Man, I got chills watching Ben Johnson's first press conference. He put to rest so many rumors in his statements too. I know I wanted a coach like Mike Vrabel but I'm pumped to see Ben Johnson. In any case, I was super impressed with his poise, his clarity and his confidence. Bear Down!
I'm keeping my Kool aid on the shelf for now... With that being said I'm excited about the upcoming season with a little reservation. If we make the playoffs the Kool Aid is on me! BEAR DOWN!
Hey Swifty!! Congratulations to all us Bears Fans. I really enjoyed the Ben Johnson press conference. He seemed to be ready to make our players accountable and get them on track. I know I said that I preferred a coach like Gruden or McCarthy but Johnson like myself and many others, saw the Bears in disarray. Johnson definitely answered the questions about his leadership abilities. We should be Good!!
After listening to the press conference, I get it. I get why the bears were so excited and moved so quickly. The smile on poles face when he opened the presser, golden, like a kid ina candy store. LFG.
Love this guy. Calm, honest, answered questions, good sense of humor. No guile. Yes, he said it was a QB driven league. But a QB is more than a passer. He is a leader and facilitates the running game which also must be a part of the offense but the rules do make the passing game primary.
Wow Swifty, I can feel your excitement. You have been consistent with Pole's vision. You did a great job covering several points re the Bears,. Best analysis I've seen. You are a tremendous advocate. Well done.
I'm glad to see Poles have Johnson's respect, as I've been mad about the Poles haters who blamed him for this year's failures! Yes, he may have made some mistakes on coaching staff decisions, but I think he's responsible for this team being full of talent at most spots.
This makes me think that there are players already on this team who have not developed a contribution level on Sundays who may start doing that. Not just from ‘buy in’ but from production. For me, ‘that’ would vindicate Poles. It’s a very happy day.
Ben Johnson's family are Cubs fans so he has that going for him. He wanted to be the head coach of the Bears and he will select the best coordinators he can find. The future for the Bears is starting to look so much more exciting! Bear Down!!
First of all FGB second the thing that I heard him say that actually caught my attention that I had not thought about and didn’t hear you mention is our new coach knows exactly where the holes on our defense are because he had to plan against us so he knows where we need to upgrade on top of what he is going to do with the offense buckle up ladies and gentleman it’s about to be fun. Great video as always Swifty 🐻🔽
You’ve been right all along about Poles! Media is way too critical. Flus wasn’t the best, but him and Poles became friends to make it work. It didn’t turn out the best, but we got what could turn out to be the best coach ever. At least they aimed high!!! It’s a fantastic hire and the presser was phenomenal!!!
Unrealistic hope: trade for Max Crosby or better yet Myles Garrett. P.S. da Bears should keep Tevin Jenkins, get him help on the left side and he’d be able to stay healthy.
Out of 17 games, we won 5 of them. Of the 12 we lost, SEVEN of them were by one score. We lost handily only 5 times this year. With the right coaching, we could have been as high as 12-5. Let that sink in.
i really wish BJ hadn’t hyped up this team. we have talent but it’s unproven. we also have a lot of holes: unproven QB, oline, pass rush, running game and running defense. these things can break teams. we’ve been awful at drafting in the late rounds. he should have lowered expectations and talked about building something instead of making it seem like it was plug and chug. but i am super excited about getting johnson. i hope he has an eye for talent cuz the biggest issue with the Bears is that they have no idea what good, offensive players in the late rounds look like.
No matter what offense you run..you have to have time to throw the ball..and you have to be able to run the ball..other OC's have said they would build the offense around the QB..I love the Ben Johnson hire..just hoping this is the GUY.
I never lost faith in Ryan Poles and I really believe he knew what he was doing, but I really was starting to question keeping flus another season but I understand y. 🐻 Down Swifty
No Swifty, we are not a sleeping giant. We ar ethe Chicago Bears, with the same G.M. Same president in place. Same owners. I've been watchign these pressers for forty years. Just words. Show me.
If true. If the Bears are LOADED with talent..... Then why, WHY were the Bears 31st in passing?? Maybe that "talent" is overrated. Maybe Caleb is not the generational QB we were told. Maybe DJ Moore, Odunze, and Allen are not as great as told. Maybe Kmet is mediocre. Maybe, just maybe, Ryan Poles has not built such a great team after all. After all, could Eberflus and the other coaches be THAT bad???
Great video as always Swift! For the first time in my nearly 40 years as a Chicago sports fan, I’m not questioning this head coaching hire. I feel confident they got this one right and Ben Johnson will be the guy to waken this sleeping giant! The Bears have been in hibernation too long, it’s time! Bear Down!
I get all the excitement for next season. But until the bears start proving it on the field, it's still just the same old bears. I've been burned by this team so many times over the last 30 plus years. Who knows, maybe beating Green Bay to end the season broke some stupid curse lol.
AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH JOHNSON , AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. THEY ARE LOADED WITH TALENT , ALL THE THEY NEEDED WAS THE RIGHT COACH , AND IF YOU ASK ME " OUR TEAM HAS GOT ONE " IT'S LIKE GETTING A KEG OF POWDER AND THAT'S OUR TEAM , AND GETTING SOME PRIMER CHORDS THAT'LL BE OFFENSIVE COACH , AND DEFENSE COACH , AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BLASTING CAP , AND THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE THE HEAD COACH , AND BELIEVE ME , I THINK WE WILL HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE TEAM. THAT IS IF JOHNSON IS GOING TO PUSH OUR TEAM HARD ! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT " " BEAR DOWN " OUT - FRICKEN - STANDING REPORT SWIFTY . THANK MY BROTHER . NO I CAN YELL. SWIFTY IN DA HOUSE !!
Can you spell DELUSIONAL in all caps, too? I just did it for you! This team has more holes to fill than pot holes in Chicago yet you agree with a HC who hasn't been a HC at ANY level including Pop Warner league. He just fleeced and pimped Mama Bear for 19 mil a year! He likely LOVES our city and fanatics, especially, you!
It looks like the Bears hype train has left the station early this year. They've barked up this tree for decades, let's hope they can get it turned around and give the Bears fans a team that they deserve instead of the yearly sad sack laughing stocks. It would be great to be in the conversation in December. Just remember last year, we had our QB and the best WR's and one of the greatest overall teams a rookie has seen in forever aaaaaaand, it was the offensive coordinator, It was the head coach, it was the o-line stuff a successful team would have addressed before the season started. I usually try to be optimistic but I'm starting to feel like a gullible sucker every year. The Green Bay win in week 18 sure was a nice start. Let's get this train rolling, Bear Down.
Mind bending how you can be “loaded with talent” and optimistic about next year. Poverty franchises never changes ever….because of a poverty fan base. We are that low IQ fan base….dont believe me? SNL created the Superfans as a mockery to how stupid we are. and we embraced it.
@ respectfully disagree, its COPING. Talent on team: (my opinion) Def Line-below average and got worse as season went Corner-Stevenson decent but literally costing us games Linebacker-overpaid and overated Running backs-mid receivers-maybe biggest disappointment of season offensive line has one starter just be a realist, we are an embarrassment to football and the time of glazing King Poles is over.
@@SwiftSportsNetwork whats good look like …losing 11 of last 12 games? ok, just receivers….I’ll play. Big money resigning DJ (fine) trade a draftpick for Keenan and use a top 10 draft pick for another receiver. Results: Bottom 5 of league in rec yds, bottom 10 in yds per rec, and bottom 10 in TD receptions. Good news is there is no possible way it can get worse….oh thats right never say that as a bears fan, because there is always another hole in the basement that this franchise is willing to dig to show its fans. I feel bad you gotta put lipstick on this pig cause its part of ur job and all. appreciate the dialogue
STOP. Stop these bs hype stories, this team is garbage until they actually win games. Stop the stupid offseason and preseason hype. FFS use your brain for a minute and understand that you are gas lighting this fan base with stories like this and fishing for views with that lead.
Dude, this comment is SOOOO hypocritical that it is RIDICULOUS. You literally have the entire NATIONAL MEDIA gaslighting this fanbase and just feeding it clickbait. I GIVE REAL information that is DETAILED, FACTUAL and ON THE OPTIMISTIC SIDE. Anyone with a BRAIN actually realizes that, so maybe instead of telling others to use theirs, you should take your OWN advice
Hey Chicago Bear fans I am not getting excited do I want the Bears to win yes every year we get our hopes up I am going to pump the brakes I am not going to get my hopes up
@@dedricbutler8470 I totally understand where you're coming from. I know that everything always looks good on paper and it means nothing if it doesn't yield positive results. That being said, I am excited because it seems like there is a shift in the mindset of the people at the top. It seems like everyone is on the same page with not just wanting to be a winning football team, but really what it takes to get there. I celebrate until there is no reason to, then I get excited and optimistic all over again for the next season. When I get to the place where I never think that things will change, it's time to change the team I root for.
Yep I know your feelings, they got one piece and half the fan base thinks we're done and then we repeat the same losing season. I want to see what the rest of their moves are going to be for the remainder of the off-season first before I jump on the Johnson bandwagon
This is a good step towards maybe making something good happening. I'm not there yet. A first time head coach isn't guaranteed to be a great coach, time will tell and I hope it all works out. I've been a fan for so many years and have been disappointed so many times, It needs to stop..
Man, I got chills watching Ben Johnson's first press conference. He put to rest so many rumors in his statements too.
I know I wanted a coach like Mike Vrabel but I'm pumped to see Ben Johnson.
In any case, I was super impressed with his poise, his clarity and his confidence. Bear Down!
Thanks swifty!!! Ive been scouring the internet for new bears content every day. Every video you make feeds my addiction!!
Appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoy it! TONS more on the way!!!!! SENIOR BOWL NEXT WEEK! Shrine Bowl too
I'm keeping my Kool aid on the shelf for now... With that being said I'm excited about the upcoming season with a little reservation. If we make the playoffs the Kool Aid is on me! BEAR DOWN!
Yep, I already drank the Kool-aid. It's good bro. Come on, bottoms up brother 🍻 😅 I get it, I'm cautiously optimistic. Excited even. Bear down!
I'm so happy to see he is already on board with FGB!
haha shots fired at lafleur!! 😂
Great Commentary 🐻⬇️
Hey Swifty!! Congratulations to all us Bears Fans. I really enjoyed the Ben Johnson press conference.
He seemed to be ready to make our players accountable and get them on track. I know I said that I preferred a coach like Gruden or McCarthy but Johnson like myself and many others, saw the Bears in disarray. Johnson definitely answered the questions about his leadership abilities.
We should be Good!!
Great stuff Swift ,always appreciate it. FGB FGB . BearDown
YESSSIR
Listened to the presser, so nice to have someone that can articulate his thoughts. Much different than Eberbumble.
After listening to the press conference, I get it. I get why the bears were so excited and moved so quickly. The smile on poles face when he opened the presser, golden, like a kid ina candy store. LFG.
I DID AND I LOVED IT
Bear Tf Down everyone
Welcome to a NEW BEARS ERA BROTHER! BEAR DOWN!
@@IamPlank1920sup Plank!
@jeffpotter9599 BEAR DOWN!
@@jeffpotter9599 BEAR DOWN!
Couldn't agree more - keep up the great work Swifty!
Wow! 🤯 We are a large market team, for the first time in my lifetime. Thank you kindly George. I see Ryan Poles Holding up a Bear cub, “It’s Time”
Keep doing great things and putting out great content Swifty, I love your work brother and you are growing step by step. I’m rooting for you👏😎🙏🏼🐻⬇️
Love this guy. Calm, honest, answered questions, good sense of humor. No guile. Yes, he said it was a QB driven league. But a QB is more than a passer. He is a leader and facilitates the running game which also must be a part of the offense but the rules do make the passing game primary.
Wow Swifty, I can feel your excitement. You have been consistent with Pole's vision. You did a great job covering several points re the Bears,. Best analysis I've seen. You are a tremendous advocate. Well done.
Appreciate it! I'm just trying to keep it real, you know?
I'm glad to see Poles have Johnson's respect, as I've been mad about the Poles haters who blamed him for this year's failures! Yes, he may have made some mistakes on coaching staff decisions, but I think he's responsible for this team being full of talent at most spots.
The prospect of seeing a modern offense from Da Bears is exciting
This makes me think that there are players already on this team who have not developed a contribution level on Sundays who may start doing that. Not just from ‘buy in’ but from production. For me, ‘that’ would vindicate Poles. It’s a very happy day.
Ben Johnson's family are Cubs fans so he has that going for him. He wanted to be the head coach of the Bears and he will select the best coordinators he can find. The future for the Bears is starting to look so much more exciting!
Bear Down!!
First of all FGB second the thing that I heard him say that actually caught my attention that I had not thought about and didn’t hear you mention is our new coach knows exactly where the holes on our defense are because he had to plan against us so he knows where we need to upgrade on top of what he is going to do with the offense buckle up ladies and gentleman it’s about to be fun. Great video as always Swifty 🐻🔽
You’ve been right all along about Poles! Media is way too critical. Flus wasn’t the best, but him and Poles became friends to make it work. It didn’t turn out the best, but we got what could turn out to be the best coach ever. At least they aimed high!!! It’s a fantastic hire and the presser was phenomenal!!!
Unrealistic hope: trade for Max Crosby or better yet Myles Garrett. P.S. da Bears should keep Tevin Jenkins, get him help on the left side and he’d be able to stay healthy.
He's got to get the high quality coaches around him, and then build both lines, especially that Oline.
Yes we are
Out of 17 games, we won 5 of them. Of the 12 we lost, SEVEN of them were by one score. We lost handily only 5 times this year. With the right coaching, we could have been as high as 12-5. Let that sink in.
i really wish BJ hadn’t hyped up this team. we have talent but it’s unproven. we also have a lot of holes: unproven QB, oline, pass rush, running game and running defense. these things can break teams.
we’ve been awful at drafting in the late rounds.
he should have lowered expectations and talked about building something instead of making it seem like it was plug and chug.
but i am super excited about getting johnson. i hope he has an eye for talent cuz the biggest issue with the Bears is that they have no idea what good, offensive players in the late rounds look like.
No matter what offense you run..you have to have time to throw the ball..and you have to be able to run the ball..other OC's have said they would build the offense around the QB..I love the Ben Johnson hire..just hoping this is the GUY.
I think maybe it’s the losing so many games and the multitude of personnel mistakes that cause some to question Poles.
I never lost faith in Ryan Poles and I really believe he knew what he was doing, but I really was starting to question keeping flus another season but I understand y. 🐻 Down Swifty
Swifty I believe Lovie Smith mentioned beating Green Bay in his first days as HC.
No Swifty, we are not a sleeping giant. We ar ethe Chicago Bears, with the same G.M. Same president in place. Same owners. I've been watchign these pressers for forty years. Just words. Show me.
Until I hear about Poles extension /firing I will be concerned this is a Ben Johnson test drive and another the bears being the bears
Loaded? As in high? Drunk?
LETS GO BEARS!!! WE GOT BEN JOHNSON!!! PINCH ME I MUST BE DREAMING 😂
If true. If the Bears are LOADED with talent.....
Then why, WHY were the Bears 31st in passing??
Maybe that "talent" is overrated.
Maybe Caleb is not the generational QB we were told.
Maybe DJ Moore, Odunze, and Allen are not as great as told.
Maybe Kmet is mediocre.
Maybe, just maybe, Ryan Poles has not built such a great team after all.
After all, could Eberflus and the other coaches be THAT bad???
With Trestman they had the number one offense. It wasn’t in the 70s. That being said they had the worse defense too
I said "Top 5 in PASSING AND RUSHING"
Here we go...hypin them up again early...
its irresponsible, its cool to be a fan boy, but swifty is “i know ball guy” so to be super optimistic like this plan is about to work is crazy.
Great video as always Swift! For the first time in my nearly 40 years as a Chicago sports fan, I’m not questioning this head coaching hire. I feel confident they got this one right and Ben Johnson will be the guy to waken this sleeping giant! The Bears have been in hibernation too long, it’s time! Bear Down!
I feel the same way! The hype is real and warranted!
Sleeping giant 😂😂😂😂😂😂 BEAR 🐻 CUB 😂😂😂😂
It’s not the same ole wait until next year Chicago Bears off-season anymore, we are officially in a winning culture now
W-t- seriously?? Google 'delusional' and you'll see your mugged shot!
I get all the excitement for next season. But until the bears start proving it on the field, it's still just the same old bears. I've been burned by this team so many times over the last 30 plus years. Who knows, maybe beating Green Bay to end the season broke some stupid curse lol.
FGB FGB FGB!
Jury is still out on Ryan Poles. Another year of having a bad offensive line and he has to go
La di da. The Halas Hall in full propaganda mode. As usual, most Bear fans are falling for it.
Moc draft!???!
COOKING SOME UP, SCOUTING THOUGH
AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH JOHNSON , AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
THEY ARE LOADED WITH TALENT , ALL THE THEY NEEDED WAS THE RIGHT COACH , AND IF YOU ASK ME
" OUR TEAM HAS GOT ONE " IT'S LIKE GETTING A KEG OF POWDER AND THAT'S OUR TEAM , AND GETTING SOME PRIMER CHORDS THAT'LL BE OFFENSIVE COACH , AND DEFENSE COACH , AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BLASTING CAP ,
AND THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE THE HEAD COACH , AND BELIEVE ME , I THINK WE WILL HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE TEAM. THAT IS IF JOHNSON IS GOING TO PUSH OUR TEAM HARD ! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT "
" BEAR DOWN " OUT - FRICKEN - STANDING REPORT SWIFTY .
THANK MY BROTHER . NO I CAN YELL. SWIFTY IN DA HOUSE !!
Can you spell DELUSIONAL in all caps, too? I just did it for you! This team has more holes to fill than pot holes in Chicago yet you agree with a HC who hasn't been a HC at ANY level including Pop Warner league. He just fleeced and pimped Mama Bear for 19 mil a year! He likely LOVES our city and fanatics, especially, you!
Swifty sick of Flus ass 😭
It looks like the Bears hype train has left the station early this year. They've barked up this tree for decades, let's hope they can get it turned around and give the Bears fans a team that they deserve instead of the yearly sad sack laughing stocks. It would be great to be in the conversation in December. Just remember last year, we had our QB and the best WR's and one of the greatest overall teams a rookie has seen in forever aaaaaaand, it was the offensive coordinator, It was the head coach, it was the o-line stuff a successful team would have addressed before the season started. I usually try to be optimistic but I'm starting to feel like a gullible sucker every year. The Green Bay win in week 18 sure was a nice start. Let's get this train rolling, Bear Down.
Now all the armchair gms need to shut up and enjoy the ride
FGB
Mind bending how you can be “loaded with talent” and optimistic about next year. Poverty franchises never changes ever….because of a poverty fan base. We are that low IQ fan base….dont believe me? SNL created the Superfans as a mockery to how stupid we are. and we embraced it.
@waytoomuchsweatypalm It's called COACHING. I question anyone's football IQ if they say this team isn't talented. Lol 😆
You will see.
@ respectfully disagree, its COPING.
Talent on team: (my opinion)
Def Line-below average and got worse as season went
Corner-Stevenson decent but literally costing us games
Linebacker-overpaid and overated
Running backs-mid
receivers-maybe biggest disappointment of season
offensive line has one starter
just be a realist, we are an embarrassment to football and the time of glazing King Poles is over.
@waytoomuchsweatypalm Sounds more like you are upset over a logo and overreacting. If you don't think our WRs are good, idk what to tell you.
@@SwiftSportsNetwork whats good look like …losing 11 of last 12 games?
ok, just receivers….I’ll play. Big money resigning DJ (fine) trade a draftpick for Keenan and use a top 10 draft pick for another receiver.
Results: Bottom 5 of league in rec yds, bottom 10 in yds per rec, and bottom 10 in TD receptions.
Good news is there is no possible way it can get worse….oh thats right never say that as a bears fan, because there is always another hole in the basement that this franchise is willing to dig to show its fans. I feel bad you gotta put lipstick on this pig cause its part of ur job and all. appreciate the dialogue
STOP. Stop these bs hype stories, this team is garbage until they actually win games. Stop the stupid offseason and preseason hype. FFS use your brain for a minute and understand that you are gas lighting this fan base with stories like this and fishing for views with that lead.
Dude, this comment is SOOOO hypocritical that it is RIDICULOUS.
You literally have the entire NATIONAL MEDIA gaslighting this fanbase and just feeding it clickbait.
I GIVE REAL information that is DETAILED, FACTUAL and ON THE OPTIMISTIC SIDE.
Anyone with a BRAIN actually realizes that, so maybe instead of telling others to use theirs, you should take your OWN advice
Hey Chicago Bear fans I am not getting excited do I want the Bears to win yes every year we get our hopes up I am going to pump the brakes I am not going to get my hopes up
@@dedricbutler8470 I totally understand where you're coming from. I know that everything always looks good on paper and it means nothing if it doesn't yield positive results. That being said, I am excited because it seems like there is a shift in the mindset of the people at the top. It seems like everyone is on the same page with not just wanting to be a winning football team, but really what it takes to get there. I celebrate until there is no reason to, then I get excited and optimistic all over again for the next season. When I get to the place where I never think that things will change, it's time to change the team I root for.
Yep I know your feelings, they got one piece and half the fan base thinks we're done and then we repeat the same losing season. I want to see what the rest of their moves are going to be for the remainder of the off-season first before I jump on the Johnson bandwagon
This is a good step towards maybe making something good happening. I'm not there yet. A first time head coach isn't guaranteed to be a great coach, time will tell and I hope it all works out. I've been a fan for so many years and have been disappointed so many times, It needs to stop..