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Let’s drop our perpetual skepticism and call it like it apparently is: The Bears won the job-search derby and got the hottest head-coaching prospect on the planet, 38-year-old former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
A reported math whiz who likely sees formations and blocking schemes as so many blips on a computer screen, Johnson was coveted for his creativity by a host of NFL teams, notably the Jaguars, Patriots (who hired Mike Vrabel) and Raiders. But Raiders oddball owner Mark Davis and TV analyst/co-owner Tom Brady, with all that new hair and teeth, might have frightened him away.