Outside of the box hires are not necessarily something the Chicago Bears have had success with (remember Marc Trestman?) but Dave Toub may be the exact type of outside-the-box hire the team needs.

Bears fans know Toub very well. The veteran special teams coordinator held that position with the club between 2004 and 2012 and helped orchestrate one of the league's best units throughout his tenure in Chicago. He was at the helm when Devin Hester became untouchable as a return man, saw Corey Graham become a special teams Pro Bowler and helped identify Robbie Gould's talent as a kicker.

When Lovie Smith was fired after the 2012 season he interviewed for the head coaching job in Chicago and eventually landed in Kansas City as their special teams coordinator under Andy Reid.

But why would a team, needing help offensively like Chicago does, hire a coach who has worked exclusively with special teams? Because the respect for him around the league is unlike many others.

"He's a combination of [John] Harbaugh and John Madden," one of Toub's former colleagues said, via CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora. "He is the real deal. This guy can coach. Period. He's a big guy, physically, who can take over a room when he has to. He gets people to buy in. These guys love playing for him. He comes from a great [coaching] family tree. Look at Andy Reid's assistants over the years. This guy is ready. All he needs is a chance."

He has worked with Harbaugh during their time together in Baltimore and has been around an offensive-minded coach like Reid for many years. Considering how long he has been in the league and the connections he has made over the years he should be able to build a coaching staff that could help develop Mitch Trubisky in the future.

Many fans and analysts have touted Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo as the next great offensive mind and he could be someone Toub would target as an offensive coordinator, if the Eagles allowed him to interview. Toub has a connection to Eagles head coach Doug Pederson from their time together working on Reid's staff in Kansas City which could help him get an in with the talented young coach.

Toub is viewed as a leader of men. Someone who commands the room when he enters and constantly gets the attention of his players. The added benefit of hiring a special teams coordinator as a head coach is he is the one who deals the back end of the roster. Guys like Toub are constantly tasked with getting the most out of positions that have consistent turnover and he regularly has one of the league's best special teams unit regardless of the roster changes.

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The veteran coach is far from a flashy hire, but his familiarity with the organization, respect around the league and connections to many different coaches all make him a viable option for the Bears in 2018 if they move on from John Fox after the season.