Ben Johnson throws the gauntlet down, challenges Bears roster to earn their keep
“What I’m going to be curious to see is what guys look like when the ball’s not in their hands on offense,”
Johnson said to reporters on Saturday. “We have a lot of weapons. So, how are you going to run your route when you might not be No. 1 in the progression? How are you going to block for your teammate when he has the ball? Because when you do those things right, then as a coaching staff, we’re going to want to get you the ball a little bit more. So it all ties together.”
“Get comfortable being uncomfortable,” Johnson told reporters in January,
on the message he had to his players. “The bar has been set higher than it’s ever been set before, and the only way for this team and for you as individual players to reach your potential is to be pushed and to be challenged.”
I think we should be prepared to have 0 clue how anything on this offense will shake out; and be comfortable with the fact it might take well into the regular season until we really find out.
My wild and baseless guess is if DJ Moore isn't traded (to me all his quotes really point to DJ Moore's poor attitude and work ethic last year, which was pretty widely called out in the community and shouldn't come as a shock to anyone), either Kmet or Loveland (or both) will wind up taking the hit. Moore and Odunze will be the primary WRs, Burden will work from the slot like he did 80% of the time in college. I guess there's a world where Burden is just super un-impressive and can't make it work and then run 12 personnel and Kmet and Loveland both get the work; but that seems like the longer percentage shot IMO.
