There are a goodly number of franchises whose offensive playbooks are utterly vanilla, consisting of interior handoffs, and skinny posts, and the periodic play action. We’re not naming names. But they know who they are.

The Bears didn't waste any time finalizing plans to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be their next head coach, according to multiple reports. Why it matters: Johnson was considered the best head coaching candidate this offseason after guiding the explosive Detroit Lions offense.