Ben Johnson rips Bears' practice efforts after sluggish start, says they're not 'championship-caliber'

The Detroit Lions beat down the Chicago Bears 52-21, and Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson struggled. Colin Cowherd says that the QB and HC duo don’t work together, and that Bears fans should accept that this duo needs to adjust to one another.

After the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson following his massive success in Detroit, many football fans expected the Bears to take the next step.

Johnson was the offensive coordinator of the high-powered Lions, and his move was widely regarded as extremely beneficial for 2024 first-overall pick Caleb Williams.

The season started off nicely when Chicago led the Minnesota Vikings entering the fourth quarter of their season opener. But J.J. McCarthy led a wild comeback, and then Johnson's former Lions dismantled his new team, 52-21, in a sour homecoming game this past Sunday.

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Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson during the Detroit Lions game at Ford Field. (Lon Horwedel/Imagn Images)

They say practice makes perfect. Well, that's part of the issue, according to Johnson.

"I think our practice habits are yet to reflect a championship-caliber team," he said.

Asked specifically which practice habits aren’t "championship-caliber," Johnson gave a lengthy list.

Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown celebrates a touchdown catch against the Chicago Bears in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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"We should be going to the football, finishing hard," he said. "We talk about it all the time with the offensive players that our fundamentals, our finish and our technique, they need to show up in walk-through, they need to show