Chicago Bears: Decisions should not hinge on Packers game
The Chicago Bears should not base decisions solely on the Packers game.
Later this afternoon, the Chicago Bears will take on the Green Bay Packers in the most anticipated game in years. At 3 p.m. central, the two rivals will kick off in a game that means a ton to both sides — albeit much more to the Bears.
At stake for the Packers is the top overall seed in the NFC and a first-round bye. With that goal in mind, they will be playing to win rather than resting their starters as some may have hoped.
On the other side of the field, the Bears will be playing for their playoff lives. The Bears are in control of their own destiny. Win and they’re in the postseason. Lose, and they have to hope the Los Angeles Rams, playing with their backup quarterback can beat an Arizona Cardinals team playing for their playoff lives.
But beyond a trip to the postseason, some have speculated that head coach Matt Nagy, general manager Ryan Pace, and quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be playing for their lives. Well not literally, but at least playing for their jobs.
However, the reality is that shouldn’t be the case. The Bears should not be making decisions about the long-term future of any one of those three based on the outcome of today’s game — or even the last three games of the season.
Too often fans and sometimes teams, place too much importance on a small sample size. They shouldn’t. It’s important to evaluate the entire body of work, especially since you don’t get caught up in recency bias.
Does one game really fundamentally change who Matt Nagy is as a coach, or who Ryan Pace is as a general manager? Does a win over the Packers really change Mitch’s body of work, which includes never accumulating a passer rating of over 100 against a team with a winning record?
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Regardless of what the Bears decide, whether they ultimately decide to bring them back or part ways with one or more, one would hope they would not put too much importance on one game. It’s unfair to the ones being evaluated and it’s dishonest to the process itself.