New Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson wrapped up the opening statement of his introductory news conference Wednesday at Halas Hall with a declaration. “Our mission, starting this spring, is to win and to win now,

The Chicago Bears have hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach, and now the attention has turned to Johnson building his coaching staff. Johnson preached the importance of surrounding himself with experienced coaches that he can lean on,

Chicago’s introduction to Ben Johnson as the Bears’ savior-in-chief — a k a: head coach — seemed more coronation than filling the team’s latest coaching vacancy. Pomp and circumstance and ceremony on Dimethyltrienolone. A vibe unmatched by any hire (not draft or free-agent signing) since . . . well, since.