Chicago Bears: Matt Nagy is coddling his players, hiding from media

Many Chicago Bears fans and media are a bit tired of Matt Nagy’s handling of training camp storylines.

Think back to just two and a half years ago. The Chicago Bears had fired former head coach John Fox and replaced him with a young coach, full of energy. Matt Nagy was touted as an offensive mastermind coming over from Kansas City and the Bears were ready for change.

From the very first time he spoke to Chicago media, Nagy breathed life into the room. It was a room filled with dead air and wishy washy answers oft-spoken by Fox. Everyone had become tired of the same old, same old.

But, Nagy brought an energy, culture, charisma and excitement to the organization from Day 1. He was confident. He was ready to positively impact the team in the right way. Fans were confident and anxiously awaited the coming season.

2018 was a fairytale. That season was a honeymoon for Nagy and the Bears. Since going 12-4, winning the division and making the postseason, this team has fallen short of every expectation.

The Chicago Bears could see their future shift if 2020 does not go their way.

This season will be one in which Nagy’s future might depend on — along with general manager Ryan Pace. So far, during training camp, Nagy hasn’t exactly given the media reason to believe he has it all under control.

In fact, between a variety of issues, Nagy has done anything but give clarity to what fans and media alike want to know. Sure, there have been some positives coming out of camp. The tight ends, for example, should actually be much better — that much we can believe, even just based off what little film the public has gotten to see.

But, three glaring positional situations have shown Nagy is anything but firm, concrete and dedicated to winning football games. Don’t be fooled, either. This is on Nagy as much as it is on Pace.

These three issues deserve a coach with clarity and concrete answers.