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It's time for five on. Nailah Rahimi and Marshall Harris with Mark Grote. Bringing you five topics on their mind today. On Chicago Sports Radio 670 The Score. I got five more minutes. Number one.
The Bears were extremely aggressive on fourth down, and the teams come from behind. 31-27 win over the Packers in the wildcard round. Here's what Bears coach Ben Johnson had to say about it on Monday.
The aggressive fourth down mentality had something to do with time of possession and making sure that we're maximizing our possessions. It's a strategy we talked about as a team. The whole team was highly aware of it and had a lot of confidence.
Bears coach Ben Johnson there. What are your thoughts on his fourth down mentality?
What aggressive strategies did the Bears use against the Packers?
You know what told the tale? A stat that a lot of people said was out of style. You're kind of like batting average. Don't trade Nico Horner. Hey, no, not today.
Not today, Satan.
And not today, same when it comes to time of possession either. Because time of possession when it comes to measuring a run game, for example, is still pretty valid. Still in style with me. And the time of possession in this game, the Bears win over the Packers, the 31-27er. 27-19 in favor of the Packers, and the Bears won that time of possession battle by not a score, but a time of 32-41. Well, why do I bring that up? Because the time of possession in the last meeting with these Green Bay Packers was not that. Green Bay had dominated 38-57, so nearly 39 minutes of the game they had the ball, and the Bears only had it 26 minutes and 13 seconds of the game. Therein lies control of the game you're playing.
So for Ben Johnson to go for it on fourth down, that's what part of that was. It was, when in doubt, go for it. Send it, as the kids say. So I think that that was the mentality when it came to the strategy against Green Bay. Okay, so listen. People need to understand... That where we are in the season, in these win or go home games, the time for learning and development, as it were, is essentially over. It's just win by any means necessary. Which, yes, is most of the time the case, but you can do it in a more conservative manner during the regular season. But now... Whatever is necessary today. Yes. To ensure there is a tomorrow. How about that?
How does time of possession impact game strategy?
Wint? Well, no. Not Wint. Yes, Wint! Wint! No. No. No. Oski. But here's the thing. Shout out to Burnsy. When we talk about... fourth down conversion percentage, and you start looking at where the Bears rank in the league, they're dead in the middle, 15th, just above average, at 51.7%. And guess what? Because you said everything you just said about time possession, and it is entirely true, I know one thing, when you punt, you no longer have possession of the football. When you go for it, at the rate that they've been doing it, half the time, you will retain possession of the football. That is a clear way for the Bears to have a chance against a team like the Rams, which scores a lot of points. I think a lot of lessons were not learned necessarily, but hardened in what happened in Santa Clara when you talk about that 49ers game and the way it went and understanding the defense cannot get stops at a level which Ben Johnson is confident and comfortable with.
So because of that, I expect going forward, more of the same. You could see five to 10 fourth down plays conversions or attempts i should say from ben johnson this game on sunday yeah and just following up with the spirit of the question what are your thoughts on ben johnson's fourth town mentality i like ben johnson's fourth down mentality now inevitably there is an opportunity cost with it there are going to be times when i'm probably going to be like what where are you thinking but If you're asking the question, I am a yes, and so you're going to have to live with it. I was trying to figure out and ask the question at the very beginning of the show, what is Ben Johnson's identity? The identity is aggression, to be aggressive on the football field.
Where does that come from? That comes from a guy by the name of Dan Campbell to a large degree on his want to go for it on fourth down.
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