(670 The Score) After relinquishing play-calling duties for the Bears' offense last November, coach Matt Nagy will return to that role in 2021.
"When we look through the scheme about where we're at, it was something for me I feel good about," Nagy said Friday. "That's like a minor deal for us right now.
"We got bigger things to worry about than that."
The Bears ranked 22nd in scoring and 26th in total offense in 2020, figures that were boosted late in the season after offensive coordinator Bill Lazor assumed the play-calling duties from Nagy ahead of Week 10.
The Bears' offense ranked 29th in scoring and yardage last Nov. 13, when Nagy revealed he was relinquishing play-calling duties. Directed by Lazor, Chicago's offense broke the 100-yard rushing mark in its final six regular-season games and set a franchise record by scoring 30 or more points in four straight games.
Giving up play-calling would offer "an opportunity to step back and see things from a different position," Nagy said in explaining his decision at the time. It was a move that Nagy's mentor, Chiefs coach Andy Reid, made at the end of the 2017 season -- one that also helped build Nagy into a head coaching candidate as he called plays for the Chiefs.
"I'd be lying if I said this was easy," Nagy said last November. "It's not easy. It's one of my favorite parts of coaching. I love calling plays. I love it.
"We need to do what's best for us, not what's best for Matt Nagy."
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The Bears coaching staff is currently concluding its evaluation of the offense and creating the scheme it hopes to utilize in 2021. Veteran Andy Dalton will be Chicago's starting quarterback entering the season, general manager Ryan Pace confirmed Friday. Dalton, 33, joined the Bears on a one-year, $10-million deal in March.
Dalton's arrival marked the end of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's tenure in Chicago. The No. 2 overall pick in 2017, Trubisky joined the Bills on a one-year deal.
"That's one of the areas of our team where we feel like we're improving," Pace said of the quarterback position.
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