Chicago Bears fans aren’t happy with Matt Nagy. Why? It’s difficult to explain to those outside the bubble. They see the team record of 3-1 and can’t understand how the head coach could be under such a substantial amount of heat. The reasoning goes all the way back to 2019, frankly. That is when the cracks started to appear.
Being held to three points in a game by Green Bay. Nine yards in the first half against Philadelphia. The list of inept offensive performances goes back a long way under Nagy’s watch. For a long time, Nagy was able to dodge direct blame for those issues. Namely, because Mitch Trubisky was his quarterback and it was clear the former #2 pick wasn’t cutting it. So when he made the switch to Nick Foles, a former Super Bowl MVP with intimate knowledge of this offensive system?
People expected results. Then the Colts game happened. Three points in the first 58 minutes. No running game. Sloppiness. Bad execution. It was a sequel to everything that happened in 2019. Combine this with the knowledge that the Bears were two huge comebacks and a goal line stand away from being 0-4? Yeah, it’s easy to see why Nagy is somewhat under the gun.
Is that the case inside Halas Hall though?
Bears insider Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune was asked that question. He made it pretty clear that as things stand right now? Nagy isn’t going anywhere.
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“The only person with a temperature gauge that matters is Chairman George McCaskey, and in my opinion, Nagy isn’t in jeopardy of being fired — or being put on the hot seat. The Bears are 3-1, they’ve changed starting quarterbacks and they need to be better offensively. Nagy has a 23-13 record in the regular season. While this was a question I received in several versions this week, I don’t see any shake-up happening in the near future.”
Matt Nagy finds ways to win but that barrier may not last
McCaskey didn’t come right out and answer any questions regarding the future of Nagy or GM Ryan Pace. However, he did mention that he expects this team to win. That is what ultimately matters. Thus far Nagy has accomplished that goal. The Bears are 3-1. It may not have been a pretty journey to get there, but that’s the reality.
Whether it stays that way is the issue at hand. The Bears started 3-1 last season and stumbled to an 8-8 finish. It would’ve been even worse than that if not for a late-season push fueled by a few big wins over Detroit and Dallas. Nagy raised the expectations of this team. He’s expected to make them competitive with the big boys. Thus far the Bears have looked anything but.
If this thing goes south over the next three months, his status could change quickly.
