Chicago Bears HC Ben Johnson wants to ‘change the narrative’ of their offense

The Chicago Bears play the 2-7 New York Giants in Week 10, who are losers of three straight games, and are without their star rookie running back, Cam Skattebo, who injured his ankle two weeks prior in their game versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

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The Bears, on the other hand, are coming off one of their better wins of the season, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 47-42, and completely transforming their offense. The Bears’ revamped offense under the tutelage of new head coach Ben Johnson is credited with this transformation and with helping Caleb Williams grow as their franchise quarterback.

Caleb Williams says the Chicago Bears’ offense has a “different vibe” thanks to Ben Johnson

Rated as the third-best offense in the NFL (378.4 yards) and the second-best when running the ball (144.4 yards), Williams said of the Bears’ transformation under Johnson that it was like a “different vibe” this season and they’re doing better in close games this season compared to last.

“I think it’s just a different year, different vibe,” quarterback Caleb Williams said to Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “I think we’ve done a good job in some of those games; I would say that last year we didn’t do a good job in close games, tight games. I think we’ve won those games, and now we need to get to the point where we’re hitting on all cylinders as a team, all three phases of football, to be able to go out there and put up a lot of points and keep the other side with the least amount of points possible.”

Johnson agreed with Williams’ assessment about the Bears losing in close games last season, adding that they’re looking to “change the narrative” and still need to “develop that killer instinct” to continue to get better.

“This particular team in years past would find ways to lose games, and now we’re finding ways to win games,” Johnson said. “So I think they’re looking to change that narrative. Now that we’ve done that, we’ve got to continue to develop that killer instinct. We’re going to continue to get better there. But I think it’s a really good group.

“I can’t say enough good things about our locker room. We really have zero issues with discipline or anything of that nature. These guys just want to come out and play ball and win games and be there for their teammates. Usually, you’ve got some bad apples in there, but we really don’t. We have just a really strong locker room.”

Caleb Williams is off to a better sophomore season for the Bears

After throwing for 3,541 yards and 20 touchdowns and four interceptions in 17 games in his rookie season, Williams is off to a great start in his sophomore campaign, ranking 12th in passing yards (1,916) and 18th in touchdowns (12). Williams is coming off one of his best performances of this season, throwing for three touchdowns and 280 yards (20-34), while adding 53 yards rushing on five carries against the Bengals, which should help when facing a Giants team that ranks 29th in the league in total defense (382.1 yards).

The Bears and Williams could be in store for another high-scoring game against the Giants. Along with Williams, rookie running back Kyle Monangai could be a factor in this Sunday’s matchup, coming off a career game against the Bengals, rushing for 176 yards on 26 carries. The Giants have the second-worst rushing defense (31st) in the league, and allowed 159 yards rushing to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 9.

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