Chairman George McCaskey lauded the duo's resiliency during the team's 8-8 season
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"Despite a second straight non-winning season, in which they started 5-1 before finishing 8-8 and failing to advance past their first playoff game for the second time in three years, the Chicago Bears are running it back in 2021. Chairman George McCaskey and president Ted Phillips announced Wednesday that coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace will both return for another season, citing an "impressive" finish to the 2020 campaign -- the third under Nagy's guidance and sixth under Pace.
"Have mistakes been made? Yes," McCaskey said, per reporters. "But I think Ryan and Matt are learning and growing in their roles ... I understand your frustration. We're frustrated, too ... (but) sticking with these guys is the best route for the Bears at this time ... We all want things to get better, and a lot of times, you have to go through tough times to get better. The way they've handled adversity the last two seasons leads us to the conclusion that they're the best people to lead us through 2021."
Ryan Pace should have been fired long ago but Nagy coached his fucking ass off in 2021.
They don't have a QB, their receivers are garbage, as are their running backs (although David Montgomery looked decent in the last part of the season) yet Nagy was somehow able to get 8 wins out of a shit squad and make the playoffs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Ryan Pace should have been fired long ago but Nagy coached his fucking ass of in 2021.
They don't have a QB, their receivers are garbage, as are their running backs (although David Montgomery looked decent in the last part of the season) yet Nagy was somehow able to get 8 wins out of a shit squad and make the playoffs.
Agreed.
Pace.... Other than that Mack trade, which looks good, still.....Trubisky.....Woof.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Ryan Pace should have been fired long ago but Nagy coached his fucking ass off in 2021.
They don't have a QB, their receivers are garbage, as are their running backs (although David Montgomery looked decent in the last part of the season) yet Nagy was somehow able to get 8 wins out of a shit squad and make the playoffs.
Agreed. I think I read earlier this season that their OL was messed up as well.
Biggest issue is obviously QB. They haven't had one in three seasons or whatever. Give Nagy a real QB and a couple seasons, I bet CHI would be a much better offensive team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by louie aguiar:
Ryan Pace will forever be tainted by the 2017 draft and his decision to draft Trubisky ahead of Mahomes and Watson
Not just that - he actually traded up from 3 to 2 to do it. It's still crazy to think he did that for somebody who probably should have gone in the third round.
When you factor in the picks he dumped to get Mack, he absolutely decimated their ability to draft talent for a couple of years.
He's gotta have pictures of Halas fucking a goat or something. [Reply]
I mean, I know historically sucktastic franchises have won championships in the past 20 years, but the Bears finding a franchise QB better than Jim McMahon is one of the more unbelievable, "I'll believe it when I see it" scenarios.
The Bears are totally the worst franchise when it comes to QBs in NFL history, right? [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
I mean, I know historically sucktastic franchises have won championships in the past 20 years, but the Bears finding a franchise QB better than Jim McMahon is one of the more unbelievable, "I'll believe it when I see it" scenarios.
The Bears are totally the worst franchise when it comes to QBs in NFL history, right?
Rex Grossman disagrees.For like the 4 seconds before defenses figured him out. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
I mean, I know historically sucktastic franchises have won championships in the past 20 years, but the Bears finding a franchise QB better than Jim McMahon is one of the more unbelievable, "I'll believe it when I see it" scenarios.
The Bears are totally the worst franchise when it comes to QBs in NFL history, right?
This is kind of what I've been thinking for a few decades now. How is it possible that CHI couldn't find one decent QB, even just on Kirk Cousins' level since McMahon? Doesn't seem possible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Ryan Pace should have been fired long ago but Nagy coached his fucking ass off in 2021.
They don't have a QB, their receivers are garbage, as are their running backs (although David Montgomery looked decent in the last part of the season) yet Nagy was somehow able to get 8 wins out of a shit squad and make the playoffs.
