KC Offensive Ranking; 2017

Instant analysis of Chicago Bears hiring former Chiefs OC Matt Nagy as head coach

By: Bryan Perez | 1 hour ago

The Chicago Bears hired former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach, the team announced Monday.

Nagy fits the Bears’ desire to hire a coach who can get the most out of QB Mitchell Trubisky. He served as the Chiefs offensive coordinator for the last two seasons and was a big part of Alex Smith’s recent success.

Here’s the recap of Nagy’s influence on Smith from the Chiefs’ team website:

In his four seasons with the Chiefs, Nagy has worked closely with QB Alex Smith. Smith owns a 64.5 completion percentage through his first four seasons in Kansas City, which ranks first among all Chiefs quarterbacks with at least 700 passing attempts. Smith has also recorded four consecutive seasons passing for 3,000 yards since joing the franchise in 2013. Smith became the franchise’s all-time leading rusher among QBs after the 2016 season (1,317 yards).

In his first year with the Chiefs, Nagy worked with Smith in a season that brought him five 100.0 plus quarterback ratings, one of which was a perfect rating of 158.3 at Oakland (12/15/13). Focusing on ball protection, he coached Smith to a league-low seven interceptions with a minimum of 300 attempts and a 1.4 interception percentage, also the lowest in the NFL. Smith’s interception percentage in the 2013 season has him solidified as the third-best single season mark in franchise history. Smith also earned his first Pro Bowl selection following his first season with the Chiefs in 2013.

Not a bad resume.


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The Bears had no choice but to go in this type of direction, especially after the success enjoyed by teams like the Eagles and Rams, who surrounded their young franchise quarterbacks with head coaches from the offensive side of the ball.

Trubisky had a typical rookie season in 2017, but he flashed immense upside that will only be maximized with a quarterback guru like Nagy.

Now the Bears have that.

Nagy will next be charged with hiring his coaching staff, which may start with a long conversation with Vic Fangio, the team’s defensive coordinator who is free to speak with other clubs Tuesday.