Why Byron Leftwich should be the next Bears Head Coach

The Chicago Bears need another offensive-minded head coach

The last qualifier for the next Bears head coach would be a very strong preference for them to be from the offensive side of the ball. The Bears have a long history of having poor to very mediocre offenses. The best way to ensure the Bears have a quality offense year in and year out is for them to have a head coach who will be running basically the same offense year in and year out. Changing offenses every few years has been a recipe for disaster for the Bears’ (and many others’) offense.

The only way to definitely correct this chronic problem is to identify a strong smart gutsy coach from offense and have him stay as the Bears head coach for a long time. Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers both ran the same offense for years before each won a Super Bowl. Having your head coach being a long-time employee and also coming from offense means your offense has stability.

Given all the moving parts in football and the complexity of both offenses and defenses in the modern age, stability in your offense gives a team a big advantage in sustaining long-term success on offense. That is not to say that a team’s offense cannot be improved by making tweaks and enhancements to it. However, it is a big advantage to keep the foundation of an offense as a constant.

There is no doubt that keeping the same head coach who is from offense is how you absolutely ensure stability on offense. It is impossible to deny that this stability greatly increases the odds of maintaining a successful offense year after year after year. Long-term stability on offense has produced championships for the Saints, the Packers, the Bill Walsh 49ers, the Mike Shanahan Broncos, the Al Davis Raiders, the Tom Landry Cowboys, and the Joe Gibbs Redskins (now Football Team).

Most successful offensive coordinators get offered head coaching jobs. Do the Bears really want to deal with this scenario? They hire a new head coach, not from the offensive side of the ball. He has a really good offensive coordinator who puts together a kick-butt Bears offense. However, a few years down the road this OC gets hired away and Justin Fields has to learn a new offense while he is still learning all there is to learn about being an NFL quarterback. This is all to be avoided like the plague.