About halfway through the season, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has this fan base raving about his offense. It's felt oddly unsatisfactory, though, as the Bears have not been scoring touchdowns as much as they might like to.
What's been especially fun to watch, however, is Johnson's usage of trickery at times. In some games, he's avoided the trick play altogether. In other games, he's pulled them out for multiple snaps. Take last week's victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, for example. Four different Bears players threw a pass, and if recent Bears practices are any indication, it sounds like everybody wants to get in on the action.
"Every skill player was throwing the ball back to the equipment managers with a little bit of velocity and accuracy," Johnson told the media after the Bears' most recent practice.
Ben Johnson's latest comments reveal Bears players want more on offense
Going back to last week's contest against the Bengals, it wasn't just Caleb Williams. Tyson Bagent, Cole Kmet and DJ Moore all threw a pass in that game. The big one came when Moore hit Williams on a 2-yard touchdown.
But, later on, Williams would catch yet another pass, this time from Bagent. Not only did Williams record his first-ever reception in the NFL, but he caught two passes.
Now, it looks like Bears players are sending a message to Johnson. Everybody wants to get involved. Not that this is an accurate comparison, but remember back during elementary and middle school recess when you'd get together and play a game of two-hand touch?
Everybody wanted to be quarterback, at times.
Funny enough, Bears practices appear to be taking on a similar vibe. And, if we're only a half season into Johnson's Bears tenure, imagine what else he has up his sleeve for future games. Who else might we see throw a pass?
Moore has now thrown three passes in his career, his second with the Bears. This was his first completion, though.
Rome Odunze, Olamide Zaccheaus, Colston Loveland and Luther Burden all have yet to attempt a pass in the NFL. Zaccheaus is maybe the hardest to believe, considering he's been around much longer than the other youngsters.
I'd venture to guess we will see at least one of those aforementioned names attempt a pass before this season is up, and potentially more than once during their tenure under Johnson. Who's next?
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We can't wait to find out.