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My 3 main takeaways from week 4:1.Trubisky’s accuracy really faltered to begin the season, and it really came as a shock to me. In week 4, he regained his touch and accuracy that he displayed last season and at UNC.2.We all knew the kind of offense Nagy was bringing over from KC. But we don’t really know what we have in Nagy until things go wrong, and he has to adjust. That’s exactly what he did in week 4. He had to really dial back his offense, and yet he still managed to confuse the defense.We all know how Nagy loves to stretch the field vertically and horizontally. He sends a number of targets in different directions and to different depths of the field, creating easy to read 1 on 1 matchups and expanding the throwing windows. But in this particular game, Nagy raised the difficulty level on himself by primarily going with 7, and sometimes even 8 man protections. This means there were only 3 targets going out on routes, and many times all on the same side of the field.3.During the 1st drive of the second Packers game last season, Tarik Cohen ran a simple route from the slot. During that particular play, Cohen was actually bracketed. After the game, Loggains mentioned that was the first time a Bears player was double teamed since he arrived in Chicago. And that is exactly what makes Cohen so valuable as a wide receiver.With Anthony Miller injured, Nagy primarily used Cohen as the slot receiver in week 4. And Tampa Bay really had no idea how to cover him. Play after play, the Bucs either focused too much on Cohen or not enough. After this game, I don’t see how Nagy ever takes Cohen off the field even when Miller returns.The first big play on offense was the long Burton TD pass. In KC, Matt Nagy specialized in scheming 1 on 1 matchups for Travis Kelce. Here is an example of this...Notice all the moving parts creating an easy read for the QB and a big mismatch with Kelce...The Burton TD was also an isolation play to get him a favorable 1 on 1 matchup deep, but it was done in essentially an 8 man max protection. It was a 3 TE set with Bellamy in as the only WR. This was basically a 1 read play for Trubisky. Bellamy runs as fast as he can to clear the defensive back and occupy the deep safety, leaving Burton 1 on 1 deep. Trubisky just needs to wait for the play to develop. Great call by Nagy to build Trubisky’s confidence early...The 2nd TD is where the Cohen Effect begins to take place. This is a perfect throw from Trubidky, the touch is unreal...If you look closer, you’ll notice that 3 Tampa Bay defenders are exclusively focused on Cohen...This play really highlights week 1-3 Trubisky vs. week 4 Trubisky. Nagy really loves crossing Gabriel through the middle of the field, and it Just keeps on working...Week 4 TrubiskyWeek 1-3 TrubiskyHere again, as was the norm, Nagy deploys a 7 man protection and gives Trubisky one side of the field to work with. Cohen knifes through the defense from the slot and Trubisky nails him. KC had no answer for Cohen in coverage...Another great play design here. Nagy uses Gabriel on sort of a pick play to create some space between Cohen and his defender. Then Gabriel cuts through the middle of the field forcing the middle linebacker to leave his area.A lot of little things encouraged me aboot Trubisky. Here he notices the huge cushion presnap, and he takes the free yardage...I’m not quite sure what happened with this one. The deep safety cut into the underneath coverage immediately after the snap, leaving Burton wide open. He must have seen something on the formation from film study where Trubisky had a tendency to throw the ball to a certain area, and he was trying to jump the route. Either way, Trubisky didn’t take the bait...https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-13-2018/-Zpa98.gif[img]Again, all focus goes on Cohen in the slot, leaving Bellamy completely unguarded...[img]https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-13-2018/dZZcwQ.gifThis is all Trubisky, as he beats the press man coverage with his touch...In the 3rd quarter, Nagy dials up the same exact play as the Burton TD pass. Only this time Cohen is in for Howard and creates a huge mismatch against a linebacker...It still baffles me when I hear someone say that Kyle Fuller is soft or that he doesn’t give it his all out on the field. To be a good tackler, you have to want to tackle someone. It’s more aboot how badly you want it rather than your talent. And Kyle Fuller wants it. IMO, Fuller is the last player we should be questioning...Vic Fangio was strategically creating one on one matchups for his pass rushers in this game. Here, Trevathan fakes a blitz to move the running back, giving Hicks a 1 on 1 to the QB...Here Trevathan takes on the RB, giving Mack a 1 on 1 around the corner...A year ago today, Bilal Nichols was playing nose tackle in college. This dudes quickness is utterly amazing, catching the RB here...It looks as though Kevin White has finally found his calling in the NFL. He made a number of blocks to spring some big plays in this game...3 things to highlight on this play. Cohen catches this ball with the fingertips of his right hand...How quickly Daniels gets to the second level...The bone crushing block by White...