• At the risk of getting way-too-ahead of myself, a Matt Nagy-Ron Rivera matchup would be ridiculously juicy. Two former Andy Reid assistants going against each other would be a treat. As would a potential game in which Nagy faces off against Alex Smith. Oh, and maybe we could dust off the 2017 NFL Draft weekend comps of Smith and Mitchell Trubisky? OK, I’ve traveled too far down that rabbit hole.
• Andrew Dannehy (Da Bears Blog) digs up how the Bears are finding answers to what ailed them earlier in the season. Better late than never, I suppose. What’s wild about Chicago’s newfound success is that it makes the team’s offseason look better now than at any previous point. There are flashes showing why Cole Kmet and Jaylon Johnson were second-round picks. Examples of why the team rolled the dice on Darnell Mooney, a little-hyped receiver out of Tulane. The hires of Bill Lazor and Juan Castillo as new voices and perspectives appear to be shining through on the offense