It took Ben Johnson one play in Divisional Round to prove why the Bears need him

By now, the majority of Chicago Bears fans are wishing and hoping for one and only one candidate to become the team's next head coach.

The obvious pick is Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Fans want to see what Johnson's offense and coaching can do for quarterback Caleb Williams. After seeing what Johnson has done with Detroit's offense over the last handful of seasons, Bears fans just want to get in on the fun, too.

Saturday night, Johnson's Lions hosted the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs. In the second quarter, Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw an interception. On the return (ultimately taken back for a touchdown), Goff was hit hard and had to leave the game to get evaluated.

On the ensuing drive, just moments later, the Lions were forced to plug in backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Detroit didn't yet know the status of Goff, therefore most would have assumed Johnson and the offense would play it safe as Bridgewater took the field for the first time.

On just the third play of the drive, Johnson had the guts to make a wild play call, and then this happened.

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Play it safe? As in, go with more of a vanilla offense? Simply because the backup quarterback was forced into action?

Johnson's response was, in essence, "absolutely not."

Ben Johnson went against all logic and showed the Bears what a real offensive play-caller is capable of

If this were a Bears game and the backup quarterback was forced into the game, you better believe any offensive play caller employed at Halas Hall would have called three-straight running plays. There is absolutely zero chance a Bears offense would keep their foot on the gas in this instance.

Yet, Johnson did exactly that.

You might even be able to argue that Washington likely expected the Lions to go with more of a vanilla offense with Bridgewater under center; at least for the first drive (Goff would return on the following drive).

Logic would tell just about anyone that it makes the most sense to stay water and play it cool. But, Johnson threw logic out the window.

Does this mean Johnson might throw logic out the window when it comes to his next coaching gig? Would he really decide to take the Las Vegas Raiders job over Chicago?

If some of the recent reports hold true, Johnson to the Raiders isn't necessarily going to happen. Hopefully, logic comes back into play for him when making a decision, if it comes down to having to choose.