In the wake of the Chicago Bears’ dominant win over the Dallas Cowboys, Caleb Williams awarded Ben Johnson a game ball for his first victory as a head coach. Ben Johnson then led the team in a cheer, known as the “Good, Better, Best” cheer. He used it again after the win against the Las Vegas Raiders. If the interwebs are to be believed, the cheer’s phrasing originated with St. Jerome in the 4th or 5th century AD, in Latin it is bonus, melior, optimus. This call for continuous improvement was adopted by the military, giving the chant its modern phrasing that Coach Johnson used after the game against the Cowboys:

Good, better, best!

Never let it rest!

Until your good gets better,

And your better is best!

Inspired by Coach Johnson, this is the first of a weekly series where I take a loo

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