Chicago Bears’ Playbook Should Get a Makeover with New Look Offense

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Published: May 21, 2009

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... Bears became one of the first teams to use the wide receiver screen as a significant portion of the offense has Chicago truly surprised their opponents.

Sure, there have been wrinkles, such as adding Devin Hester as a receiver with the hope that his speed translated from special teams to the passing game.

But for the most part, Chicago has been the Chicago of old: Run on first down, run or short pass on second down, run or long pass on third down, and hope to do it again.

Ron Turner may be many things; groundbreaking is not one of them.

Yet with the new personnel, the stagnant swamp that was the Bear’s playbook could see a significant spring cleaning this season.

 

Channeling Bill Walsh

Turner can start simple: Throw more on first down.

It isn’t that the Bears never throw on first down, but when they do it seems to surprise their own players as much as the defense.

With Jay Cutler coming...

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