everything I had to it, and whatever was meant to be will be."
via @danpompei
Inside look at just how intense Ben Johnson can be.
Here’s how he addressed a bad Caleb Williams interception during training camp in an offensive meeting
Bears Injuries August 8th:
Shemar Turner - ACL no ETA (limited rehab at camp)
Kyler Gordon - no ETA
Braxton Jones - Day to Day
Montez Sweat - no ETA (guy on X said he fine tho)
Coby Bryant - 8-10 Week (for now)
Dallis Flowers - no ETA but serious leg injury Gervarrious Owens - no ETA but serious leg injury
Ozzy Trapilo - serious knee injury - returning estimated mid season (limited rehab at camp)
Elijah Hicks - shin injury day to day
Noah Sewell - Achilles injury return unknown (seen at practice rehabbing)
Kyle Monangai - soft tissue injury playing through it