‘I thought for sure he was a Raider’ – Tom Brady fails to land hottest coaching candidate as Caleb Williams rejoices
Ben Johnson is off the board. The hottest coaching name on the market has officially been hired. Johnson has been the mastermind of Detroit’s explosive offense the last three seasonsGetty Johnson is heading to Chicago to be the next head coach of the Bears, despite Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders’ best efforts to court him to the Silver and Black. The Lions offensive coordinator has been the hottest name in the coaching cycle for the last two seasons, and has finally landed a home. The Windy City rejoices, as Las Vegas hangs its’ head. One man’s failure is another man’s gift. Brady and the Raiders made a strong push for Johnson, but ultimately Chicago prevailed in its pursuit to land the number one coaching candidate on the board. It’s easy to see why Johnson chose to come to Chicago, as opposed to Las Vegas. Caleb Williams. Johnson will bring his creative offensive acumen to Chicago in hopes of unlocking all of Williams’ untapped potential. The quarterback’s talent was on display throughout his rookie season, but was too inconsistent under the previous regime to truly live up to the extremely high expectations. However, the signs were always there. Williams had an up-and-down first seasonGetty And now Johnson is tasked to get everything out of Williams that he can. Johnson choosing to come to an organization with a franchise quarterback in place is no surprise. What is a surprise, is that Brady didn’t get what, or in this case, who he wanted. “I am legitimately stunned,” Brett Kollman of the famous and respected ‘The Film Room’ YouTube channel said. “I thought for sure he was a Raider. “Now I’m wondering if the agent was just using them to squeeze more money out of them.” As soon as the Raiders fired Antonio Pierce, everyone assumed Brady and the organization would go hard after Johnson. And they did. But Johnson chose elsewhere. And now Williams and the city of Chicago can rejoice. Time will tell if Johnson is the answer in Chicago, but the Bears’ fanbase can take solace that for once, something went their way. Follow talkSPORT NFL on Facebook Follow our talkSPORT NFL page on Facebook for the latest breaking NFL news, exclusive video interviews, and the biggest talking points from around the league. Our dedicated NFL YouTube channel ‘End Zone’ will also keep you across the very latest NFL news with exclusive access and our weekly ‘Rundown’ review show.
Ben Johnson is off the board.
The hottest coaching name on the market has officially been hired.
Johnson is heading to Chicago to be the next head coach of the Bears, despite Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders’ best efforts to court him to the Silver and Black.
The Lions offensive coordinator has been the hottest name in the coaching cycle for the last two seasons, and has finally landed a home.
The Windy City rejoices, as Las Vegas hangs its’ head.
One man’s failure is another man’s gift.
Brady and the Raiders made a strong push for Johnson, but ultimately Chicago prevailed in its pursuit to land the number one coaching candidate on the board.
It’s easy to see why Johnson chose to come to Chicago, as opposed to Las Vegas.
Johnson will bring his creative offensive acumen to Chicago in hopes of unlocking all of Williams’ untapped potential.
The quarterback’s talent was on display throughout his rookie season, but was too inconsistent under the previous regime to truly live up to the extremely high expectations.
However, the signs were always there.
And now Johnson is tasked to get everything out of Williams that he can.
Johnson choosing to come to an organization with a franchise quarterback in place is no surprise.
What is a surprise, is that Brady didn’t get what, or in this case, who he wanted.
“I am legitimately stunned,” Brett Kollman of the famous and respected ‘The Film Room’ YouTube channel said.
“I thought for sure he was a Raider.
“Now I’m wondering if the agent was just using them to squeeze more money out of them.”
As soon as the Raiders fired Antonio Pierce, everyone assumed Brady and the organization would go hard after Johnson.
And they did.
But Johnson chose elsewhere.
And now Williams and the city of Chicago can rejoice.
Time will tell if Johnson is the answer in Chicago, but the Bears’ fanbase can take solace that for once, something went their way.
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Follow our talkSPORT NFL page on Facebook for the latest breaking NFL news, exclusive video interviews, and the biggest talking points from around the league.
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