Chicago Bears: Is Matt Nagy trying to recreate the 2017 Chiefs?

Andy Dalton for the Chicago Bears is Alex Smith for the Kansas City Chiefs

Now that the Mitch Trubisky experiment is over, Nagy now has his chance to recreate this plan. He brought in his “Alex Smith” without actually bringing in the banged-up version of Smith right now. He got Andy Dalton as essentially his bridge quarterback on a one-year contract.

But why Dalton? Dalton, like Smith, brings a sense of security to a position that has been so volatile the past few seasons due to injuries and inconsistencies. The best way to describe the Red Rifle is that he is consistently average. He likely won’t wow you some games looking borderline elite, but he also won’t look completely horrible in some games as well. With Dalton, you know exactly what you’re getting.

There are some odd coincidences as well that obviously has nothing to do with it, but they oddly line up. In 2017, Alex Smith was 33-years-old. That is the current age of Dalton. Both are three-time Pro Bowl quarterbacks as well. They additionally have very similar passer ratings and completion percentages. They are truly very similar quarterbacks.

Now, after getting Dalton, the Bears need their Mahomes.