The Lions fired their head coach after their Thanksgiving Day game last season. Are the Bears prepared to do the same this year? While Matt Nagy denied a report he will be relieved of his duties after Thursday’s Detroit trip, some interesting details have surfaced regarding the coach’s status.
Nagy canceled the Bears’ scheduled meetings for Tuesday afternoon and did not exactly reveal confidence he would be around much longer, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, and some players are miffed by the lack of direction displayed by the organization this week.
The Bears have lost five straight games for a second consecutive year. While they rallied back to make the playoffs after a six-game skid in 2020, helping Nagy save his job, the outlook is bleaker a year later.
Nagy told media Tuesday he had not met with Bears management this week but informed his players later that day he did, in fact, have a productive meeting with ownership, Biggs adds. Nagy is believed to have met with ownership after making those comments. However, the former Coach of the Year did not address his status with the team, which upset some players due to the uncertainty surrounding this situation. A short-week firing would certainly not be ideal, but word of a potential ouster getting out early does not present a stable picture, either.
Despite addressing their quarterback situation by adding Andy Dalton and Justin Fields, the Bears have regressed again on offense. They will enter Week 12 ranking 31st in total offense and 29th in points — down from 2020’s full-season perches. The 2019 Bears finished 29th in points and yards, injecting concern about their direction after a bounce-back 2018. “Fire Nagy” chants broke out at Soldier Field during Sunday’s loss to the Ravens.
The Bears have leaned against in-season firings, allowing their previous embattled coaches to finish their respective seasons. The franchise has never fired a coach during a season. But Nagy might well be the coach to break this tradition. Nagy has been given more time than the team gave Marc Trestman and John Fox, though the ex-Chiefs OC has led the Bears to two playoff berths — compared to his recent predecessors’ zero — since taking over in 2018.
As a giants fan, I hope the bears keep them and they keep stinking.
Him*
You probably shouldn’t say anything if you’re a Giants fan.
And you better be careful. The Giants front office is just stupid enough to hire Nagy for there open OC position, once the Bears fire him
This! ^
Like the J Garret hiring?
He’s saying that because the Giants own the Bears first round pick. The worse the Bears do, the better the pick is. I’m also hoping Nagy keeps his job. Giants might get two top five picks!
If nagy keeps his job or not the giants are gonna get 2 great picks, think of how messed up the bears front office is right now, no way the team plays good no matter whose coach, bears season ended vs Cleveland, nagy should’ve been fired then
Like Hawk would say – he gone
The NY teams currently own 4 out of top 7 picks
Doesn’t matter how many picks the Giants have Gutterman will completely blow them. The Manning’s will be friends with some QB like Daniel “ Flop” Jones and Gutterman will have to have them.
Only coach worse than Nagy is Judge! The Giants are a joke! Enjoy another 5 win season!
The Giants front office is brain dead! Mara, Tisch & Gettleman are the 3 stooges! Eli Manning is the most overrated QB ever. You have no room to say anything!
It should have happened last offseason. Everyone knew it. Then, it should’ve happened after Justin Fields took over and he made 0 adjustments to Fields’ strengths and style.
Pace should go too.
Safe to start Bears D vs Detroit?
Probably, but just because the Lions are really bad.
The McCaskeys thank god every day that the worst organization in football is in their own division. If it weren’t for the Lions more people would realize that the organizational leadership in Chicago has been inept for years. McCaskeys, Phillips, Pace, Nagy, everybody has to go, otherwise it will be more of the same.
This is 100% correct, bears ownership cares about money, not the fans or winning, only money fire nagy or not the bears will suck next year too
The money point you make is not exactly true. The Bears have spent a ton of money but to the wrong players too many times. Graham has been virtually useless this year but they paid him and released Fuller- who they replaced with an absolute dud in Kindle Vidor- while Graham has been rarely used. That’s on Pace. He and Nagy both have completely fumbled their competitive window. But McCaskey and Phillips cluelessly hired them because they just don’t know the game. Nagy and Pace will be gone soon, but the same nimrods will still be in charge.
Graham should have been cut to keep fuller as I believe the remaining money on grahams contract isn’t guaranteed
Underperforming offense?
Young, talented QB needing guidance?
Sounds like Josh McDaniels should be getting a call.
Roberto Gee –
So he can take the job and then change his mind an hour later?
Praying for Matt
Praying that he gets fired one second after the game is over on camera and being interviewed with his family laughing.
Geez, that’s a bit harsh.
He may be about to be fired, but I don’t believe he’s been given any indication of that. If they had, why care about putting any effort into preparing for the next game?
If they’d at least give the poor guy a decent QB….the bears the last few years have seemed like a franchise in disarray
Gutterman would mess up a pbj sandwich