Tight end Cole Kmet reveals Declan Doyle's crucial halftime adjustments helped shape the Bears' offense, a key piece now heading to Baltimore.
After an 11-6 finish to the regular season, the Chicago Bears were the No. 2 seed in the NFC heading into the playoffs.
The Bears then reached the Divisional Round before losing to the Los Angeles Rams 20-17 in overtime.
With how good a season Chicago had in year one under Ben Johnson, it was going to be hard to keep assistant coaches around either way. The Bears have lost multiple assistants already this offseason.
It started with running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, who left to become the Kansas City Chiefs' next offensive coordinator. Bieniemy previously held that role with Kansas City from 2018-2022.
It appeared that Chicago was going to be able to keep OC Declan Doyle after he withdrew his name from the Philadelphia Eagles' opening at the position. However, he left to join the staff of Jesse Minter at the Baltimore Ravens, holding the same role he had with the Bears.
Losing assistants like Bieniemy and Doyle will leave the Bears with some holes to fill. With Doyle, tight end Cole Kmet shared some insight into just how important he was.
On a recent appearance on 104.3 The Score, Kmet revealed that Doyle played a significant role in halftime adjustments, which will benefit the Ravens.
With Doyle, a big part of Chicago's identity will be lost now that we know just how involved he was with the offense.
"I mean, another thing Declan was really great at was, I'm sure Ben, as the head coach, there's a lot of things you gotta handle at halftime, Declan's the one addressing the offense at halftime, kinda going over the openers that are gonna be coming up in the second half, and telling us what we need to do and what they're seeing and how we can make adjustments," Kmet said.
Kmet had 347 receiving yards and two touchdowns in his sixth season with Chicago. He was a part of a dynamic tight end room that also had rookie Colston Loveland. Loveland led the Bears with 713 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
While Doyle wasn't calling offensive plays for the Bears, he still had a massive role with the team. Doyle will be the play caller with the Ravens, however.
Making halftime adjustments is critical in the NFL, and finding someone to fill Doyle's role in that area could be tough for Chicago.
It's safe to say the Ravens have gained a very valuable assistant coach.