If Bears coach Matt Nagy has proven anything over this first three seasons with Chicago, it’s that he’s a better spin doctor than play-caller.
Nagy used the Bears’ 5-1 record to put a positive spin on the Bears’ offense Monday despite the unit’s ranking at or near the bottom of the league in almost every major offensive category.
“Right now with the offense struggling, we completely know that, we understand that, and we want what everybody else wants — so how are we going to get to that point?” Nagy said. “And it feels like there’s frustration because it’s not happening right away, and we know that, but we’ve got to make sure that we continue to just keep plugging away, we communicate, we talk through that.
“And then we’re excited that, hey, being 5-1 and having it be that way on offense, that gives us a lot of excitement for what happens when we do get this offense going. And that’s kind of where it’s at. So that’s why my vibe is the way it is, because I love where we’re at right now as a team.”
Winning is the ultimate deodorant. It always has been. Bad quarterback play, a leaky offensive line, and a non-existent running game can be ignored — if only temporarily — because hey! We’re in first place!
And that’s true, to a degree. Stacking wins early in the season is critically important for any team with playoff aspirations. But if the Bears truly want to be a Super Bowl contender, they need to get the offense fixed sooner than later.
Otherwise, it’ll be another season of quality play by the defense that’s wasted because of an offense that’s stuck in neutral.