Courtney Cronin says there is a “method” to Ben Johnson calling Caleb Williams Originally appeared on Sports news
Ben Johnson was less than delighted with the Chicago Bears offensive on Friday in his pre-season victory against the Chiefs of Kansas City, 29-27. The first-year head coach criticized his first unit, calling their “bad ball eats” in the first training, a direct blow at Caleb Williams.
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The second year quarter And the former USC Trojan went 11 for 15 on passing attempts and launched for 113 yards with a touch on Friday, and he took two races for 18 yards.
Publicly criticizing the quarter-back of the first channel is a decision against the coaches against which some lead, in particular the legend of Alabama, Nick Saban, who advised the former head coach of the former Bears, Matt Eberflus, to do so in an episode of Hard Knocks last year.
Chicago Bears Espn journalist, Courtney Cronin referred to the conversation between the pair in the Monday episode of the “AFORTSMAN” podcast of the Outlet. Cronin remembers that Saban’s comments were not “well contained” with Bears staff.
“You cannot let this guy be on a pedestal when he does not play at the level he needs,” Cronin explained. “So, so that Ben enters and publicly broadcasts it, in many ways, there is a method.”
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Cronin noted that Johnson sent Williams for the final disc was an intelligent decision on the part of the coach, the one who, according to her, was useful.
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“There was a moment in Friday’s match, Caleb hands his helmet to a guy from the equipment,” said Cronin. “He looked like: ‘Oh, after three series, he finished:” Okay, well, not really leaving with good taste in his mouth … But Ben sends him back there for the last training, that he can carry out a two-minute exercise.
The journalist of the Bears also underlined the meaning of Johnson operating in this way with a player like Williams:
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“You have to give credit to Ben Johnson to stick to someone who is supposed to be this generational talent, and he who tries to return it there, knowing that overloading it in the process, is the only way to do so,” said Cronin.
