(670 The Score) In coach Matt Nagy's first season, the Bears made significant strides offensively but understand it wasn't nearly enough.
It's why Nagy is optimistic as the Bears move forward into this new season and work not only to create better production on offense but also some new twists that keep defenses guessing.
"We want the cat to be always chasing his tail," Nagy said on the Mully & Haugh Show on 670 The Score on Wednesday morning. "We feel like we want the defense to be trying to figure out what we're doing and (we) try to always stay one step ahead. So now we have a library full of plays from last year that teams are going to look at, look at tendencies and see what we do.
"We weren't good enough last year on offense. We know that. And we understood going into last year that there was going to be a growing process for us. There were going to be some highs and lows.
"We're still going to have fun, we're going to keep growing, and we're going to work into what Mitch (Trubisky) does well."
The Bears were 21st in total offense (343.9 yards per game) in 2018. Led by the third-year quarterback Trubisky, they return most of their offensive cast -- they did trade running back Jordan Howard to the Eagles -- and have added several new players to the mix. One of the most exciting additions is Cordarrelle Patterson, a receiver-running back hybrid whom Nagy is eager to unleash.
Patterson will play the role of "trojan" in the Bears' offense, Nagy said.
"I probably just gave a little bit of information away, but I'm OK with it because we can switch it if we need to," Nagy said with a laugh. "But he's known as the trojan. It goes back to his high school days with that. It clicks with him.
"We're so excited to get CP in here. This kid is 6-foot-3, 225 pounds and can fly. I'm like a kid in a candy store. I got to be careful though, I can't peak too soon. I just got to pull back and make sure we use him as we can."
