For the first couple of games this season, Chicago Bears fans were wondering whether or not head coach Ben Johnson was going to get his offensive rookies involved. It had been eight quarters without seeing much of Colston Loveland or Luther Burden
But then, quarterback Caleb Williams snapped the ball and pitched it back to D'Andre Swift on a 1st-and-10 against the Dallas Cowboys. Swift proceeded to pitch it back to his quarterback.
In the minds of Bears fans, after the ball left Swift's hands, it took another four full seconds to finally get back into Williams' grasp. It was a high, lofty pitch that was anything but smooth. It looked like disaster waiting to happen.
But, the ball did indeed land right back into the hands of Williams who proceeded to launch it down the field and hit Burden for the 65-yard touchdown.
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It went from what looked like a risky decision by Swift to a complete stroke of genius by Ben Johnson.
Ben Johnson finally did something Bears fans have been begging for vs. the Cowboys
Say what you want about the Bears' flaws on either side of the ball, but the fact that Chicago had not been using their rookies a whole lot on offense was a pain point for some fans. The Bears drafted both Loveland and Burden with their first two picks in this year's draft, but before Week 3, the former had only received three targets to which had resulted in two catches for 12 yards.
Burden, on the other hand, had totaled two catches for two yards.
Yep, that's accurate. Two measly yards for Burden.
Finally, though, Johnson cooked up some creativity for the electric receiver on that flea flicker. It worked to perfection as Burden was clearly wide open for the long score.
Bears fans have not seen anything like that in quite some time and, to be frank, maybe ever. Johnson's offense was lauded for a few years in Detroit and, now, Bears fans get a chance to enjoy it.
It's about time. Let's hope we see a whole lot more of that.