Andy Reid has been one of the elite practitioners of the West Coast offense, has been for a long, LONG time going back to his start playing and coaching for LaVell Edwards at BYU, being part of running it successfully in seven years at Green Bay, and building a superb career establishing its concepts as head coach in Philadelphia and Kansas City.
From their time together in those two places, Reid is also the coaching template for one Matt Nagy, who will bring key components of the Reid system to Chicago. What that means for an often compass-less Bears offense is still months away from unfolding, but a handful of elements in Nagy’s time with Reid hint at where the Bears will be heading under Nagy:
Run-pass balance changing?