Chicago Bears: 3 reasons to commit to the run

The Chicago Bears need to look to dedicate their offense to run as they try to repair a broken offense this off-season.

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is no fan of an offense that is predicated on the run. The former Arena League Football quarterback implements an offense that is dependent on quick passes and ignores an emphasis on the running game.

However, early in this off-season, it appears that Nagy is looking to fix the running game.

Shortly after the Bears’ wrapped up their season-ending press conference on New Year’s Eve, news broke that offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand were among four coaches that were relieved of their duties.

Considering that Nagy is the play-caller for the Bears’ offense, it was unclear what exactly Helfrich was in charge of during his two seasons as Bears’ offensive coordinator. The Bears are feeding the public the story that Helfrich and Hiestand were in charge of the Bears’ running game and that was the main factor that led to them being removed from the Bears’ coaching staff.

The Bears were 27th-ranked rushing offense in the NFL during the 2019 season as they averaged 91.1 rushing yards per game.

After learning from coaching under Andy Reid on the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Nagy was gifted with players that fit a pass-first offense. Specifically in Kansas City as the Chiefs offense’ featured Alex Smith, Travis Kelce, and Tyreek Hill.

The issue for Nagy with the Bears is that he lacks a quarterback that is a precision passer the way that Smith was; an elite tight end the way that Kelce is; and speedy receiver the way that Hill is.

For that reason, Nagy needs to adust his offense and highlight the running game.