What do the Chicago Bears coaching changes mean for fantasy football?
Is Howard worth the early pick in Chicago’s remade offense, and will Trubisky and the passing game break through?
These are not your father’s Chicago Bears. The Bears have remade their coaching staff and their offense, and that may mean a whole new game in 2018.
Chicago brought in new head coach Matt Nagy and a new offensive coordinator in Mark Helfrich. Nagy was the offensive coordinator for one of the league’s top offenses last year in Kansas City, known for explosive vertical plays to Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce and plenty of big runs for Kareem Hunt in all the leftover space. Helfrich makes his first stop in the NFL after almost a decade at the University of Oregon — yes that Oregon, the one known for its spread offense and huge point totals. Helfrich will be eased into the role, with Nagy leading the offense for now.
Chicago also remade their receiving corps, which was abysmal last year and plagued by injuries. They added Allen Robinson as the big ticket and also brought in Taylor Gabriel from Atlanta and draft pick Anthony Miller, who’s drawn early comparisons to Steve Smith with his shiftiness and already won the slot receiver job. The Bears also signed Trey Burton, an athletic tight end who filled in nicely for Zach Ertz last year and who played both TE and QB at Florida.