I’m also really hopeful that with Nagy having such a clear scheme will have a big impact on Pace’s productivity in FA. With Loggains, it was quite nebulous what sort of players he wanted.
For me this is a home run hire based on everything I’m reading, watching and the fact that guys I respect like Louis Riddick are really high on him. You can see that young guys will not only respect him but also like him and relate to him personally, which is important.
Now we need to assemble a staff and make shrewd additions in FA. A good week for Pace.
In my opinion, I think Pace knew all along John Fox wasn't his long-term answer. When you look at what was run, Fox did change the culture of the locker room, but there was no organizational philosophy to anything he did.
Frankly, that was one of the reasons why Lovie Smith did pretty well here despite being an average coach: coach Smith had a system that he wanted to run and knew what types of players he wanted in that system.
Just that alone helps a GM and Scouts identify who they should draft. You knew Lovie Smith was about cover 2 and take away the football, with an attacking defense.
Finally having the quarterback and someone who has a system in mind for offense, and having that person be the head coach who can Implement and institutionalize that offense into the organization, that is a huge deal that can lead to long-term organizational stability and success.
It will give the Bears an identity, which post Halas they have not had save for the Buddy Ryan 46 defense bears and the Lovie Smith cover two bears.
Also of key importance is that because this is on the offensive side of the ball, whenever Mitch retires, and of course all this given that the trio of Nagy pace and Mitch were successful, it will also give the Bears is sharper idea on what type of quarterback to draft when it comes time to replace him ( hopefully very far down the road ).
Having that will allow for better quarterback evaluations since you are not just looking at the quarterbacks measurables but also how he would fit into your system.
This is what the beginning of long-term sustained success looks like. I credit pace for not getting us locked into long-term free agent contracts, so that he would have maximum flexibility for this moment.
That being said, now that and identity will take shape at Halas Hall, I expect free agency to be very different this year.
Media will lie or be stupid enough to believe that it's because pace is afraid for his job. The reality is, now they have an organizational Direction. Therefore it is going to be much easier to commit multi your contracts in free agency to those who fit the long-term organizational plan and structure.
Ryan Pace was biding his time until this moment. Now we will really see the real full Ryan pace. Whatever happens this offseason in free agency and in the draft is going to be the new normal from now on.
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