Ben Johnson is using 2025 season as audition for certain Bears players

Denny Medley-Imagn ImagesFollowing a disastrous 5-12 season in 2024, new Bears head coach Ben Johnson is tasked with establishing a new culture and standard within the organization. Going back to his introductory press conference, Johnson promised a new level of accountability that was sorely missing under former head coach Matt Eberflus last season.

“We will set the standard on what it looks like and shouldn’t look like. It’ll be on us as a coaching staff to call guys out, and repeat offenders will need to be made an example of.”

There were plenty of moments where a lack of accountability failed the team last season. The most painful one is the hail marry loss against the Washington…