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Just when you think things can’t get worse for the Chicago Bears this season, they continue to prove everyone wrong. If you thought last week’s 41-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers was bad, Chicago officially hit rock bottom with a 34-30 loss to the Detroit Lions, where the Bears blew a 10-point lead in the final two minutes.
Bears fans and alumni alike were outraged at Chicago’s sixth straight loss following a 5-1 start. At this point, it seems like it’s not a matter of “if” the Bears will clean house with head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace, it’s a matter of “when.”
Especially considering the Bears have now lost dix straight games for the first time since 2002 — over 18 years ago.
Among those that voiced their outrage on Twitter was former Bears running back Matt Forte, who has seen more than enough of this abysmal offense and thinks both Nagy and Pace should be fired. That, and he feels bad for fans and the product both of those guys have put on the field.
Oh and the GM…. football starts in the trenches bruh. Everybody knows that!
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) December 6, 2020
I’ve played on some awful teams but man… y’all deserve better ✌🏾
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) December 6, 2020
Forte has seen firsthand what has gotten a head coach axed, when Lovie Smith was fired when the Bears failed to make the playoffs with a 10-6 record in 2012. Which has left Forte, like many, wondering what it’s going to take for Nagy to get fired. Although, this Lions loss might’ve just been the final blow.
After all, Smith was fired following a 10-win season while Nagy hasn’t done much outside of 2018’s 12-win season.
Lovie Smith won 10 games and got fired 🐸 ☕️ but that’s none of my business 🤦🏽♂️.
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) December 6, 2020
Even former Bears right guard Kyle Long, who played under Nagy for two seasons, wondered what it’ll take for Nagy to ultimately get the boot midseason.
I saw some firings and firings in my time in Chicago none of which happened mid season. I wonder what the tipping point is and who ultimately makes the decision.
— Kyle (@Ky1eLong) December 6, 2020
Nagy and Pace’s seats — along with president Ted Phillips — have gotten hotter with each passing week, but this loss likely was the final dagger in George McCaskey’s decision to part ways with them at season’s end.
Although, it would likely serve the Bears better to cut the cord now and get ahead of finding a new general manager and head coach heading into what looks to be a rebuilding offseason.
The McCaskey’s aren’t known for firing people midseason, but you wonder if this mess is enough to make an exception.
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