Is it time to clean house with Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy?

The Bears’ 41-25 beatdown by the Packers was the kind of loss where a general manager and head coach find themselves on the chopping block.

Heading into the bye week, it was clear that the futures of Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy hinged on the final six games of this season.

And following Sunday night’s embarrassing loss to the Green Bay Packers, it felt like it could be the final nail in the coffin.

After starting the season 5-1, the Bears have lost five straight games and fallen below .500 for the first time this season. But it’s not even Chicago’s sub-par record so much as it’s another squandered opportunity. The Bears were 5-1 — yes, 5-1 — through the first six weeks. What’s transpired since can only be described as a colossal collapse that has already seen the likes of several general managers and/or head coaches canned this season.

The Bears brass are likely still clinging to that 12-4 record from just two seasons ago. But this team is a far cry from that 2018 group.

And Sunday night’s brutal 41-25 loss to the Packers — on national television — was a new low. Because for all of the offense’s struggles this season — and it’s been ugly — this was a collective losing effort where it was clear that some players, notably on defense, had given up on their head coach.

Sunday night’s loss to the Packers was the kind of loss where a general manager and a head coach find themselves on the chopping block.

For those optimists, they’ll cling to the fact that the Bears are still one game out of a playoff spot — and just spots from that eighth seed. But it’s never been more clear that this isn’t a playoff team.

At this point, the best thing that could happen would be the Bears lose enough games to find themselves in a prime position in the 2021 NFL Draft, where they can start rebuilding, where someone other than Pace and Nagy will get a chance to choose another potential franchise quarterback. There’s also a fair argument to be made that Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips needs to be let go, but that’s a discussion for another article.

But what say you, Bears fans? Is it time for the team to clean house? Or does Pace and/or Nagy deserve to stay?

VOTE!

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