The Bears’ coach has had his fair share of head-scratching moments in Chicago, but none greater than what he displayed in that loss to the Cleveland Browns. The Bears offense was so bad that they ended up with a net one yard passing and, in total, 47 yards of offense.
In one of the worst offensive performances in franchise history, Nagy showed his true colors — arrogance and ignorance. To him, they are both bliss. But, to the rest of us, we see the writing on the wall.
According to a recent rumor, Nagy could be fired next week if the Bears lose in Week 4 to the Detroit Lions.
Could the Chicago Bears really fire head coach Matt Nagy if they lose to the Lions on Sunday?
The origin of the rumor came from a longtime Bears blog labeled none other than DaBearsBlog. Many fans dig what the site and its editor produces. Other question the sincerity and authenticity of these reports.
Take that for what you will, but plenty of people have been calling for Nagy’s head over the last few days, including ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky and NFL Network’s David Carr.
To think that he could be on the chopping block real soon is not all that crazy, quite frankly. Now, in order for Nagy to get fired, two things must happen.
First, the Bears actually have to lose to the Lions on Sunday. With how up-and-down the Lions have been thus far amidst their 0-3 start, nobody knows just which Lions team will show up against the Bears — or if they’ll be able to put together a full four quarters.
Second — and this is much harder to grasp — the Bears must choose to fire a head coach within the regular season. That is not something this organization is known to do, nor something that anyone expects them to do.
For Ted Phillips and George McCaskey to make this type of decision, things would have to be at an all-time low. Put it this way… if Nagy actually decided to roll Nick Foles out there against the Lions, and lost badly, then I could see the head coach being given his walking papers.
