Nagy’s scheme should feature comfortable concepts for Dart, especially considering the crossover between Nagy and former Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. Kafka spent five years on Reid’s staff in Kansas City, including the 2017 season alongside Nagy, before joining the Giants as offensive coordinator in 2022. Dart operated an offense last season formed by melding some of Kafka’s influences from Kansas City with head coach Brian Daboll’s scheme.
Bears quarterbacks were in the shotgun 71.4 percent of the time during Nagy’s four seasons, which was the eighth-highest rate in the league during that stretch. Dart was in the shotgun 79.9 percent of his snaps last season, which was the eighth-highest rate in the league. Mahomes was sixth at 82 percent. The offense will heavily feature the run-pass options that Dart has run since college, as well as the quarterback runs that were a major asset as a rookie. Trubisky ranked fifth among quarterbacks with 421 rushing yards in 2018. Dart was third among QBs with 487 rushing yards last season.