The Chicago Bears have an offseason ahead of them with some important decisions to make. Following defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano’s retirement, it sounds like we have some clarity on the Bears’ front office.
Make no mistake, the Bears once again underperformed at 8-8 despite a playoff appearance. And yet, it sounds like Bears brass have all the confidence in the world in the front office to turn things around.
There have been multiple reports around the league that the Bears will retain head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace in 2021, which is a surprise given the Bears lost six straight games just one month ago.
And yet, it sounds like Bears Chairman George McCaskey has seen enough to assure him that they can finally — finally –turn things around in 2021 just long enough to draft the wrong quarterback again and stumble to a 8-8 record to possibly save their jobs in 2022.
Sound familiar?
The rumor flying around the NFL right now is #Bears will retain GM Ryan Pace & coach Matt Nagy into 2021. That's what folks working in the league have heard. We'll see if team has something this evening but that is the chatter that's out there right now.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) January 13, 2021
Naturally, Twitter had plenty to say about the expectation that Nagy and Pace will be back in 2021. And most of it, as you’d imagine, is not pleased.
The Eagles fired Doug Pederson, a SB winning coach, with 3/5 winning seasons, and four playoff wins
And the Bears keep Nagy because 8-8 apparently meets their standards
— Blake (@SoldierFieldBlg) January 13, 2021
Which means pace and nagy will be fired next year, and new guys will have to work with whatever qb we overpay, and we'll be set back 5 years. Again. Just kill me.
— Mayor Jeff (@DaJeffypoo) January 13, 2021
Nagy and Pace back pic.twitter.com/SlPoVxBxOj
— mike gq (@mikey_GQ_) January 13, 2021
Man I’m so ready to watch Pace and Nagy pick the wrong qb and do nothing to fix the offense and we once again end up at 8-8
— Chris~ #DaBearsShouldCleanHouse (@cdredchris97) January 13, 2021
The effects of the Bears making the playoffs. Pace and Nagy will return in 2021 and Pagano will retire.
— Ryan Tadych (@ryantadych) January 13, 2021
The Bears choosing to bring back Nagy and Pace for another year is going to be a decisions that haunts this team for a very long time. There is talent on this roster to be a playoff team. It is missing pieces sure, but the core is there. It's the coaching and terrible FA signings
— Tyler (@GunsLoaded56) January 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/mattnewts/status/1349160465490964482?s=20
Sounds like the Bears are just once again being incredibly cheap. One more year of Phillips, Pace and Nagy. I hate it so much!
— Daniel Burt (@dannyburt33) January 13, 2021
Feels like you’re picking the next QB this offseason, why anyone would put Ryan Pace in charge of that process after his QB acquisition history, is beyond me. Perhaps he’s buoyed by Nagy’s input now, but still… #Bears pic.twitter.com/gC9XyvjXy5
— Laurence Holmes (@LaurenceWHolmes) January 13, 2021
I'll Try To Be Optimistic On Pace & Nagy Being Kept But Honestly I Don't Like It.
— APW Sports YT (@APWSports) January 13, 2021
You know what Ryan Pace coming back also means? Say goodbye to Allen Robinson whether it’s this year or next. #Bears
— Aaron Leming (@AaronLemingNFL) January 13, 2021
Keep hearing Nagy/Pace as “win now” in 2021. But are they?
If they draft and start a rookie QB next season, and that QB plays well, and the team finishes 7-9…you think they get fired?
I don’t.
— DaBearsBlog (@dabearsblog) January 13, 2021
#Bears are retaining Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace. Ted Phillips is likely safe.
What a joke.
Chuck Pagano is retiring.
— Chicago Bears Update (@ChiBears_Update) January 13, 2021
Im as confident in pace and Nagy as I was in tim floyd and Jerry krause
— Eata Ditka (@_Bear_fan_) January 13, 2021
There can't be anyone who feels good about Ryan Pace being in charge of acquiring Chicago's next quarterback…
— Matt Eurich (@MattEurich) January 13, 2021
Chuck Pagano and Mitchell Trubisky will end up being the scapegoats for this season
Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace continue to ride forward, delaying their inevitable firing for another year.
— Restart the Bears Franchise (@The_WIN_D) January 13, 2021
Man I hate the @ChicagoBears front office. So more of the same old same old and you’re either rolling with Foles at QB or letting Pace and Nagy draft and botch another?? Wish I had it in me to root for another team. https://t.co/owCE5aROAf
— Jon Shap (@radioshap27) January 13, 2021
i don’t want nagy and pace to stay for even another five minutes 😭
— ashh (@kaneandfrolikk) January 13, 2021
Since Ryan Pace took over as GM 6 years ago, the @ChicagoBears have had 1 winning season, and he drafted Mitchell Trubisky over PATRICK MAHOMES! And yet the McCaskeys want to keep him!?! Matt Nagy too. Did they not see how horrible of a play caller he was?
— Preston Meeker (@preston_meeker) January 13, 2021
Can we at least fire Phillips ? And hire a football guy to help Pace and Nagy make decisions
— C.J. (@CJ_Dym2) January 13, 2021
Even worse, Nagy and Pace are going to take a crack at drafting "Their Guy" and when Nagy drives this train straight off the rails because he wants to run HIS system and the McCaskeys (maybe?) Make a change next year? the next regime will have "Their Guy" to deal with.
— Aaron Michalski (@AMichalski88) January 13, 2021
DAMN Y'ALL… I'M NOT SAYING NAGY AND PACE ARE THE ANSWER, BUT MAYBE THERE ARE BETTER TIMES A COMIN?! I mean…a new QB and a new, effective Defensive Coordinator should help immensely….right? 🥲🥲🥲 #DaBears
— LAallDaBears (@LAallDaBears) January 13, 2021
Nagy deserves 1 more year with a QB that he actually chooses and if it doesn’t work, then he is as good as gone.
Pace is good except at finding qbs so im happy that he gets another draft
— Noukmouk12 (@noukmouk12) January 13, 2021
Bears should be depressed as a franchise right now, and instead we're in a situation where the "win" from last year is that out of Mitchell Trubisky, Matt Nagy, and Ryan Pace, at least Trubisky will not be back next year.
(Probably.)
— Lee Sharpe, ⛓️ @ 🏠 (@LeeSharpeNFL) January 13, 2021
