(Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Bags of cleats and shoes outside of Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) locker in the locker room at Halas Hall on Jan. 6, 2025 in Lake Forest.

Ben Johnson was not about to talk down on Matt Eberflus for his questionable clock management in the Bears' loss to Detroit.

There are a goodly number of franchises whose offensive playbooks are utterly vanilla, consisting of interior handoffs, and ...