In his first season as head coach of the Chicago Bears, Matt Nagy led his team to a 12-4 record and the team’s first playoff appearance in nearly a decade. It was enough to garner Nagy Coach of the Year honors, and the Bears appeared to be a team headed in the right direction.
Fast forward one year, and Nagy is coming off an unimpressive 8-8 season — and that was with all but two returning starters on the roster. Sure, the Bears experienced injuries they hadn’t in 2018, but it was the team’s offensive inefficiencies that marred the team.
But is that enough for Nagy to start worrying about his job? Bleacher Report believes Nagy’s seat is warm following a disappointing 2019 season.
Just a year ago, Nagy’s seat was ice-cold coming off a Coach of the Year season. But he and the Bears followed up that 12-4 2018 campaign with a dud in 2019. His offense ranked 29th in terms of both points and yardage as 2017 No. 2 overall pick Mitchell Trubisky struggled in what was supposed to be a breakout third season at quarterback.
That’s problematic for Nagy, a supposed quarterback guru with an offensive background. If the high-priced, talented Bears decline further in 2020 and if neither Trubisky nor expensive addition Nick Foles excels for Nagy under center, Bears general manager Ryan Pace could opt to throw his once-highly touted coach under the bus.
As Bleacher Report noted, Nagy was brought in because he was supposedly armed with an ability to get the Bears offense on track, including former No. 2 overall pick Mitchell Trubisky. While his first season saw success, his second year was a far cry from what many expected.
While Nagy’s job certainly isn’t at stake this season, one more year like last season — a paltry .500 with one of the league’s worst offenses — and rest assured his seat will be hot heading into 2021.
