Following an embarrassing offensive output in 2019, the Bears have completely overhauled their offensive coaching staff in an effort to fix their ailing offense.
One of those hires was new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, who we know won’t call plays as that’s Nagy’s territory. So how will Lazor factor into Chicago’s offense?
Here’s how SI.com’s Albert Breer believes Lazor fits in with the Bears offensive plans:
The marriage of Bill Lazor and the Bears will be interesting—Lazor’s known for simplifying scheme for players, weaponizing tempo and finding a way to get guys playing fast. With a quarterback, in Mitch Trubisky, who often seems to think too much on the field, injecting that influence into Matt Nagy’s offense could be a godsend.
Given Lazor’s expertise at simplifying scheme — something Trubisky needs — and utilizing tempo in their favor — something Trubisky does well — this hire is more about getting the most out of the offense. Especially considering Nagy will continue to call his plays with his offense.
You have to wonder what happened between the end of 2018 and 2019, where Trubisky went from encouraging to disappointing in a season of regression. While no one expected Trubisky to suddenly become an MVP overnight, it was a fair expectation for Trubisky to take a step forward in his second season with Nagy. So what happened?
Among the many criticisms of Trubisky has been his tendency to overthink. Could it be there were too many voices in Trubisky’s head? From Nagy to Mark Helfrich to Dave Ragone to Chase Daniel. Unless everyone was on the same page — which didn’t seem to be the case — Trubisky could’ve been told different things by multiple people, which might’ve caused him to overthink.
For someone that has played his best ball when his team needs a game-winning drive — moments where he doesn’t overthink, he just reacts — Trubisky needs consistency from his coaches. That, and Trubisky needs to show consistency as a quarterback.
With the overhaul of the Bears’ offensive coaching staff — including the hiring of John DeFilippo as quarterbacks coach — Trubisky has no excuses in 2020. If this coaching staff can’t get success out of him, no one can.
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