If Matt Eberflus is to fully go through with his plan to have a CEO-like approach when it comes to coaching, then he is best served loading up his staff with the best and brightest. And while giving Luke Getsy the keys to the offense is an excellent start, that doesn’t figure to be the only high-profile hire to come through at Halas Hall.
Perhaps more are coming. And maybe this one could get the ball rolling:
The Bears are interviewing ex-Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady today for a position on their staff, per sources.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 1, 2022
The MMQB’s Albert Breer reports the Bears are interviewing Joe Brady for a job on the team’s offensive staff. Breer doesn’t offer specifics on the role. However, bringing in a former offensive coordinator with Brady’s credentials for a discussion is an eye-opener.
If you’re wholly unaware, Brady is a highly thought of assistant coach. Brady is best known for his work as LSU’s passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2019. Nothing tops a résumé like coordinating a passing game led by quarterback Joe Burrow. Well, unless you can also put on there that you were also coaching Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase. It was a title-winning year for the Tigers, but it was also an award-winning campaign for Brady. He won the Broyles Award winner for being college football’s best assistant coach in 2019. Tack on Brady’s connections to pro-style success while he was an offensive assistant with the Saints in 2017-18, and now we’re looking at someone who might have something to offer on multiple levels.
Unfortunately, Brady’s most recent coaching stint in the NFL didn’t go all that well. And that is one reason why he is a coaching free agent in the first place. Brady didn’t even make it through two seasons as the Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator. But rather than jump back to the college game, Brady was reportedly insistent on sticking around the NFL. Even though the offensive coordinator role is already spoken for, maybe the Bears have the type of job opportunity he is looking for that can help both help Chicago modernize its offensive attack and rebuild his coaching stock.