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Chicago Bears: Eagles and Rams Used Same Coaching Blueprint

By Erik Lambert

CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 19: Head coach John Fox of the Chicago Bears watches the action from the sidelines in the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field on November 19, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 19: Head coach John Fox of the Chicago Bears watches the action from the sidelines in the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field on November 19, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 19: Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay on the sideline in the first half of the game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 19, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 19: Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay on the sideline in the first half of the game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 19, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

Los Angeles Rams:

Head coach with QB experience:  Sean McVay

McVay has a rather versatile background. He was a start quarterback in high school, a wide receiver in college and solid tight ends coach when he got to the NFL. Eventually Washington made him their offensive coordinator, which he parlayed into becoming the youngest head coach ever.

Offensive coordinator with QB experience :  Matt Lafleur

The quarterback knowledge for Lafleur goes back to the mid-2000s in college. It started at Northern Michigan and rapidly grew to an NFL shot. From 2010 through 2015 he was QB coach at Washington, Notre Dame and Atlanta. Every stop found success.

Quarterbacks coach with coordinating experience:  Greg Olson

Olson became a quarterbacks coach at Purdue way back in 1997. This landed him a shot with the 49ers. Since then he’s held it with the Bears, Lions, Buccaneers, Jaguars and now Rams. This in between his five different stints as an offensive coordinator dating back to 2005.

Defensive coordinator with head coaching experience:  Wade Phillips

He might be the most accomplish defensive coordinator in NFL history. Phillips has produced a top 10 defense with six different franchises in his coaching career. So many people find it easy to forget that he also has extensive experience as a head coach. To date he’s held that job with six different teams, three times on an interim basis.

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This sort of blueprint can be difficult to follow for a team because it’s hard finding the right pieces, but this year is showing that it’s not a fluke occurrence. Both L.A. and Philly followed it and are two of the best teams in the NFL. Right now the Bears haven’t. John Fox has no QB history. Dave Ragone was never a coordinator and Vic Fangio has never been a head coach. The formula feels out of whack right now and the team is playing like it.

Ryan Pace will have some changes to make next. Will he follow this design or try to make one of his won?

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