Ben Johnson on his 'F--- the Packers' comment: 'I don't like that team'
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What sparked Ben Johnson's 'F--- the Packers' comment?
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 670 The Score.
Every single thought I have of Tyler Buterbaugh's return music, I'm like, I'm like, oh, this is appropriate. These are the appropriate questions to ask all those Packers fans up there.
How does it feel?
You're a beaut. You know that, Tyler? You are. It's literally his name. Absolute beaut.
I love it.
I like your Bears hat.
I just want to know how they're feeling today. And all those dudes who do that fake play-by-play stuff. And there's some radio station with props up there. Give it to them, Baylor! How are they all feeling? I just need to know.
I just know they didn't enjoy living in the fast lane.
They're living in the not known now.
You know, the fun part, too, for us is we live here. So you'd think that I'm creating this energy on my own. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You're being fueled.
I follow the head coach who not only kept that same energy with his anger after the Lions game, which I'm pretty sure went into the first half of the game against the Packers. Ben Johnson spoke today at Hallas Hall. We did edit this because we had interest of time. And frankly, we want some time to troll the Packers still. So we did not get to his comments about Sean McVay and Matt Stafford. We have we have all week for that. And we also didn't get to what I thought was the first signs of life was the McManus field goal. But Ben Johnson did acknowledge many things today. So we will listen now.
Collectively, you guys leaned into the animosity of the rivalry. What was the thought process of kind of using that as fuel rather than just being a ton of vision to
Yeah, well, I mean, it's a big game, you know, first playoff game at home in a while. And, you know, we hadn't won a playoff game in 15 years or so. But certainly the opponent in and of itself, it means a lot to the city, this organization. And that's something that we certainly play into a little bit as coaches and players is we know how big it is when Chicago plays Green Bay.
make of the skirmish before the game at the 50.
Yeah. So no one wants to see that. That's not, you know, both teams are highly charged. You know, that's just, it's not something that, that we want.
I think we should pause it real quick. If the fight was ultimately good luck, do you want the fight to happen again? Of course. What are we even talking about?
I think that's my initial reaction is like, as long as they don't get a bunch of personal foul penalties and screw themselves in this game, let the emotions out.
Let it play. Bears don't hate the Rams, though.
How did the Bears' playoff win against the Packers impact team morale?
I mean, and just Layla mentioned the McVay stuff. Apparently, Ben Johnson just went on and on and on about how much he loves Sean McVay, loves Matthew Stafford. So we're not going to get the same back and forth.
So it wasn't the Matt LaFleur treatment?
Is that what you're saying? No, did not get the Matt LaFleur treatment. I think he truly looks up to McVay.
Can I ask the hypothetical, though? If it was McVay and company in Green Bay Packers uniforms, don't you think that same energy would have been kept by the head coach?
I mean, George McCaskey did program rookies, for God's sake. He radicalized his team.
I will say this quickly, and I know we'll hear more from Ben. Ben is the best at handling this rivalry since Mike Ditka. No other coach since Ditka actually fueled this. They all said what they had to say. Lovie Smith famously on the first day, our number one goal is to beat Green Bay. But there has been no coach since Mike Ditka who has felt this rivalry the way Ben Johnson has.
Oh, you mean like the previous head coach sitting courtside at Marquette during a game, for example?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That would not be something that Ben Johnson would do.
He wouldn't sit like Matt Iverflus did next to Matt LaFleur just hanging out for several hours at a game.
And honestly, I don't expect Bears head coaches to get and feel that. Unless they're from here, I don't expect them to get like that. And we project that on them. But Ben Johnson has done it without us needling him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What sparked Ben Johnson's 'F--- the Packers' comment?
0:00–2:56
2
How did the Bears' playoff win against the Packers impact team morale?
2:56–5:54
3
What does Ben Johnson reveal about the rivalry with the Packers?
5:54–8:53
4
How does Ben Johnson feel about the emotions in the locker room?
8:53–12:47
5
What insights does Ben Johnson provide on coaching and player relationships?
12:47–15:19
6
How does the media react to Ben Johnson's comments?
15:19–16:07
7
What are the implications of the Bears' rivalry with the Packers moving forward?
16:07–16:39
8
How does Ben Johnson's leadership style differ from previous Bears coaches?
16:39–16:42
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