Coaching 'change' may hold key to unlocking Bears non-existent run game

As the Bears search for ways to build an effective running game, one question overhanging the process is whether the team in fact has the coaches for it. In fact, one solution may be a coaching "change."

Not a staff makeover. Rather, an internal change which has a very successful precedent, one that once nearly took them to a Super Bowl.

First, consider:

The Bears can pay lip service to a run commitment. But a notable void on the offensive coaching staff is the dearth of individuals with a proven grasp of a rushing offense. Nagy is himself a former quarterback, with his entire NFL experience based in Andy Reid's West Coast pass-based offense.

Coordinator Mark Helfrich for much of the past 20…