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Chicago Bears: Chuck Pagano a perfect fit for Chicago Bears

By Parker Hurley

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Chuck Pagano of the Indianapolis Colts looks on against the Houston Texans during the first half at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Chuck Pagano of the Indianapolis Colts looks on against the Houston Texans during the first half at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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When looking at the resume of Chuck Pagano he is a great replacement for Vic Fangio

When Matt Nagy was hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears a lot of fans were anxious wondering whether or not that meant the end of the Vic Fangio era in Chicago. However, the offensive-minded Nagy kept the defensive-minded Fangio, and the rest is history.

While it always appeared Vic Fangio would take a head coaching job one day, he finally did when the Denver Broncos came knocking not long after it was announced that the Chicago Bears would hire Chuck Pagano, former Indianapolis Colts head coach to run the defense. When looking at the resume of Pagano, and comparing it why many wanted Fangio to stay so badly, it seems as though the Bears made a solid decision.

The big reason Bears fans wanted Fangio to stay was continuity. While Pagano is not the same person, and staff changes are likely to come as well, the personnel will be back. Speaking of the personnel, do you give credit for the Bears leap from good to great on defense last to Fangio, who has been with the team for five years, or Khalil Mack, who came in and started to wreck things.

Yes, Fangio was great, and his scheme and continuity helped, however, the continuity of bringing back Khalil Mack is a more important keep.

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On top of that, Pagano is going to run a 3-4 front, just like Fangio. He is a veteran head coach who has coached veteran defenses going back to the Baltimore Ravens. He is not going to come in and change things up. Pagano will understand where his players were last year and try to make the needed adjustments.

The other reason Fangio was such a good fit for Matt Nagy was the lack of experience Nagy had as a head coach. While Fangio was not a head coach, he was the head coach of the defense, and Nagy even admitted that he did not spend too much time worrying about Fangio and his plans.

That helped Nagy prepare his side of the football and get used to the added pressure of being a head coach. While Chuck Pagano did not work out as a head coach, he has six years of head coaching experience.

He can serve a similar role as Fangio in the understanding of the duties and can help Nagy in more ways than one.

Many will look at the defenses Pagano put out in Indianapolis and will laugh. However, Ryan Grigson, the Colts General Manager has an even worse resume than Pagano and takes most of that heat.

Even Fangio has multiple years where he produced a bottom ten defense across his NFL journey. It sure helps to have some Joes play with the Xs and O’s.

Overall, the addition of Chuck Pagano seems like a perfect fit. He has similar ideologies to Fangio with similar experience.

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