Ben Johnson: Backup Tyson Bagent is 'one of the best 32' QBs in NFL
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What did Ben Johnson say about the Bears' receiving talent?
Let me tell you something, the city of Chicago is hungry too.
Oh, yeah. Remember that time Ben Johnson took his shirt off and we all got free hot dogs from the Wiener Circle? And then on Sunday, the Wiener Circle served John Shire and the Duke team and said, welcome back, white mic on the marquee. This is Rahimi Harrison-Brody on 104.3 The Score. It is Combine Tuesday. So we are listening to Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson talk. Ben Johnson took the mic in Indianapolis. So because the questions were a little bit hard to hear, we're going to break this up a little differently today. It's been clipped into sound bites for you. It is brought to you by your local Hyundai dealers. And we're going to start with the first question he was asked. Number one on here says, does Ben Johnson feel like he has expendable receivers?
Well, you can never have too much talent. I mean, that's...
How does Ben Johnson evaluate the team's skill positions?
I know what you're getting at there, Courtney, but I feel really good about the players that we have. And like I said, we've got such a better feel as a staff now than what we did when we started a year ago. And so each guy brings something different to the table. And that's really what we're looking to generate from all of our skill positions. How can we best complement each other? Who's got the speed? We need versatility, guys that can line up all over the place, certainly guys that have great hands. But, yeah, I think when you look at a 17-game season or 17-game plus when you make the postseason, you need all hands on deck because the truth of the matter is not everybody is going to stay available throughout that duration.
Did you hear that part about the hands, Mark, after you talked to Roma Dunzay and you mentioned that conversation earlier?
The hands?
Yeah, when he said, you know, they need good hands.
Oh, yeah. By the way, was he... When we're talking about the question, the expendable talent... Is that a DJ Moore reference?
It's a DJ Moore question.
What is Ben Johnson's opinion on DJ Moore's status?
That's why I said to Courtney Cronin, like, yeah, I know where you're going with this because Ben Johnson's not dumb. He knows what's going on. He knows what people are thinking. He understands the different routes that the Bears could take this offseason. And one of them is, of course, moving DJ Moore.
So that tells me, and maybe I'm just projecting and reading way too deeply into it, they have not ruled out doing something with DJ Moore. Am I like just grasping at straws here from that? Can we hear like that again? Is that possible? Just to hear the way he put that in terms of the expendable talent and in terms of good, too.
In terms of good.
In terms of good.
I just think it's time. I think it's time to bring it back. Yeah.
What insights did Ben Johnson provide on the left tackle position?
The face you're making.
In terms of good. I don't know.
Where we're at in terms of good.
Yeah.
For a long time, it's been time to put Matt Eberfuss away, but we never put X-Bears coaches away. No, we don't. We never put them away for good.
Here it is. Well, you can never have too much talent. I mean, I know what you're getting at there, Courtney, but I feel really good about the players that we have. And like I said, we've got such a better feel as a staff now than what we did before. when we started a year ago. And so each guy brings something different to the table. And that's really what we're looking to generate from all of our skill positions.
How does Ben Johnson feel about Tyson Bagent as a backup QB?
How can we best complement each other? Who's got the speed? We need versatility guys that can line up all over the place. Certainly guys that have great hands. But yeah, I think when you look at a 17 game season or 17 game plus when you make the postseason, you need all hands on deck because The truth of the matter is not everybody is going to stay available throughout that duration.
Top texture trade Rome. I mean, nothing should be ruled out. He does talk, as Layla said, the hands reference is there. And I don't think that was necessarily pointed. Maybe it was. But I think there's a little room to believe that they haven't ruled anything out.
Ben Johnson's pretty intentional in everything. And he's pretty careful in everything that he does.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did Ben Johnson say about the Bears' receiving talent?
0:00–1:01
2
How does Ben Johnson evaluate the team's skill positions?
1:01–2:04
3
What is Ben Johnson's opinion on DJ Moore's status?
2:04–2:46
4
What insights did Ben Johnson provide on the left tackle position?
2:46–3:24
5
How does Ben Johnson feel about Tyson Bagent as a backup QB?
3:24–4:10
6
What are the implications of Ben Johnson's comments on offseason moves?
4:10–4:54
7
How does Ben Johnson compare Tyson Bagent to other NFL quarterbacks?
4:54–6:02
8
What are the final thoughts on the Bears' quarterback situation?
6:02–13:30
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