Chicago Bears: Reasons why trading for Nick Foles was better than signing Andy Dalton
Can lightning strike again?
This should be obvious. The Chicago Bears shook things up this offseason by firing and replacing some of the coaching staff. The team brought in Bill Lazor to be the new offensive coordinator and John DeFilippo to take over as the quarterbacks coach. Matt Nagy also replaced offensive line coach Harry Heistand with Juan Castillo.
All three of these coaches and Matt Nagy have familiarity with Nick Foles. Nick Foles had a career year in 2013. His quarterbacks coach at the time for the Philadelphia Eagles was none other than his new offensive coordinator Lazor. Could these two connecting again lead to greatness? If Trubisky is not the guy, then the Bears and fans sure hope lightning can strike twice.
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Although he was not Foles’ coach, Castillo was the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles during Foles rookies season in 2012. This familiarity may not be that important in the grand scheme of things, but it once again shows a connection.
DeFilippo was the quarterbacks coach in 2017 when the Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl. Nick Foles started in Weeks 15 through 17 and led the Eagles through the playoffs. He was named Super Bowl MVP when he completed 65.12 percent of his passes for three touchdowns and an interception. DeFilippo went on to be the offensive coordinator of the Vikings in 2018 and then Foles and DeFilippo met up again in Jacksonville last season.
Matt Nagy to is familiar with Foles. Foles was the backup quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016 when Nagy was the quarterbacks coach. With all four coaches familiar with Foles, this was an easy choice. Why is familiarity important though?