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Brave new world for Bears offense

Nagy hire should change team dramatically

The Bears have hired former Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their head coach. The 39-year-old replaces John Fox, and you wonder if Chicago isn't thinking it's landed the next Sean McVay, who replaced another NFL dinosaur in Jeff Fisher and quickly turned the Rams around.

Apparently, Nagy was a fan of Mitchell Trubisky last offseason, and now he'll get to work with him in Chicago. Based on the way the two offenses operated last year, it will be a huge change for Trubisky.

Last season, the Bears passed the ball less often than any other team; last in pass attempts. Not surprisingly, they were also last in passing yards per game -- just 193 yards per game. Last in touchdown passes, too. Kansas City, in contrast, ranked 7th in passing, was 15 spots higher in attempts, and threw twice as many touchdowns. They passed far more often (to a fault, at times, as the loss to Tennessee on Saturday made clear).

In any case, Trubisky should be busier next season, while Jordan Howard should be less busy. That's the snap reaction to this hire.

NFL PASSING, 2017
Team Comp Att Yds/GRkTD
New England Patriots 389587289132
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 378605288226
Los Angeles Chargers 366583284328
Pittsburgh Steelers 384590283429
Detroit Lions 374570279529
New Orleans Saints 386536271623
Kansas City 363543270726
San Francisco 49ers 362607265815
Atlanta Falcons 343530259921
Washington 3475402561027
Los Angeles Rams 3205182521128
Seattle Seahawks 3405552491234
Arizona Cardinals 3395982491321
Philadelphia Eagles 3415642481438
Minnesota Vikings 3575272461525
Miami Dolphins 3736022371624
Oakland Raiders 3475582351723
Jacksonville Jaguars 3165272321821
New York Giants 3736082301920
Denver Broncos 3325662292019
Houston Texans 2995252282128
Cleveland Browns 3125742212215
Green Bay Packers 3525622212325
New York Jets 3235102192419
Tennessee Titans 3064962122514
Cincinnati Bengals 3045102122625
Dallas Cowboys 3094932082722
Carolina Panthers 2935012072822
Baltimore Ravens 3635672022920
Indianapolis Colts 2854872023013
Buffalo Bills 2894761933116
Chicago Bears 2914731933213

--Andy Richardson

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