5 Reasons the Chicago Bears can win Super Bowl 54

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4. The coaching staff

When head coach Matt Nagy came to Chicago he brought in a very good staff. He had former University of Oregon head coach and offensive guru Mark Helfrich help him run the offense. Oregon had one of the most prolific offenses in college football under Helfrich. He helped bring the high-powered, up-tempo system to Chicago. In 2018, he helped develop Trubisky and the second-year quarterback took a big step forward.

Also, he had Harry Hiestand work with the offensive line. Hiestand is one of the best offensive line coaches in football and had some of the best lines in college football when he was at Notre Dame. Before that, he was with the Bears and he developed several Pro Bowl linemen when he was there.

In his return, the Bears had two linemen, Charles Leno Jr. and Cody Whitehair, make the Pro Bowl in 2018. He looks to build on that success and have an even better line in 2019.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was the sole holdover from former Bears head coach John Fox‘s regime. He helped turn this unit from an embarrassment to the most dominant defense in the league.

Fangio departed Chicago to become head coach of the Denver Broncos. This is the main reason many experts cling on to in their assessment of the Bears regressing. They claim that losing such a great mind just naturally causes this defense to take a step back.

This isn’t the case, however. The Bears brought in Chuck Pagano to replace Fangio. For all the good Fangio did, he was a little conservative in his play-calling. There were too many occasions when he dropped his pass rushers into coverage.

He had Leonard Floyd, an incredibly athletic player who could take advantage of slow offensive linemen, and Khalil Mack, arguably the best or second-best defender in the entire NFL. They should be attacking as much as possible, but Fangio seemed like he held the leash too much.

Pagano will let go of the leash in 2019. He’ll let those two, among others, do what they get paid to do — get in the opponents’ backfield and wreak havoc. Pagano was not only the Indianapolis Colts’ head coach but also the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens when they had elite defenders such as Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs, and Haloti Ngata. He understands how to relate to superstars and help them play even better.

Nagy was an incredible hire for the Chicago Bears. In just one season, he destroyed the losing culture around Halas Hall. He relates well to his players. They’ll run through a wall if he told them to do it. In addition, he takes responsibility for his decisions. If a decision he makes turns out bad, he’ll stand by it and explain why he made that decision. That’s what the fans (and the media) like — don’t try to pass the buck. Own up to your calls.

Nagy is also calm in the middle of the storm. He won’t get too high or drop too low when things go good or bad. He’s steady and keeps going with his game plan. He has fun, though, and wants his players to have fun as well and they react well to that.

Put in all the position coaches who did a great job last season and you have a staff that is capable of keeping the players on track and helping them reach higher than they ever have.