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Netflix’s Quarterback may have just shown an in depth look at Chicago's next big play involving Ben Johnson and Colston Loveland
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Netflix’s Quarterback may have just shown an in depth look at Chicago's next big play involving Ben Johnson and Colston Loveland

Originally posted on A to Z Sports  |  By Kole Noble  |  Last updated Jul 8, 2025 4:58 PM ET

If you haven't seen it already, Netflix released all seven episodes of "Quarterback" Season 2 featuring Jared Goff, Kirk Cousins, and Joe Burrow's journey through the 2024 NFL Season.

For Chicago Bears fans wanting to get some hidden nuggets about their new head coach in Ben Johnson, who previously served as Goff's offensive coordinator in Detroit, there's not a whole lot to take away from it.

All of the Goff arcs mainly focus on the quarterback, and every once in a while head coach Dan Campbell made some notable appearances.

There was, however, one key detail I took away from watching the new season that could lead to something big in Chicago.

In episode #4 titled "Now or Never" the Goff arc centered around the Week 10 matchup against the Houston Texans. That game was a disaster of a start for the Lions' quarterback who had five interceptions on the night and couldn't get anything going.

With a little more than 12 minutes left in the third quarter, Goff practically begged Johnson to call "wasp" to help change the momentum of the game.

"Wasp, for us, is a double move by our tight end off a boot action," Goff explained. "Throughout the week we had see their middle safety would overplay a boot action. Sometimes when you run it with the tight end, you're able to hide it a little bit better than with a receiver and [TE Sam] LaPorta is as athletic as a lot of receivers. So, we feel pretty good about him running that route."

So, Johnson called in the "wasp" and it resulted in a 37-yard completion that set the Lions up with a first-and-goal to get back into the game. 

Pretty much Goff rolls right and then throws back all the way across the field to an open LaPorta for a big gain. Watch the play below:

Why is this notable for Chicago?

These are the kind of momentum swinging plays the Bears drafted Colston Loveland 10th overall to make in Johnson's offense. Chicago drafted Loveland because of his ability to stretch the field and catch defenses off guard like LaPorta does for Detroit.

"With LaPorta, the stage was never too big or too bright. I felt that same thing with Colston the first time I met him," Johnson said. "He doesn’t bat an eye. He performs at a high level. And as we talk about where we’re going as an organization, and we’re going to be playing in these big games with the bright lights, we need guys that are going to rise up to the occasion, and he’s going to do that for us."

Loveland has a knack for making splash plays deep down the field. Of his 11 career touchdowns at Michigan, over half of those came on 20+ yard throws.

And with Caleb Williams under center, boot actions are going to be a big part of this passing game and it'll help unlock the downfield ability for the young quarterback.

All of this to say, I can fully expect we'll see some version of the "wasp" get drawn up during training camp once Loveland gets cleared to practice and starts getting integrated into the offense. From there, I'm sure it'll be a matter of time until it gets used in a game during the 2025 season.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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