The Chicago Bears are entering the 2024 NFL season as the most bet on team to go over their win total after a massive offseason that included drafting former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick.
While Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson appreciates the optimism from bettors and fans, he believes that it’s all about action and results.
“I’m tired of just having upside and having potential,” Johnson said Saturday, via the Chicago Sun-Times. “I want to be in a position where we actually go out there, and we are that — not just what we’re projected to be.
“It’s about action at this point. So the projections, the energy, the enthusiasm all feel good in the beginning because everybody, every team, every fan [says], ‘Oh, this is our year!’”
The 25-year-old Pro Bowler helped the Bears win five of their last eight games to close out the 2023 regular season on a positive note. Johnson, who inked a four-year, $76 million contract this offseason, added that Chicago has “added some much-needed help” to their roster this year.
“We gotta go out here and we gotta prove it,” Johnson, who has yet to experience a winning season during his four years with the Bears, added. “I think that starts with Day 1, starts with [Saturday when veterans reported for training camp]. But that’s something that’s gonna carry on from now until the end of the season. Whenever that is — if that’s playoffs or not.”
The postseason is exactly where Emmanuel Acho expects the Bears to be at this season’s end, and he explained why on a recent episode of “Speak.”
“My realistic expectations are for the Bears to make the playoffs,” he said. “The teams that I think are in the mix again are the Cowboys, Packers, Lions, Falcons, Bears and Rams. My realistic expectation for Caleb .. [is] either win the division and be one of the four or. … I would hope he would be Rookie of the Year.”
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