The Bears hired Ben Johnson as their head coach because they believe he can help quarterback Caleb Williams play better than he did during his rookie season, but reading defenses and delivering passes isn’t all that Johnson is working on with Williams.
Albert Breer of SI.com recently reported that Johnson has been working with Williams on his body language when things don’t go as well as hoped and Johnson addressed that during a Wednesday press conference.
Johnson said he wants the team to avoid exhibiting anything that sends a “woe is me” message and that “our body language needs to reflect” that the team is looking at what’s next rather than what happened on the previous play.
“Early in the process we sat down and watched some tape from a year ago and we talked it through,” Johnson said.
Is this what we want to look like or not?’ We come to an agreement, ‘No, it’s not, OK, we learn from it, we move on to the next thing.’ Body language is a huge thing.
Although the Bears hired Ben Johnson as head coach because they think he can improve quarterback Caleb Williams’ performance from his rookie campaign, Johnson is working with Williams on more than just reading defenses and making passes.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson told SI . com’s Albert Breer that he has been working with Williams on his body language when things don’t go as planned. Johnson stated that he wants the team to avoid any actions that convey a “woe is me” attitude and that “our body language needs to reflect” that the team is focused on the next play rather than the play that just ended.
“We sat down and watched some tape from a year ago early in the process and we talked it out,” Johnson stated. “It’s like, ‘Do we really want to? Is this what we want to look like or not?’ We decide, ‘No, it’s not, okay, we learn from it, and we move on to the next thing. Body language plays a big role. attitude. Being a palms-up team that questions everything is not what we want. No, no, no—that seems like a slight sign of weakness to me. Nobody on the team should display that. “”.
The Bears should have an easier time improving their body language if everything goes as planned because there won’t be as many negative things to react to on the field in 2025.
