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    'They're unguardable:' Bears embrace the NFL's latest offensive trend

    by Rich Campbell, Chicago Tribune Sep 05, 2018 6 minutes

    Take it from the Super Bowl legend. The man with the brand-new ring. The man who etched his name into football lore by catching a toss and throwing a touchdown on the same immortal play, Philly Special.

    Trey Burton is a Super Bowl champion in no small part because of how option concepts have proliferated among NFL offenses over the last few seasons.

    That schematic evolution also helped him hit the free-agency jackpot with the Bears. Last season in the Eagles' option-filled, high-octane offense, Burton had five touchdowns on 23 catches. Pretty darn good for a third-string tight end.

    So pay attention when Burton describes how option concepts have come to affect defenses during his four seasons in the league.

    "They're unguardable," he said with a smile. "The RPOs (run-pass options), when we get to the line of scrimmage and are able to check to certain plays based on coverages, you make it unguardable.

    "The old way of

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