It was a boisterous offseason for the Bears, and it’s hard to imagine any team needing a mood shift as badly as they did when general manager Ryan Poles landed the top coaching candidate on the market.
Matt Eberflus is gone, ending a clunky and clueless era. Ben Johnson is here with the promise to turn all that around.
There is no meekness in him, and his first seven months were filled with bravado. He took a slightly different tone Tuesday, though, as players rolled in to report for training camp. It’s a crucial preparation period for Johnson, too, and there was a hint of humility as he acknowledged how much he must master before the Bears begin the season Sept.