In case you were hoping that Sunday’s catastrophe at Soldier Field was a crazy nightmare, I regret to inform you it was very much reality. That much was confirmed by the chorus of chants for the firings of Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy, general manager Ryan Pace and president Ted Phillips less than a day after the Bears blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to the lowly Detroit Lions in a 34-30 loss.
Nagy usually meets with the media the following morning after a game, and many were wondering if Nagy would actually be in attendance considering things got pretty gnarly on Sunday.
But Nagy was there to meet with Chicago media on Monday morning, where he was barraged with — what else — questions about his job security.
According to Nagy, he hasn’t had any conversations in relation to his job status, saying, “we haven’t had those discussions.”
When asked if he felt like he still had management’s support right now, Nagy replied, “Yeah, I do.”
Reporter: "Do you feel like you still have [management's] support right now?"
Nagy: "Yeah, I do."
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) December 7, 2020
Now, that doesn’t mean a darn thing. We’ve seen coaches on the hot seat continuously deflect and assuage any concerns about their future. At this point, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before Bears Chairman George McCaskey cleans house with Nagy, Pace and possibly Phillips.
While many felt like it would’ve been justified firing Nagy on Monday — a six-game losing streak will do that — it’s worth noting the McCaskey’s have never fired anyone midseason. That’s something they typically do at the end of a season.
But how bad would things need to get for McCaskey to make an exception? A seven-game losing streak? Eight-games? Ten-games? Or maybe they’ve already accepted this season is a wash and are content to ride it out.
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