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Is Thomas Brown a legitimate candidate to become the Bears’ next head coach?
Anytime a coach draws comparisons to Mike Tomlin, you have to pay attention. But you also have to be careful with notions like this in Chicago, where the bar is so low for offensive coaches that anyone who has any kind of success shines a little brighter than anywhere else.
In 1999, first-year offensive coordinator Gary Crowton’s screen-heavy passing offense mesmerized Bears fans so much, it didn’t matter that the Bears were 25th in scoring despite a jump from 21st to eighth in total yards.