Ben Johnson drops eye-opening endorsement of Chicago Bears’ running back room

For most of the Chicago Bears’ offseason, running back has been considered a serious position of need. However, head coach Ben Johnson disagrees with that assessment.

The Bears entered the offseason with D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson atop their depth chart. With training camp now open, the only significant addition has been seventh-rounder Kyle Monangai. Chicago could always turn back to the free agency well, so far Johnson has been content with what he has.

Training camp now gives the head coach his best opportunity to evaluate the running back at large. So far, he has seen running backs coach Eric Bieniemy getting after each back. But the Bears have responded well and have impressed their head coach, via team’s Thursday press conference.

“Shoot. We’ll find out more once we get the pads on, but extremely coachable,” Johnson said of the running back room. “Improvements on the tracks every single day. We’re very detailed with where we want them to go. They’re all about it. Coach Bieniemy’s doing a phenomenal job. He’s very demanding. He’s one of the more demanding coaches I’ve been around. I think they’re receptive to that type of coaching.”

“I think Swift has done a great job, come back from the summer, he’s in great shape,” he continued. “He had some plays yesterday that weren’t ideal. We might’ve had a guy unblocked in the hole and yet he’s able to extend it and make something happen beyond. Highly motivated group. I know the perception out there is that maybe it’s not the most talented room in the world. They like to hear that noise. So, we’re gonna be just fine.”