There’s no doubt that the Bears’ focus for this offseason is fixing the offense that doomed the team in 2019. Not only were they one of the worst offenses in the league, but they had regressed in a season where they were supposed to show a better understanding of Matt Nagy’s offense.
Nagy wasted no time overhauling the offense hiring four new offensive coaches, including offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, offensive line coach Juan Castillo and tight ends coach Clancy Barone.
While we won’t know how these hirings ultimately affect the offense until the new season begins, there’s an excitement surrounding these hirings that bring a wealth of knowledge to a struggling offense with specific needs.
The Bears are bringing in Lazor as their new offensive coordinator, although Nagy will continue to call plays.
Someone that knows Lazor well is quarterback Matt Moore, who was in Miami when Lazor was the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator for two seasons.
“Man, I like Bill,” Moore said, via WGN. “Bill is a high energy guy. He’s going to hold you to the highest standard. He’s creative. He’s going to try to create speed and space just like anybody. When he was here, he had just come from Philly with Chip Kelly. When you talk about all that space with the bubbles and all that stuff, kind of how the game has evolved, and Bill was right on top of it. So we were doing all that stuff. They got a good coach in Bill Lazor, I know that.”
Arguably the biggest failure of the Bears offense last season was the run game, which was one of the worst in the league. Rookie David Montgomery had a decent season, but he wasn’t helped much by play calling or the offensive line.
Matt Nagy has brought in guys that will no doubt have a hand in fixing that aspect of the offense, including Juan Castillo and Lazor.
“(The run game) was big (with Lazor),” Moore said. “I think that was one of the big things that he brought with him from Philly. So I think he’ll have his fingerprint all over it for sure.”
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