Bears vs. Giants: Is Matt Nagy on the hot seat in this one?

In a disappointing season, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy could be staring his job in the face as his team takes on a bad New York Giants team.

This just might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. If it’s not, it could be the second-to-last straw for Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy.

Should his team lose to the 2-8 New York Giants in Week 12, Nagy’s seat will be burning hot. It will have been the Bears’ third loss of the season to a lesser-talented team — also counting the Los Angeles Chargers and Oakland Raiders.

Whether or not you believe this season is lost due to Nagy’s coaching and decision-making is irrelevant. He has certainly been part of the problem.

The 2019 season should have been much more than this. The expectations were immensely high. Nagy came in as the reigning Coach of the Year while he boasted the league’s most feared defense.

Players play and coaches coach. I get that. Mitchell Trubisky has regressed and Khalil Mack hasn’t been close to the same guy he was last year. But, in the NFL, the easiest scapegoat is the coach.

Trubisky was supposed to take another step after becoming a 2019 Pro Bowl alternate last season. Offensively, the Bears had plenty of weapons going into this year. But, Trubisky’s inability to hit open receivers with consistency has been one of his biggest weaknesses.

Sure, the Bears are tied for the NFL lead in dropped passes through 11 weeks. That blame doesn’t fall on Trubisky. In a way, though, it falls on Nagy.

Where is the accountability?

Plenty of guys have made serious mistakes this year, but more recently it’s been Taylor Gabriel and Anthony Miller dropping passes and costing their team in a big way. Yet, Nagy continues to roll them out there, even with Riley Ridley and Javon Wims waiting for their chance to show out.

Play-calling has been atrocious, for the most part. I’m still trying to understand in what world a football team refuses to run it straight up the gut in a 3rd-and-1 scenario — and that particular scenario, and result, has happened multiple times.

Again, it’s not all on Nagy. The offensive line has been an issue, too. But, as the head coach, you get the brunt of the criticism.

The 2018 season was clearly a honeymoon for Nagy and the Bears, but it’s all over now. The 2-win Giants trot into Soldier Field with nothing to lose and a rookie quarterback that likes to throw the ball down field.

If Chicago goes down early, for some God-forsaken reason, does Nagy have the guts to do what it takes to bring them back? Can Trubisky be the guy who leads them back?

If the Bears blow this game, the attention will be all on the head coach. A 4-7 record is unacceptable for a team which had the highest expectations. This is a must-win for Nagy, period.