Chicago Bears: 5 things they can learn from remaining playoff teams

Bears can learn from Andy Reid

Matt Nagy’s arrival in Chicago was met with fanfare since he came from the Kansas Chiefs coaching tree. As well, he had been under Andy Reid’s tutelage since entering the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. Chicago fans thought they were going to get a lighter version of the Chiefs dynamic offense, and even with decent players, this hasn’t been the case.

One of the biggest arguments against Nagy is the use of his personnel. Bears fans have grown frustrated watching how skill players on other teams are able to flourish, while some of theirs seem to show up inconsistently.

We later learned what Nagy’s version of the West Coast offense doesn’t allow for players to be tagged or plays to be adjusted. The playbook is the playbook, and a lot of times it didn’t mesh with what the Bears coaches thought defenses were doing.

Chiefs fans are accustomed to watching Pro Bowl players, and it’s true that the Bears are not blessed with mid and late round picks like Travis Kelce (3rd round) and Tyreke Hill (5th round) that hit big like lottery tickets. The Bear have players they can utilize in their own fashion though, like rookies Cole Kmet, and Darnell Mooney.

The one thing Nagy can learn from his former boss, is that he doesn’t have to stick like glue to the “West Coast” offense. Reid may use parts of it because of how he came through the league in the Bill Walsh coaching tree, but he is constantly adapting to news ideas and concepts.

Reid is bringing in plays from college on almost a weekly basis. All of these revolve around using is unique and elite players to the best of their ability, and it has paid dividends with their explosive offense in recent years.