Chicago Bears will need all of Ben Johnson’s genius now | Opinion

CHICAGO – Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson's creativity is going to get a real test this week.

No doubt the Bears caught a break with Caleb Williams' injury not being as bad as initially feared when he was carted back to the locker room late in the 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20. Johnson said Williams is "week to week," and wouldn't rule him out of the Monday, Sept. 28, game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

But let's be real here. Johnson also said Williams won't practice this week, and now there are reports backup Tyson Bagent is in the NFL's concussion protocol. Which means Johnson is scheming for the unknown. Or Case Keenum. Which is pretty much the same thing.

“There's a lot of confidence that both of those guys can get the job done if it comes to it,” Johnson said when asked about his backup quarterbacks.

"All (three) quarterbacks, they all grew from the understanding of what we're trying to get done. We charted every single throw last year. We charted every single throw this year. And all three quarterbacks jumped from year one to year two over the course of training camp, which…

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