Advantages of OC Luke Getsy’s System
Don’t be fooled by the stat-rattlers, OC Luke Getsy’s System brings many more advantages than they can see through all the numbers. Many pundits seem to be blinded by the lack of previous production on the Bears roster, and in their angst they miss the very fabric of this new team unfurling before their eyes!
Grant Gordon seems to be floating near enough to the edge to have missed one huge detail in his otherwise lukewarm wade through Luke Getsy’s presser. First, though, I have to credit Mr Gordon with the euphemism of the year:
As Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields enters a pivotal season for himself and the franchise, there’s ample consternation regarding the receiving options surrounding him.
Kyle Brandt and Kay Adams present the divide in opinions with more animation, but they, too, clearly feel lukewarm about their hometown team, itself, in the associated video clip at the top of the story. I’m filing this under Kool Aid Cure for Hot Takes, even though these are clearly lukewarm takes, all results of selling Luke Getsy short.
So what detail did Gordon miss? The same one everybody but me seems to have missed. He quoted the now famous logic I’ll paraphrase: “Who doesn’t want Davante Adams…after Davante Adams already broke out?” And he dropped it. Just like that.
I, on the other hand, couldn’t help but look it up, and Davante Adams broke out the year Luke Getsy became his WR Coach. No wonder Luke Getsy’s system doesn’t get any respect! The guy is invisible to people who only see the stars he coaches.
The stars, on the other hand (that’s 3 hands if you’re counting) see him clearly enough to clamor for his return when he’s gone. Ergo, Advantage #1 in Luke Getsy’s system is Luke Getsy! Any coach who has the likes of Adams and A Rodgers campaigning for his re-hire is clearly no slouch!
Advantage #2 in Luke Getsy’s system is that it is new. Matt Nagy won the NFC North in 2018 with “new”, and clearly, in hindsight, not much else. All things considered, I like the current roster better than the 2018 roster.
Advantage #3 in Luke Getsy’s system is that it is not only getting built around Justin Fields, but, it appears, also in close consultation with Justin Fields! These guys have been together talking football, watching film, evaluating draft prospects…don’t go thinking Fields is running the place, but he is a top priority relationship for Coach Getsy.
Now Advantage #4 in Luke Getsy’s system may draw some fire. Yes, I do know that the Shanahan system is notoriously complex and hard to master, but I’m still going to count simplicity as Advantage #4.
They have made it clear they intend to run first to set up the pass. Obviously the run game is simpler. Far bigger, though, the offenses Getsy has been associated with also use less personnel groups and less formations than Nagy did, and by a long shot. And, of course, this is year one in Getsy’s system so they are literally writing the playbook as they go along through the season.
Finally, look at the complexity we are losing. Andy Reid’s system is notoriously complex once you get past the “101 Level” basics. Imagine how complex it got after four years of Nagy playing mad scientist (a duty with which the coach was burdened by believing he was the “cleverest”).
Imagine how much more complex it must be when the OC and his staff have no “identity”, no theme, no logical progression, no apparent plan. Imagine how much more complex any offense becomes when coach just randomly pulls plays out of nowhere, hoping that the call is stupid enough to catch the opponent off guard.
TL/DR: It isn’t about whether these guys have the talent, it is about whether the right guys step up at the right times, and that was going to be the case no matter what big splash they might make.
Bear Down, and pass the Halas Hall Kool Aid!
