Matt Nagy continues to insist things will get better for the Chicago Bears offense. They almost have to, right? Except they haven’t and still aren’t. Here he was at home going against one of the worst defenses in the NFL in the New York Giants. In spite of all the struggles this unit has had this season, they should be able to function. Except that implies the Bears operate based on logic. That went out the window with this team a long time ago.
Nagy couldn’t have scripted a more miserable first half. Mitch Trubisky throws a bad interception in the end zone. Three ugly dropped passes including what would’ve been a touchdown by tight end Ben Braunecker. Wide receivers running wrong routes again. Best of all? An appalling lack of balance that saw Trubisky throw 23 passes to just seven runs by the running backs. A stat that would normally be incredible to fathom except it’s become a calling card for Nagy at this point.
It was a half that saw three drives end three-and-out, continuing the Bears’ remarkable futility in the 1st half of games. At what point can the team really keep fooling themselves into believing that this coach has the answers for what is ailing this team. The offense is suffering breakdowns everywhere and that falls at the feet of the guy who has personally overseen the entire construction of the system.
Never mind his ongoing issues with managing the clock and unnecessarily burning timeouts.
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Matt Nagy is now firmly on the hot seat
To this point all people have heard from Nagy are excuses. He may have taken full responsibility for the struggles on offense, but that is not his job. His job as the head coach is to find solutions to the problem. This he has not done. Every week it’s the same thing. The offense starts slow, makes too many mistakes, and can never find a consistent rhythm. That speaks to issues with discipline and a clear lack of accountability. Both of those are directly tied to Nagy.
People seem quite confident that both he and Trubisky will be back for another year in 2020. Honestly, that’s becoming harder and harder to believe given the rate of regression this offense is on. Every time it looks like they’ve hit rock bottom, they dig through the rock to find there’s more space to fall. Every ownership has a breaking point. Nagy was Coach of the Year in 2018 but the NFL is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league.
This season has become one of the most disappointing in franchise history, which is saying a lot. Nagy deserves a ton of blame for that. Unless he’s willing to change, it’s what he will be forever remembered for.
