When John Fox was brought in to replace Marc Trestman, the first real order of business was to change the losing culture that had taken root in the void created by Lovie Smith’s ouster. The culture did change but not with growth on the field to stave off three straight losing seasons.
The next iteration was Matt Nagy, a coach from the offense-based tree of Andy Reid with a mandate to change the football culture, first from a five-year rut of losing, and second from a sluggishness that had become the norm after all but two of the 25 years since Mike Ditka were played under coaches (Dave Wannstedt, Dick Jauron, Smith) from a foundation on defense.