Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid says watching Bears tape is like looking in a mirror when analyzing their offense.
When the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Saturday, some things on the road will feel quite familiar for the newcomers to town.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will face off against his newest coaching export in Bears head coach Matt Nagy for the very first time since Nagy left K.C. last winter. As the team’s former offensive coordinator, the Bears were obviously hoping he would bring some of his knowledge and schemes to Chicago and Reid says he’s done exactly that—emphasis on exactly.
When asked about having to face his former team and Nagy specifically, Reid not only had high praise for the job that Nagy was doing but said that it actually looked very familiar.
"“I am proud of him for having the opportunity. I’ve watched his tape and he has done some good things with the team. He had a nice win the other night … It’s a little bit like looking in the mirror when you look at their offense. He is doing a lot of stuff we’ve done here. He’s added a few wrinkles but most of the same stuff. Overall I am proud of him for the job he’s doing.”"
For the Chiefs defense, it means familiar looks for them to face on the road, since they’ve practiced against Nagy’s offenses for the last few years in Kansas City. However expect Nagy to try to impress his former coach by the job he’s doing even as he doesn’t want to pull out all the stops given that it is, in the end, a meaningless preseason game in which the main goals are player readiness, health and evaluation—and that’s also true of both sides.
The Chiefs this year are on the verge of a potential powerhouse of an offense with so much returning firepower to go with the import of Sammy Watkins at wideout and the quarterback change to Patrick Mahomes. The Bears are certainly hoping for similar results, even to last year, as they look for Tarik Cohen to turn to a corner as a deep threat and Trey Burton to dominate more in ways like Travis Kelce. Of course, nothing is more important than the development of Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback.
The Chiefs and Bears square off on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. C.T.