Behind Enemy Lines: Week 12 Q&A with Bears Wire

With a Week 12 matchup between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Bears Wire.

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After winning Coach of the Year in 2018, Matt Nagy has seen his team fall back down to earth a bit and arguably even underperform compared to initial expectations. How much of the 4-6 record this season is on the shoulders of Nagy, and is there any reason for Bears fans to be concerned with him moving forward?

Nagy is facing a lot of criticism, not only for the Bears’ inability to build off a solid 2018 campaign but also for the offense’s struggles. Last season, everything went right for the Bears, thus Nagy looked like a genius. Now, he’s facing his first real adversity, and it’s not going as well as everyone expected. As far as any concerns moving forward, it’s more about Nagy as a play-caller than a coach. Nagy is too stubborn to admit that he hasn’t done a good job calling plays this season — look no further than the Saints game, when Chicago ran the ball just seven times, which was a franchise low. You’d like to reserve judgment until Nagy gets the quarterback he gets to choose, but that won’t necessarily happen next season as Trubisky will surely be back for his fourth season.

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