LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Coach Ben Johnson delivered a blunt assessment of his team on Wednesday after an 0-2 start has the new-look Chicago Bears appearing like teams of old.

"I think our practice habits are yet to reflect a championship-caliber team," Johnson said.

The Detroit Lions handed the Bears a 52-21 loss in Week 2 after the Minnesota Vikings stormed back in the fourth quarter of the season opener to erase Chicago's 11-point lead and leave with a 27-24 win.

Johnson felt the Lions played "harder" than the Bears, which he said reflected poorly on him, his coaching staff and players. Earlier in the week after re-watching Chicago's loss in Detroit, Johnson said that the Bears would have more competition in practice and find out "who wants to practice hard and who wants to be a li

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