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Chicago Bears: Eagles and Rams Used Same Coaching Blueprint
by Erik Lambert9 hours agoFollow @eriklambert1
Link: nflmocks.com/2017/11/20/chicago-bears-eagles-rams-used-coaching-blueprint/
The Chicago Bears are hoping to mirror what the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams have been able to accomplish in 2017 by next year.
Key to that turnaround was a significant change with the coaching staffs. On the surface it may appear like two teams took different approaches. In truth they are remarkably similar in their structures. It follows a simple enough formula. The head coach and offensive coordinator must have backgrounds in coaching quarterbacks. The quarterbacks coach must have that and experience as an offensive coordinator.
Lastly the defensive coordinator must be somebody who can handle full automony over their job. The best way to do that is finding somebody who has prior head coaching experience from a previous job. Both teams have followed that formula to huge success. Here’s the breakdown as proof.
Philadelphia Eagles:
Head coach with QB experience: Doug Pederson
Pederson was offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs under Andy Reid. Years ago he was quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia and spent 10 years in the NFL as a backup QB himself. The man knows the position from both the playing and coaching perspective.
Offensive coordinator with QB experience : Frank Reich
Reich too brings extensive playing experience to the table. He was a great backup in Buffalo for many years. He didn’t get into coaching until 2008 but has taken to it quickly, spending time as quarterbacks coach in San Diego before elevating to offensive coordinator there and then Philly.
Quarterbacks coach with coordinating experience: John DeFilippo
In truth DeFilippo has been a quarterbacks coach since 2000 when he started off in college. He’s held that job since 2007 in the NFL but had a brief stint as an offensive coordinator with Cleveland in 2015. That experience was helpful to his growth and it’s showing with the Eagles.
Defensive coordinator with head coaching experience: Jim Schwartz
Schwartz was a successful defensive coordinator in Tennessee prior to his first head coaching job in Detroit. There he took the 0-16 Lions and got them to the playoffs by his third year. Things fell apart later but that experience has made him an even more effective coordinator.
Los Angeles Rams:
Head coach with QB experience: Sean McVay
McVay has a rather versatile background. He was a start quarterback in high school, a wide receiver in college and solid tight ends coach when he got to the NFL. Eventually Washington made him their offensive coordinator, which he parlayed into becoming the youngest head coach ever.
Offensive coordinator with QB experience : Matt Lafleur
The quarterback knowledge for Lafleur goes back to the mid-2000s in college. It started at Northern Michigan and rapidly grew to an NFL shot. From 2010 through 2015 he was QB coach at Washington, Notre Dame and Atlanta. Every stop found success.
Quarterbacks coach with coordinating experience: Greg Olson
Olson became a quarterbacks coach at Purdue way back in 1997. This landed him a shot with the 49ers. Since then he’s held it with the Bears, Lions, Buccaneers, Jaguars and now Rams. This in between his five different stints as an offensive coordinator dating back to 2005.
Defensive coordinator with head coaching experience: Wade Phillips
He might be the most accomplish defensive coordinator in NFL history. Phillips has produced a top 10 defense with six different franchises in his coaching career. So many people find it easy to forget that he also has extensive experience as a head coach. To date he’s held that job with six different teams, three times on an interim basis.
Next: Chicago Bears Mock Offseason: Going All Out for Trubisky
This sort of blueprint can be difficult to follow for a team because it’s hard finding the right pieces, but this year is showing that it’s not a fluke occurrence. Both L.A. and Philly followed it and are two of the best teams in the NFL. Right now the Bears haven’t. John Fox has no QB history. Dave Ragone was never a coordinator and Vic Fangio has never been a head coach. The formula feels out of whack right now and the team is playing like it.
Ryan Pace will have some changes to make next. Will he follow this design or try to make one of his won?
by Erik Lambert9 hours agoFollow @eriklambert1
Link: nflmocks.com/2017/11/20/chicago-bears-eagles-rams-used-coaching-blueprint/
The Chicago Bears are hoping to mirror what the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams have been able to accomplish in 2017 by next year.
Key to that turnaround was a significant change with the coaching staffs. On the surface it may appear like two teams took different approaches. In truth they are remarkably similar in their structures. It follows a simple enough formula. The head coach and offensive coordinator must have backgrounds in coaching quarterbacks. The quarterbacks coach must have that and experience as an offensive coordinator.
Lastly the defensive coordinator must be somebody who can handle full automony over their job. The best way to do that is finding somebody who has prior head coaching experience from a previous job. Both teams have followed that formula to huge success. Here’s the breakdown as proof.
Philadelphia Eagles:
Head coach with QB experience: Doug Pederson
Pederson was offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs under Andy Reid. Years ago he was quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia and spent 10 years in the NFL as a backup QB himself. The man knows the position from both the playing and coaching perspective.
Offensive coordinator with QB experience : Frank Reich
Reich too brings extensive playing experience to the table. He was a great backup in Buffalo for many years. He didn’t get into coaching until 2008 but has taken to it quickly, spending time as quarterbacks coach in San Diego before elevating to offensive coordinator there and then Philly.
Quarterbacks coach with coordinating experience: John DeFilippo
In truth DeFilippo has been a quarterbacks coach since 2000 when he started off in college. He’s held that job since 2007 in the NFL but had a brief stint as an offensive coordinator with Cleveland in 2015. That experience was helpful to his growth and it’s showing with the Eagles.
Defensive coordinator with head coaching experience: Jim Schwartz
Schwartz was a successful defensive coordinator in Tennessee prior to his first head coaching job in Detroit. There he took the 0-16 Lions and got them to the playoffs by his third year. Things fell apart later but that experience has made him an even more effective coordinator.
Los Angeles Rams:
Head coach with QB experience: Sean McVay
McVay has a rather versatile background. He was a start quarterback in high school, a wide receiver in college and solid tight ends coach when he got to the NFL. Eventually Washington made him their offensive coordinator, which he parlayed into becoming the youngest head coach ever.
Offensive coordinator with QB experience : Matt Lafleur
The quarterback knowledge for Lafleur goes back to the mid-2000s in college. It started at Northern Michigan and rapidly grew to an NFL shot. From 2010 through 2015 he was QB coach at Washington, Notre Dame and Atlanta. Every stop found success.
Quarterbacks coach with coordinating experience: Greg Olson
Olson became a quarterbacks coach at Purdue way back in 1997. This landed him a shot with the 49ers. Since then he’s held it with the Bears, Lions, Buccaneers, Jaguars and now Rams. This in between his five different stints as an offensive coordinator dating back to 2005.
Defensive coordinator with head coaching experience: Wade Phillips
He might be the most accomplish defensive coordinator in NFL history. Phillips has produced a top 10 defense with six different franchises in his coaching career. So many people find it easy to forget that he also has extensive experience as a head coach. To date he’s held that job with six different teams, three times on an interim basis.
Next: Chicago Bears Mock Offseason: Going All Out for Trubisky
This sort of blueprint can be difficult to follow for a team because it’s hard finding the right pieces, but this year is showing that it’s not a fluke occurrence. Both L.A. and Philly followed it and are two of the best teams in the NFL. Right now the Bears haven’t. John Fox has no QB history. Dave Ragone was never a coordinator and Vic Fangio has never been a head coach. The formula feels out of whack right now and the team is playing like it.
Ryan Pace will have some changes to make next. Will he follow this design or try to make one of his won?