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Ben Johnson’s refusal to be timid makes him a different animal than some Bears coaches before him

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After a 17-16 loss to the Chargers at Soldier Field in 2019, then-Bears coach Matt Nagy appeared mystified and a little miffed at being questioned about his decision to have quarterback Mitch Trubisky kneel to set up Eddy Pineiro for a 41-yard field-goal attempt, which failed on the final play.

Why not run another play to make it a little easier for the first-year kicker, who hit the upright on a 33-yarder earlier in the game?

“I’m not even going to get into that,” Nagy huffed. “I had zero thought of running the football.