The Chicago Bears head coach plans for 2018 remain in flux. To this point it’s been revealed in previous articles that GM Ryan Pace, presuming he remains in charge, will likely eye young offensive coaches to take over for John Fox when he’s dismissed after the New Year. It makes perfect sense. The job for the Bears moving forward is to do everything in their power to make Mitch Trubisky a success.
After all this organization has had devilish problems at quarterback for several decades. This represents their best chance yet to finally get it pointed in the right direction. His rookie year hasn’t been the best but there is plenty to be excited about. Trubisky has more than enough poise, confidence and physical ability for this league.
It inevitably comes back to the first question. Who should they get to come in and oversee his development? An offensive coach is the logical choice, but it might not be the only one. There may be another, more unconventional choice they have in mind.
Next Bears head coach could be an old favorite from years ago
Benjamin Allbright believes that the Bears may have a line on at least one name they’d like to explore. In fact it’s one they know well in special teams coordinator Dave Toub. He ran the Bears third phase from 2004 to 2012 under Lovie Smith. Recently he’s been doing the same with the Kansas City Chiefs and continues to garner head coaching buzz.
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Two teams with HC openings coming have #Chiefs ST coach Dave Toub at or near the top of their interview list.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) December 20, 2017
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— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) December 20, 2017
Toub was the mastermind behind the era of Devin Hester in Chicago including the record-breaking returns for touchdowns. He also helped discover and cultivate kicker Robbie Gould. His units were consistently in the top 10 every year in terms of punt and kick coverage as well. Few were better at the job of managing their personnel than Toub. Yet because he is a special teams coach, teams are reluctant to give him a chance.
This despite so many things in his favor. John Harbaugh was a special teams coach for most of his run before the Baltimore Ravens hired him in 2008. Marv Levy, Mike Ditka and Bill Cowher also displayed extended time at the job. It’s nowhere near unheard of to find successful head coaches from that area.
Thus are the Bears crazy to consider Toub? He’s got loads of experience, knows the Bears organization and ownership, and has learned under Andy Reid for years. For those who care to remember Reid disciples have had a ton of success when becoming head coaches. Among them include Harbaugh, Doug Pederson, Ron Rivera, and Brad Childress. Harbaugh won a Super Bowl. Rivera went to one. Childress reached an NFC championship and Pederson is going to the playoffs this year.
So again. Why not Toub?
