Before the news of Johnson's hiring was announced, Gruden appeared on the "Pardon My Take" podcast and explained, in his mind, what makes Johnson so special. For Gruden, most of what Johnson excelled at with his time in Detroit may not be observed by the casual eye, and that's winning at the line of scrimmage during the pre-snap process.

The Bears landed the top coaching candidate in Ben Johnson, who checks all the boxes to get them back to relevancy. Here is our grade of the hire.

The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that the team had reached an agreement with former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator to become the new head coach in the Windy City.

The Chicago Bears made a splash hiring Ben Johnson their new head coach. That guarantees nothing but it showed a progressive approach to getting their team back into postseason contention. After years of making the wrong decision,