Whomever takes this job should know their success will likely be tied to improvement from a young quarterback they played no role in drafting.
When Matt Nagy took the Chicago Bears ‘ coaching job in 2018, his top priority was to level up a quarterback who had struggled the previous season as a first-round pick. Four years later, his successor will face the same challenge. The Bears fired Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace on Monday. Nagy couldn’t produce a consistent winner after inheriting Mitch Trubisky from predecessor John Fox, while Pace has been unable to solve the team’s quarterback position since he inherited Jay Cutler when the Bears hired him 2015. The Bears moved on from Trubisky last spring, but the struggles of his replacement — rookie Justin Fields — sealed the fate of both Nagy and Pace. And no matter whom the Bears hire to replace them, they will have little choice but to try to make it work with Fields. Best of NFL Nation • Why the Broncos will keep replacing coaches • Mecole Hardman delivers for Kansas City Chiefs • Patriots bold predictions in ’21 revisited • Jets’ Braxton Berrios could hit jackpot as free agent • Broncos QB Drew Lock still believes in his futurel • Why the Broncos will keep replacing coaches • Mecole Hardman delivers for Kansas City Chiefs • Patriots bold predictions in ’21 revisited • Jets’ Braxton Berrios could hit jackpot as free agent • Broncos QB Drew Lock still believes in his futurel You could make the argument Nagy took a job with one hand tied behind his back, weighed down by a quarterback who will go down as one of the biggest busts of this generation.
