Former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst, T.J. Orlovsky, believes that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson would be a 'bad fit' for the Chicago Bears, especially considering their young quarterback, Caleb Williams.
While the ESPN commentator and former Lion quarterback sees the attention focused on Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson being linked with the Bears head coaching job, he calls it a bad fit.
One of the constant critics of Caleb Williams, Orlovsky, in a talk with Kevin Clark of ESPN2, called Johnson less than ideal for the Bears because of their quarterback, even while Courtney Cronin of the same network reported Johnson will be one of those the Bears want to seek out for an interview, much as NFL Network's Tom Pelissoro reported the same interest on Sunday.'I think No. 1, what's Caleb Williams' biggest issue? It was in college, it (is) in the NFL,' Orlovsky said. 'It's he just doesn't play that quickly, with completions.' Because Orlovsky doesn't view Williams as a timing passer in the same sense as Jared Goff, he thinks Johnson would be better off going elsewhere. 'You have to have a play caller in an offensive scheme that bakes in easy completions for that guy (Williams),' Orlovsky said. 'We see it with Andy Reid and Matt Nagy, we don't see this with Ben Johnson. We really don't.''I would very much entertain others if I was Kevin Warren.'Orlovsky called Sean Payton and Bo Nix an ideal mix because Payton's offense is loaded with making the call and the easy throw. And whoever comes in must have their offense loaded with easy passes to help Williams make up what he's missed this year in development. If I’m the owner of a team with a coaching vacancy and a young QB, I’m giving Ben Johnson a blank check'I think finding baked-in completions for him where you're almost doing the thinking of it for him is almost paramount,' Orlovsky said. He sees Goff throwing all on timing, 'with his feet,' and doesn't see Williams able to play that way. Orlovsky say he'd be very wary of such a pairing as Johnson and Williams. He summed up by looking at the marriage of QB and coordinato
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