Ben Johnson not concerned about info sharing with Rams' Matt LaFleur, Sean McVay ahead of Sunday's matchup.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson is taking a pragmatic approach to his upcoming game against the Los Angeles Rams, where he'll face off against one of his former colleagues, Packers coach Matt LaFleur. While LaFleur and Bears general manager Sean McVay are close friends, with McVay's brother Mike serving as the team's offensive coordinator, Johnson remains unfazed about potential information sharing between the two coaching circles.
"It happens anyway," Johnson said. "That's this league in general. I think every week everyone tries to share what they had from the week before with your next opponent. I think that's common practice. That's something that you just keep on doing."
The Bears and Rams are set to meet for the first time this season, with McVay's team looking to bounce back from a tough loss last weekend. LaFleur will bring his experience as Packers head coach into the game, but Johnson is focused on his own team's preparation.
"We watch the tape," LaFleur said earlier in the week, when asked if he and McVay had spoken about strategy. "We do our work, and Matt is a very close friend of mine."
Despite the lack of information sharing concerns, Johnson acknowledged that his team has been preparing for the Rams' high-powered offense all week.
"We've been studying their game plan, trying to anticipate what they'll bring," he said. "But you can never be too prepared. We're looking forward to the challenge."
The Bears and Rams are scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, with kickoff set for 1:05 PM CT.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson is taking a pragmatic approach to his upcoming game against the Los Angeles Rams, where he'll face off against one of his former colleagues, Packers coach Matt LaFleur. While LaFleur and Bears general manager Sean McVay are close friends, with McVay's brother Mike serving as the team's offensive coordinator, Johnson remains unfazed about potential information sharing between the two coaching circles.
"It happens anyway," Johnson said. "That's this league in general. I think every week everyone tries to share what they had from the week before with your next opponent. I think that's common practice. That's something that you just keep on doing."
The Bears and Rams are set to meet for the first time this season, with McVay's team looking to bounce back from a tough loss last weekend. LaFleur will bring his experience as Packers head coach into the game, but Johnson is focused on his own team's preparation.
"We watch the tape," LaFleur said earlier in the week, when asked if he and McVay had spoken about strategy. "We do our work, and Matt is a very close friend of mine."
Despite the lack of information sharing concerns, Johnson acknowledged that his team has been preparing for the Rams' high-powered offense all week.
"We've been studying their game plan, trying to anticipate what they'll bring," he said. "But you can never be too prepared. We're looking forward to the challenge."
The Bears and Rams are scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, with kickoff set for 1:05 PM CT.
I think it's crazy how much emphasis is put on coaches sharing info these days... like what's wrong with just preparing your own game plan? 
I mean Ben Johnson makes some good points, but at the same time, isn't there a way to keep that stuff private and still get an edge on your opponent? 
It's all about balance, you know? And let's be real, both teams are gonna come out strong regardless of who knows what about the other team. 
. Bring it on Sunday!
and the best part is, sean mcvay would be like the ultimate gaming sidekick, always cheering him on from the sidelines. 
also, have you seen those new madden updates? they made the quarterback throw even more realistic... 
. Like, I get where he's coming from, it's just the way the game goes now... but at the same time, you'd think some caution would be taken when dealing with ex-colleagues and close friends? 
But hey, to each their own, right? 
. Meanwhile, Matt LaFleur is gonna come out swinging with the Packers' playbook and we'll see how much prep time the Bears actually put into it 
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is it always like this or did matt lafleur just happen to know sean mcvay and his fam?
. I mean, it's not like they're playing in a league where you can just call up your buddy and be like "Hey, we got 5 touchdowns this week, wanna borrow some ideas?" 
. That's a stat I've been keeping track of for years! And did you know that the average NFL team spends around 40 hours per week on game prep? 
That's like, a whole lotta film study and practice sessions.
To prepare and come up with a plan to beat the other team? 
. It's not like they can stop sharing or anything 
. And I think coaches like Matt LaFleur are right in saying that he and Sean McVay are close friends, so maybe that's already an advantage for the Rams 
. But still, I'm curious to see how this game goes down 
. The Bears are gonna need to bring their A-game if they wanna take down the high-powered Rams offense 
he knows that trying to stop info sharing wont even work lol so instead of worrying about it he just focuses on his own team's prep game on 
. One thing's for sure, the Rams' high-powered offense is going to give the Bears a run for their money 
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