Chicago Bears: How Matt Nagy failed as a head coach

Matt Nagy failed Mitch Trubisky

Finally, the motherload: Matt Nagy was brought in to develop Trubisky. He was brought in to help move along this project quarterback and make him the franchise quarterback he was drafted to be. Trubisky had shown flashes in 2017 under that horrid offense. Nagy just had to help him take the next step.

The knocks on Trubisky coming into the NFL were his lack of experience, shaky footwork, ability to recognize blitzes and coverages, and deep-ball accuracy. He was a project that needed work on this and he had just been working and grooming a fellow young quarterback who was also a project (Patrick Mahomes).

Well, we are now in Year 3 with Nagy and Trubisky. His footwork? Still shaky. His ability to recognize blitzes and coverages? Still can’t do that well. Well, how about his deep-ball accuracy? Nope. Still not good.

It is wild to expect Nagy to help Trubisky in every single aspect of that game to make him into this elite quarterback, but to not have him improve in any of these areas after three years with him? It’s clear everything Nagy has taught and worked on with Trubisky has in all actuality made him worse if anything as 2018 was his best season with him getting progressively worse.

And it’s not just Trubisky who has gotten worse. Foles has gotten worse as well as he looks worse than when he had his seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions season in St. Louis with the Rams. He looks even worse here than when he was in Jacksonville.

All in all, Nagy has failed. Sure, he developed a “culture”, but that isn’t enough to save his job. Enough is enough with Nagy. It’s time the Bears move on and it is for the better.