When it comes to expectations for the 2019 NFL season, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy will be the first to tell you the team isn’t where he thought they would be with just four games to go in the season.
After bursting onto the scene as a rookie head coach and leading the Bears to a 12-4 record and an NFC North division title, the second-year head coach and his team had high hopes going into 2019. Instead of a repeat division title, however, the Bears are now clinging to a 5% chance of making the playoffs via a wildcard spot at 6-6.
The season hasn’t gone according to plan, but despite the struggles, Nagy isn’t expected to be let go during the offseason. According to a recent ESPN article rating the job security of all 32 head coaches, from 4 (on the hot seat) to 1 (on the cold seat), Nagy checks in at a mild 2, “on a cool seat…barring a disaster.”
ESPN Chicago Bears Reporter Jeff Dickerson, who rated Nagy, had this to say following the score:
Nagy doesn’t have the same job security he enjoyed last season when he was the NFL Coach of the Year, but it’s a stretch to think the Bears will fire him. The team has struggled across the board on offense — Nagy’s specialty — and the coach has shouldered his share of the blame. Still, the Bears are 18-10 in the regular season under Nagy. For comparison sake, John Fox went 13-34 in Chicago. Nagy isn’t going anywhere.
Dickerson’s reasoning stems from the long leash former coach John Fox had in his three seasons as head coach despite his dreadful record. Nagy isn’t anywhere close to that and nearly matched Fox’s total wins in just his first season. While 2019 can already be classified as a disappointment, it would be a major upset if team ownership shook things up again just one season removed from a playoff berth.
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