The Chicago Bears picked up its third win of the season on Sunday against the New York Jets and it was another two possession win with a third different quarterback running head coach Ben Johnson’s offense.

Vibes should be really high in Chicago, especially after winning two big games at home in a six-day span. However, this continues to be a team that refuses to be satisfied and is constantly looking for ways to continue improving.

Sometimes, the first step toward doing that starts by recognizing what the problem is and that’s exactly what Johnson did after the game while speaking with reporters.

Ben Johnson addresses redzone concerns on offense after Week 4 win

The biggest concern on offense coming out of Sunday’s game was the team’s execution, or lack thereof, in the redzone. Chicago only scored touchdowns on two of their seven drives that reached the 20-yard-line, and that wasn’t an issue that has only shown up in this particular game.

“Obviously, we got to get better in the redzone,” Johnson said in his opening comments during his postgame press conference on Sunday. “It’s been really three weeks in a row that we’ve left points out there. So, that’ll be a major emphasis for us going forward. As well as the turnovers, we can’t have those on offense.”

You can look at the numbers offensively from Sunday’s game and see a lot of great things. Over 45 minutes of possession time, 34 first downs, nearly 500 yards of offense. But, none of that matters if you’re not finishing drives with touchdowns.

Chicago’s opening drive, for example, went 78 yards and 14 plays before stalling out on the half-yard line. The Bears weren’t able to punch the ball into the endzone and ended a promising first drive with zero on the scoreboard after turning the ball over on fourth down.

The same thing happened in the fourth quarter when the Bears made it all the way down to the Jets’ three-yard-line before having to settle for a field goal. All in all, the Bears had seven drives get into the redzone with only 23 points to show for it.

How can the Bears improve in the redzone and especially inside the five-yard-line?

After getting stuffed on the first drive after two D’Andre Swift carries got ruled short of the goal line, the Bears turned to Kyle Monangai when they got down inside the five-yard-line and found some success with that. Monangai scored two touchdowns (one-yard run and a five-yard run) but even he was denied on a third drive that got down to the goal line.

That’s an area the Bears clearly need to improve at and it starts with the play-calling and personnel usage. I felt going under center and giving it to Monangai was foolproof after his first two touchdowns, but even that plan wasn’t perfect when Monangai was stonewalled at the one-yard-line in the fourth quarter.

Perhaps Ben Johnson needs to cook up some new goal line plays this week to be more effective in those situations, but he can’t be too cute either. Think back to the Week 1 game when Caleb Williams nearly threw a costly interception from the goal line before the play was fortunately called back due to a penalty.

Speaking of Williams, that’s one thing that will eventually help this unit turn more redzone opportunities into touchdowns. Once he’s healthy and back on the field, his mobility is a real weapon in the redzone that the Bears are missing with Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum at quarterback. However, it’ll take weeks for Williams to be running like his usual self even after he returns from his hamstring injury.

I’m not sure what the answer is, truthfully, but I have full confidence in Johnson figuring it out. The Bears can’t keep leaving points on the board like that and the first step toward fixing a problem is recognizing there is one in the first place.