Fans who are upset with the Chicago Bears in 2019 have shifted back and forth on who to blame. Many leveled their focus on Mitch Trubisky and his continued inconsistency at quarterback. Others have targeted head coach Matt Nagy. Not necessarily for his overall capability running the team but more for his lack of prowess at elevating the offense to even an average level rather than the 28th ranked unit the team is stuck with.
The odds of the Bears actually removing Nagy are all but impossible. Thus what can be done to change the status quo? This has led people to narrow their sights on offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich. While he may not call the plays, his fingerprints are still on this unit and its underachieving ways the past two years. Particularly its love affair with the shotgun formation and lots of cute, gimmicky plays that the man made his name with at Oregon.
It doesn’t feel like he’s done enough to get this unit to play with more efficiency and urgency. They don’t always seem well-prepared. These are things he’s responsible for, calling plays or not. Thus people are hoping this rock bottom finish for the Bears might convince Nagy that a change is needed. Hopefully to someone with a little more credibility and experience to help things improve in 2020.
Don’t count on it though.
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Matt Nagy is too much like Andy Reid to do that
A few things to remember here. Nagy is a personable man who is a devoted husband and father. He believes in running his team like a family. One that will fight for each other. There is nothing wrong with that for the most part, except when it comes to making hard decisions like making changes. His stubbornness with Trubisky is proof of this. Nagy is not the type who will believe that such a move is necessary.
It’s also important to remember the man who mentored him. Nagy has a very close relationship with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid. In his long run dating back to 1999, Reid has never once fired an offensive coordinator after a down season. Not once. He always stuck by his guys and more often than not things turned out alright in the long run. Granted, Reid had better quarterbacks for most of that time but it doesn’t change this reality.
There have been zero signs in the past month that Nagy is somehow disgruntled with Helfrich’s work. So unless the coordinator decides to leave on his own for an opportunity elsewhere, the Bears aren’t going to make any notable change to their staff.
