Bennie Fowler Jerseys Stitched , Ill. (AP)It’s apparent the coaching change to Matt Nagy will mean anything but business as usual for the Chicago Bears on offense. Whether it’s hiring former Oregon coach Mark Helfrich, coming from an up-tempo college attack, as offensive coordinator, or quarterback Mitchell Trubisky running Nagy’s pet run-pass options, the Bears anticipate becoming less predictable than under former coach John Fox. Nagy, former Kansas City offensive coordinator, is still completing his coaching staff, and the most surprising hire so far was bringing in Helfrich to help revive the league’s 30th-ranked attack. ”As you could tell from some of the things we did in Kansas City offensively, we were trying to be a little bit out of the box and new wave type of stuff,” Nagy said. ”It was easy when I was approached, and started researching different names, that he was the guy.” Developing Trubisky is the key for the Bears’ offense, and Nagy cited it as a reason for hiring Helfrich. ”It’s such an important position in this league and it’s a delicate position that has to be done the right way Youth Mike Singletary Jerseys ,” Nagy said. ”It was a slam dunk. ”The second I knew he was interested and got to talk football with him and people skills, it was a no-brainer.” Helfrich was head coach at Oregon when his quarterback was current Tennessee Titans QB Marcus Mariota, and he sees Trubisky as someone with similar abilities – and flaws. ”Mitchell has a tight release, he’s an accurate passer,” Helfrich said. ”They also have a couple things similar that makes them inaccurate. Their feet take them out of position.” Whether due to poor footwork or other reasons, Trubisky completed only 59.4 percent of passes as a rookie. He had seven touchdowns to seven interceptions. ”He had, I think was a 3-to-1 or maybe even a 4-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio in college,” Helfrich said. ”That works. That’s a good thing. We need to continue that. ”We can’t put the defense in a bad situation, our team in a situation, because there’s times in the NFL they’re going to get you, and I think a quarterback kind of has that innate ability to take care of the football versus turning it over when he, for lack of a better word, panics.” Nagy will call plays Mike Singletary Jerseys Stitched , and referred to Helfrich’s role as a ”conduit” between himself and the offense. ”The communication process is so big, so Mark’s been there, done that as a head coach,” Nagy said. ”He’s been there as an offensive coordinator, so the process whether you want to compare it from college to the NFL, it’s the same.” While Helfrich lacks any NFL experience, the same isn’t true for Nagy’s defensive or special teams coordinators.Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was retained from Fox’s staff, while former Browns special teams coordinator Chris Tabor returned for his second stint as an assistant in Chicago. Fangio’s defense finished 10th and he was a candidate for the Bears’ head coaching position. He had interest from other teams as a coordinator, but found returning his best option after Nagy was hired. ”I just had to feel comfortable with everything, you know, with who the head coach was going to be, the continued direction of the team as far as where we were headed roster-wise, things of that nature Youth Brian Urlacher Jerseys ,” Fangio said. Having personnel back from an effective defense was an enticement, but Fangio sees work ahead. The Bears had eight interceptions in each of his three seasons as coordinator – each a franchise single-season low. ”I think it’s a wrong picture to paint that the defense was great and the rest of the team wasn’t,” he said. ”We were 5-11. If we were a great defense we’d have more than five wins.” Tabor was a special teams assistant under coordinator Dave Toub from 2008-2010 in Chicago and inherits an immediate problem at kicker. The Bears went through three last season and have no one under contract for 2018. It’s much different than when Tabor left, with Robbie Gould as a mainstay and the Bears coming off an NFC title game. ”When you have a great one, you want to ride that horse all the way, there’s no doubt about that,” Tabor said. ”And then when teams are looking for guys, I think there’s going to be growing pains.” — Check out our thoughts on the NFL this week..."1) Antonio Brown to the Green Bay Packers has been a hot rumor, but it’s a real possibility when you look at how their roster is constructed (plus cap space and draft capital). Aaron Rodgers is still quarterbacking at a high level at 35-years old, and snagging one of the best wide outs in the game would give that offense another dimension. Even if one of their current wide outs thinks their groups is already set and ready to go.Marquez Valdes-Scantling showed promise as a rookie last season with 38 catches for 581 yards and 2 TDs, but adding Brown to the mix is a game-changer. The Steelers plan to trade Brown to the NFC, I just hope it’s not to the North. Brown is rumored to prefer going to San Francisco, but the Steelers will take the best offer on the table. 2) The most interesting thing about free agency this year is where the quarterbacks will end up. The first domino fell with the Broncos trading for Joe Flacco Brian Urlacher Jerseys Stitched , but I’m curious to see which teams go with veterans and which teams look to the draft to fill their openings. 3) The Oakland Raiders will be playing in Oakland after all in 2019. They’re still scheduled to become the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, but their home this season was up in the air with San Francisco as a rumored destination.4) Joe Mixon had an underrated season for the Cincinnati Bengals in topping a thousand yards rushing, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, and catching 43 balls. With new head coach Zac Taylor coming over from the Rams, Mixon will play the “Todd Gurley role” in their offense. That has him motivated to get into the best shape of his life to handle an increased workload with an eye towards 400 carries.5) I still haven’t watched a snap of the AAF. But if this was a true “minor league” developmental system, with Bears assigned to a team, I’d be 100% invested.Get it done, NFL.6) The NFL loosened their celebration rule, but now they want to tighten it back up.I don’t see the problem with players rushing to the end-zone to celebrate with their teammates unless it’s slowing the game down. After a touchdown, the referee should set the ball and start the play clock and if a team isn’t ready to go, that’s on the team. 7) This is the oddest offseason I can remember the Chicago Bears ever having. There are few needs on the team making free agency a mild topic, and they don’t have a draft pick until the third round. We’ll still have everything locked down here at WCG, but this offseason will have a different feel to it. Do any of you guys miss the parade of mock drafts yet?8) But with that being said Youth Gale Sayers Jerseys , NFL.com is listing 2 Bears in their Top 101 Free Agents of 2019 list. The Bears will have a number they won’t exceed for the oft injured Callahan, but losing him would be a big blow. I’ve seen the Amos to Denver thing floated by a few publications, so that wouldn’t surprise me, but the Broncos aren’t exactly swimming in cap space at a bit over $18 million.8a) CBS Sports has a Top 30 free agent list, and both Bears make that cut. 9) The Baltimore Ravens made nickle corner Tavon Young the highest paid slot corner in the NFL with his recent 3 year contract worth a max of $29 million. The Bears could use this deal — for the soon to be 25-year old — as a jumping off point to negotiate with the 27-year old Callahan. We’ll soon find out how the Bears, and the rest of the NFL if he hits free agency, views Bryce. 10) I don’t know how I missed this a couple weeks ago, but CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora gave his early 2019 NFL predictions and his Bears prediction was interesting. Where do I even start?The 2018 Bears won 12 games, not 13. Does JLC realize the Bears nearly swept their “generally challenging” division last year?I already de-bunked any strength of schedule argument that is made at this time of year. Not to mention JLC is below the Mendoza line when it comes to hitting on his Bears’ rumors/predictions.