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The Sun-Times’ Bears experts — Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash — analyze the team’s hiring of head coach Ben Johnson and what’s next:
Grade the Bears’ hiring of Ben Johnson.
FINLEY: B+. As was the case when they drafted Caleb Williams, the Bears did the same thing anyone else would do in their situation. They opened up their pocketbook to do it, too, further killing off the dated reputation that they’re cheap. It’s hard to hand out an A to any hire who’s never been a head coach before, though.