Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Allen Robinson talks Bears' potential move to Indiana, Ben Johnson's work
19 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What insights does Allen Robinson share about his career expectations?
Did the scouts expect you to be what you've become?
I don't think so. I don't think a lot of people did. For me, I definitely expected myself to play at this level.
But when did you know that you were good?
I've known since I was five years old.
Anderson twice keeping this thing alive.
Big plays. Stafford, Robinson, chuck ball, touchdown. And now funny locker room stories. I don't know about any funny, man. Ben is a pretty serious locked in dude. You know, he's like that constantly. You know, Ben, every blue moon, you know, Ben will crack one of those kind of evil smiles, if you will.
With Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score.
That is the voice of Allen Robinson, the former Bears receiver from 2018 to 2021. He now is one of us co-hosting the press release podcast. He is at Allen Robinson on X and he is kind enough to join us on Twitch. Twitch.tv slash the score Chicago. Allen, just know that here in Chicago today, most of our show has been centered around whether or not the Bears are leaving Soldier Field.
Which is a conversation that I think started Percolating around the time you were still here It's still going It's still going I saw that I didn't know if it was a spoof I saw Indiana
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the Bears potentially moving to Indiana?
Outside of Soldier Field, because I know you like playing there, what was your favorite stadium to play at, either home or road?
I got to go with Fortfield and Fortfield because I'm from Detroit. I'm a Detroit native. So I grew up. In the dog days and years of the Detroit Lions, 0-16, I saw a lot of bad football growing up with the Lions. So the year that I was there, we won the division. We went 15-2.
It was a phenomenal season to be able to see that stadium in downtown Detroit sold out, all the lights flickering in the pregame festivities and player announcements. It was a phenomenal experience.
Okay, that's a great answer, and it obviously is understandable. My question is this. Judging on what you thought Ben Johnson would do after seeing what he did in Detroit, and now what you've seen him actually do as the head coach of Chicago Bears, did he exceed expectations? Did he meet expectations? How would you describe that season now that it's over and done with and in the books?
I think he slightly exceeded expectation. I say that to get to the playoffs. I think that would be Ben Johnson's expectation as well. So it's tough to say exceed. I think if he had made it to the championship game or to the Super Bowl, then I could have said exceed. But I would say he met my expectation. Ben Johnson is a phenomenal coach.
With the team that he inherited with some of the players in Caleb Williams, in DJ Moore, DeAndre Swift, Cole Komett, With the guys they drafted, he had a phenomenal roster with just him being able to use the tools that he had on that roster. So I thought Ben Johnson would come in, set the foundation and build from there. And that's what he did.
And you could tell each and every week those guys played hard. They won close games. I said this very early in the season. Ben Johnson's great. He coaches his best in close games. And I think there were a lot of close game victories that the Chicago Bears won. Even one that comes to my mind is in Cincinnati, winning that in the last moments of the game.
So I think the Chicago Bears turned a lot around this year as far as their overall culture with the years prior with Eberflus losing some of those close games.
We're talking to Alan Robinson, and I know you had a keen eye on the playoffs. I really appreciate even you telling us about just physically the process of going about your job as a receiver in the cold weather. I thought that that was such good advice and information, just watching, having that knowledge in these last two games especially.
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Chapter 3: How do players feel about the Bears leaving Soldier Field?
Just to have that extra... when everything's on the line, the pressure type of judgment on the offense. I know you already felt like they made a lot of progress the last time we spoke to you.
Yeah, you know, I think they were, listen, I think they were right where they needed to be at. You know, again, and I say that because it's a play that If you were to run that same play again, it wasn't anything to me that the Rams necessarily did. It just seemed like something was a little bit off on the offense.
And if you can take that play back, then the Bears might win and then go to the championship game. So I don't think there's that much more that you could have asked or could have done differently in a game like that. Obviously, it's going to be highly competitive. They're playing against the Rams. It's the playoffs. I thought they did. Everything in their power and played extremely well.
I think the main thing for them is just correcting some of the things that they did to beat themselves rather than what they need to improve upon as far as physically, schematically. I think they're right there.
Listen, Alan, I've made this proclamation. Not everybody agrees with me. I want to know your thoughts on this. I say the Bears have found their franchise quarterback in Caleb Williams, and he's going to be the guy for the next decade plus. Where do you stand on Caleb's viability going forward?
I would agree with that. I would agree with that. I mean, he's a guy who doesn't turn the ball over a lot. Obviously he did late in the game, but that's very correctable. He's a second year player who switched coaches, but still didn't take a step back in their learning ability. It wasn't that Ben Johnson came in and we're having conversations of, was it too much on Caleb Williams plate?
How did he, how did he adjust to things down the stretch? We saw him play and make big plays and big time games and playoff games and
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Chapter 4: What is Allen Robinson's perspective on the Bears' game day experience?
down the stretch. And like I said before, they were about 15 yards away from being in the NFC championship game. So I think we have a second year quarterback that's at that level with a coach like Ben Johnson. Ben is only going to push him to be better. And I think the sky is the limit for him.
And the number one thing that I think for young players, for a person like Caleb, that he got accomplished this year is just the overall sheer confidence in himself and and the confidence in his teammates around him that they have now in Caleb Williams, seeing how he performed in those playoff games and down the stretch.
And you're right. Like when he said, I can make any throw. And when we saw the throws, I don't know how you disagree. I also want to ask you this, Alan, after watching all of the games, finishing up with the Superbowl, who do you think was the best receiver in the league this year?
I would have to go with Jackson Smith and Jingle. I think he played. I think he played lights out. I think we saw him shine the brightest in in very big moments. Obviously, he didn't have a prolific Super Bowl, but I mean, Kenneth Walker kind of stole the show. But overall, I think consistency game in game out. He made plays down the stretch. He was available.
He was consistent and he showed up when they needed the most.
What made him so good? Because not in general made him so good. That showed. But what made him so good at not only the route efficiency he had, but just how many times he would be absolutely open in a game where I'm going, how did he get that open? Like, where's the nearest defender here?
Honestly, I think you got to give credit to Kubiak. And also, I think you got to give credit to the run game. I think with them having a two-headed monster for majority of season, being able to get the run game established and going, I think in some of those play action concepts, he's kind of
not easily gets lost, but if you can dial up some concepts, you know, you can take advantage of those defense who are really stepping up in the run game. So I would have to give a credit to the coaching staff and also the run game, because as all receivers know, when you can establish the run, those play action passes sometimes just become gimme's.
I'm curious as to who you think has the brightest future from this past year's rookies. When you look at the success of Kyle Menungai, Colston Loveland, and of course Luther Burden III, who do you think is poised to have the most success next season?
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