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Colleen Kane Twelve hours after the Chicago Bears’ 41-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Matt Nagy, the media relations manager for the Chicago Tribune, called the team’s performance “flat-out embarrassing.”
With its losing streak reaching five games, Nagy’s team hit a new low on Sunday night, raising concerns about the job security of many people at Halas Hall.
The Bears coach expressed his hope that everyone in the building had a restless night as they tried to figure out what went wrong after their team trailed the NFC North leaders by 31 points at halftime and by 24 points in the first half.
Nagy remarked, “I know this: We better wake up.” “Every player and every freaking coach on the team needs to wake up and start realizing where we are.” Take pride in who you are. Possess an insane sense of urgency. Understand where we are. Take pride in our team and the reason behind our actions before attempting to win as a unit. This week, I’m putting that out there for everyone in that building.
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“Our guys are aware of how embarrassing yesterday was. We still have five games left, so all of us—coaches and players alike—will step up. For us, figuring out where we are and how to proceed is a challenge all its own. However, yesterday’s performance was absurd and unreal. And naturally, I’m the first to do that.
In fact, with the Bears dropping to 5-6, Nagy’s and general manager Ryan Pace’s employment statuses have come under intense scrutiny.
The Bears are just the second team in NFL history to go through a five-game losing streak right after winning five of their first six games, according to a tweet from Elias Sports on Monday. After a 5-1 start, the 1967 San Francisco 49ers dropped their next six games.
Bears coaches have never been fired during a season. Not Marc Trestman, as the Bears finished 2014 with a 3-6 record following a 55-14 loss to the Packers. And not John Fox, either, following the Bears’ five-game losing streak in 2017 that included embarrassing losses to the 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles back-to-back to drop them to 3-9. Following those seasons’ championship games, both were fired.
Thus, it would seem that Nagy, who is 25-18 over three seasons, has five games left to gather proof in support of his argument that the McCaskey family ought to keep him in the lineup. This season, the head coaches of the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Atlanta Falcons have already been fired.
On Sunday night, Nagy said he was less concerned about losing his job and more concerned about keeping his team together in the face of adversity. On Monday, he restated that statement and added that he was aware of the possible consequences of the slide.
That’s all covered by our business, according to Nagy. We all sign up for that, not just the head coaches but also the coordinators, position coaches, and our families. That is a necessary part of where we are.
