Ben Johnson and his Chicago Bears coaching staff aren’t taking a vacation this week.

The bye week is a much-needed respite for players. For coaches, it’s an important week. Since training camp this summer, Johnson has pointed to September as an opportunity to see what his team is all about. The Bears learned what they do well and what they don’t do well over the first four games.

A Week 5 bye provides an opportunity to make adjustments.

“For us as a staff, we’ll have a good feel after four games of who we are, what we do well and what we can sink our teeth into,” Johnson said, “whether we want to pivot a little bit in certain spots, whether that’s personnel-driven or schematic, that can get us better going ahead.”

The Bears are already planning some adjustments. Lineman Theo Benedet st

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