Courtney Cronin
CHICAGO — Bears coach Ben Johnson expressed remorse Monday over how his halftime interview throughout his crew's Week 4 win in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders was obtained.
The Bears trailed 14-9 when Johnson was asked by CBS Sports sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala about his message to gamers after Chicago scored simply six factors off three turnovers within the first half.
Johnson mentioned he instructed his crew, “That it wasn't our model of soccer, we're able to much more. We're hitting the reset button right here at halftime and we'll come again and set up our id right here within the second half.”
Kinkhabwala adopted up by asking, “Do it's essential to change what you are doing?”
The coach instructed that he heard a press release about what his crew's method ought to be within the second half quite than a query, which led to a curt response. “I do not know, you assume so? We will be simply positive,” he mentioned.
“Within the second I, actually, I did not assume an excessive amount of of it,” Johnson mentioned Monday. “I am sort of in sport mode. However once I look again at it, I'm a bit bit dissatisfied with what that appears like. I did not hear very nicely and that is not an excuse, however once I thought I heard, it was not a query, however I wanted to make some adjustments, I did not take that very nicely, so I will do a greater job with these going ahead.”
The Bears pulled off a 25-24 win on the highway when cornerback Josh Blackwell staved off the Raiders' try at a last-second win by blocking Daniel Carlson's 54-yard discipline aim try.
Johnson, 39, credited his crew for the “character” it confirmed in clawing again the lead a number of occasions within the second half whereas overcoming offensive struggles. The Bears coach mentioned he didn't assume that everybody on offense was “pulling their weight” by 4 video games, together with himself as a playcaller.
“If you have a look at it as an entire, it was only a mess, man,” Johnson mentioned. “I am simply not pleased with what we placed on tape. I feel it is a reflection of myself. I at all times take it personally. I noticed us getting higher the primary three weeks in a variety of methods on offense, after which this was just a bit little bit of a step again for us. Like I mentioned, the bye week is coming at time, and we're actually going to have the ability to take have a look at ourselves and do some soul looking out. It is at all times good whenever you play that poorly and but you are still in a position to come away with a win.”
