Having an early bye week could actually have a hidden benefit for Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears' new offense

At some point every team/coach is going to be faced with an early bye week and learning how to deal with that throughout the rest of the season is a major opportunity for Ben Johnson to handle in Year 1.

Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles had a Week 5 bye and still went on to win the Super Bowl, and didn't even get a first-round bye in the playoffs. Great teams and great coaches figure it out, and that's something Ben Johnson will be forced to learn.

Beyond that, having an early bye week is going to be incredibly beneficial for the Bears' offense going into the new system.

Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings will be the first real moment we see what this new offense will truly look like with the full arsenal of players on display, which means early mistakes are going to be made.

"We're going to make a lot of mistakes," Johnson said. "I think I've been pretty open and honest about that since I came into the building here. We encourage that, we need that, that's how we grow."

Being able to get the feet wet on offense during the first four weeks against the Vikings, Lions, Cowboys, and Raiders can help establish a starting base for where the unit is and what the recurring issues are. Then, the coaching staff can use the early bye week to adjust as needed before attacking the 13-game stretch head on.

"I actually like where that bye week is because it usually takes about four weeks into the season to find out who you are as a team and what you do well and what you don't do well and then that is at a good time so we can reflect on it as a coaching staff to really hone in on what we want to be for that remaining three-quarters of the season," Johnson said on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

While many teams would look at an early bye week as a negative, Chicago should view it has a positive to make any adjustments needed early as possible instead of letting the mistakes, and potential losses, stack up into the middle part of the season.

It's going to take time for this new offense to be a well-oiled machine and the more early opportunities to reassess and reevaluate the better for the unit in the long run.