Best of the Bears: Ben Johnson has best run game scheme in the NFL
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What is the premise of the episode and who are the main guests?
Watch Matt Bowen. Bowen's a tough guy. Matt Bowen.
Intercepted by Matt Miller. Miller, ton of time. But the coverage is good with Matt Bowen. Seven-year NFL veteran. Well, it's coming from Bowen and he knocks it out. The Redskins fall on top of it. Matt Bowen's been the guy applying all the pressure.
Coach for IC Catholic football. Matt Bowen. Man from Glenn Ellen, Illinois. He's very active. NFL writer and analyst for ESPN.
Matt, uh you played up there um for the pack. We don't like to bring it up, but Lawrence did bring it up twice earlier in the show. I'm just saying.
Um but he's not ashamed of
the
fact that
he was an NFL player. Well maybe he should be, that he played for the pack. The Monungay collision with Edrian Cooper.
Oh my god, what impact. Oh, holy cow. What a run. What about that hit? The old black and blue division kind of feels like it today.
Oh my god. Does it hurt more in the cold and does it hurt more at Lambo? Or am I just projecting?
No, it hurts more Nicole. I think it hurts more in classic divisional football games. You know, the AFC North, the NFC North. Matt Bowie. I have a simple roll of beer. I only drink beer that you can buy in thirty packs. So that I'll leave you with that.
With Spiegel and Holmes on six seventy the score.
This segment with Matt Bowen is brought to you by McGrath Acura in Westmont. When you do the math, you'll choose McGrath Acura. He joins us now on the Circa Resort and Casino Hotline, circulosvegas.com. Hey Matt, how are things? We're just hanging out here. Anthony is in today for speeds. And so we're we're out here talking ball. Like, so look, why don't we get your opinion on one of the subjects we were talking about earlier? And and that's the Bears run game. And the trap blocking. Oh, I
thought you were gonna go straight to Avengers. No, I'm still
trying to I actually I actually think Bucky is a good call for Matt Bowen. Because Super Soldier, right? You know, because all of you guys like when I used to do the show with when I used to do the show over at NBC, I would joke about working with the Avengers and I'm Phil Colson, agent of SHIELD. Right. Right? That makes a lot of sense. With Matt, I think that Bucky is a really good call. Super Soldier, you trust him, you like him. Well now. Don't cross.
Awesome. I mean, okay, so not Winter Soldier but Bucky. I got you. Okay. Yeah. All right. 'Cause in my head I'm like, I don't know if Bo's got all Winter Soldier vibe to him. I was uh maybe more Captain America, but Bucky's a good one. Yeah. And
And I mean in the comics, Bucky was Captain America for a little bit, but that's a whole nother story. Um, so anyway, um so we were talking about the run game and we were talking about the the Bears and their the trap blocking, which has been a big thing on social media where people have been like, Well, look at Jonah Jackson, get out there and destroy Mason Graham. So I w I I want to get your thoughts on the design first of all, and then the The toughness that has been shown by Bears players to execute the design.
Well the first thing was a trap block and Anthony can tell you this better than than I can, but if you are not blocked Okay, you better get your head turned around very quickly because no one misses blocks on purpose in the National Football League. So if someone lets you go, that means they're trapping you. And you have to squeeze, you have the wrong arm, you have to force that ball to bounce. And if you don't You saw what happened to Mason Graham. Okay. It's like a freight train on the tracks. And I'll tell you what about this bears running, very versatile, right? You can see trap, you can see duo, you can see power. Obviously we know about wide zone plus inside zone. I was actually went back today and watched some of their runs versus Green Bay in league fourteen.
I'll tell you what, right now in the NFL no one utilizes tight ends in the run game better than Ben Johnson. What they do pre snap on motioning and inserting into the line of scrimmage. So a tight end can start in a wing set and he can motion inside. It could be Kemet, it could be Loveland, it could be Durham Smythe.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the premise of the episode and who are the main guests?
0:00–5:15
2
How does Ben Johnson’s run‑game scheme give the Bears an edge over other NFL offenses?
5:15–10:53
3
Why is trap blocking considered a cornerstone of the Bears’ rushing attack?
10:53–17:12
4
How are Chicago’s tight ends being utilized to create unique running‑play angles?
17:12–24:03
5
What role does defensive depth play in the Bears’ recent success?
24:03–31:05
6
Can the Bears sustain their momentum against the Packers in the upcoming matchup?
31:05–35:32
7
What is the projected ceiling for the Bears this season and their playoff outlook?
35:32–39:29
8
How do the Bears balance confidence, player buy‑in, and coaching to maintain performance?
39:29–44:01
Speakers
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