The recent hirings of the Bears’ new offensive coaches has instilled some hope that the offense can turn things around in 2020. Perhaps one of the most important hirings was John DeFilippo, who will serve as quarterbacks coach.
While DeFilippo doesn’t have a stunning resume as an offensive playcaller, he has done wonders with quarterbacks. Everything from coaching Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz during his MVP-caliber season in 2017 to getting a 77 passer rating out of former Raiders quarterback Jamarcus Russell, who is one of the NFL’s biggest draft busts of all time.
Now, DeFilippo will be tasked with turning lead into gold coaching Mitchell Trubisky, who will be the Bears starting quarterback in 2020.
One of Trubisky’s former teammates, Mark Sanchez, believes that DeFilippo is just the guy Trubisky needs to continue to grow.
“He’s a great offensive mind,” Sanchez said. “Coach Nagy knows exactly what he’s doing with these hires. He understands what Mitch needs, how he needs to progress, how he needs to grow as a quarterback, and continue to make good decisions, continue to understand what defenses to make it difficult on him, and I know that John DeFilippo can help with that.
“He was a great resource for us as one of our assistants my rookie year in New York, had a ton of success in this league. He’s been around to plenty of places, lots of great experience, and all that experience is going to lend well in helping Mitch grow.”
The Bears are pulling out all the stops to see, once and for all, what they have in Trubisky. Bringing in coaches like DeFilippo and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, who have years of experience, can only help Trubisky at this point.
