5 candidates for Bears offensive coordinator

Following the Bears’ offensive struggles in 2019, they wasted no time in firing OC Mark Helfrich. Now, Matt Nagy is looking for a new OC.

3. Marty Mornhinweg

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Another candidate with ties to Andy Reid is Marty Mornhinweg, who spent 2003-12 with Reid in Philadelphia and has familiarity with the kind of offense Nagy runs. He also worked with Nagy from 2008-12 during his time with the Eagles.

Mornhinweg most recently served as Ravens offensive coordinator from 2016-18. Yes, he was relieved of his duties before Lamar Jackson and Baltimore’s offense took flight this season. But you could argue that the Ravens rushed Jackson out on the field in the mid

Mornhinweg has experience working with mobile quarterbacks, among them Jackson and even Michael Vick in Philadelphia, which should make him a prime candidate to help guide Mitchell Trubisky. That, and his reputation to want to develop mobile quarterbacks into pocket passers, which is something the Bears have been trying and failing at with Trubisky.