Chicago Bears: How changes to the running game can lead to offensive success
Bonus west coast information
The Chicago Bears offense under Matt Nagy started with the T-formation to start the season to respect the 85′ Bears. What if Matt Nagy stuck to it. While I don’t expect Nagy to run that offense, what if he brought back some more old school traditional west coast?
How would the opposing defenses handle that type of offense? The west coast offense, by most definition, is a finesse scheme. The idea is to use short to intermediate passing to exploit defenses while using yards after the catch to gain chunks.
What is odd is how this offense is designed to open up the passing game. Matt Nagy has stated this a lot, that his passing offense opens up running lanes instead of vice versa. While this is still a staple in today’s west coast offense, most don’t use multiple tailbacks at the same time in a split-back formation.
The other formations used were to create an off-balanced look, so defenses could not overload a specific side to take advantage of blocking schemes. Most offenses just use the route combinations and feet timing to execute each play.
dark. Next. Could Pineiro be on his last leg?
Matt Nagy has the players on this roster to run some of the old school formation variations. If Nagy becomes concerned with blocking up front, he could use JP Holtz and Ryan Nall to offset pressure on various plays to allow more time for the quarterback to execute a play. Again, that is unlikely, but it is an idea I hope was brought to the coach’s attention. Either way, the Chicago Bears motto is still throwing first, answer questions later.