Chicago Bears shockingly do the right thing, fire Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace

After a 6-11 season, the Chicago Bears did what everybody expected them to do on Black Monday.

They fired head coach Matt Nagy.

It was a move that needed to happen, and no one was surprised when it did. If anything, it took far too long to happen. The Bears offense sputtered and sputtered, year after year, for four long seasons under Nagy.

This was an easy call for ownership. However, the one move that fans also wanted to happen, looked as though it might not — and that involved general manager Ryan Pace. By most accounts, Pace was going to stick around and even get promoted. However, the Bears shocked the football world by doing the right thing instead.

In a surprising move, the Chicago Bears not only fired head coach Matt Nagy, but also general manager Ryan Pace.

Firing Ryan Pace comes as a total shock, believe it or not.

Think about it this way: Brad Biggs of The Chicago Tribune is one of the closest guys to the organization. He is highly respected and very rarely wrong. Out of any Bears beat reporters, Biggs is the one to trust.

Even Biggs suggested the Bears were thinking of promoting Pace.

That move likely would have seen Pace take the role of Ted Phillips, with Phillips moving to a different non-football type of role.

If that would have happened, most fans probably could have stomached the transition. But, instead, fans get exactly what they wanted — most fans, at least.

For some reason, there is still a crowd out there who defends Pace and wanted him back.

Let’s re-establish something, quick. This is the guy who traded a costly fourth-round pick to acquire a Nick Foles contract that would end up paying him a total of $21 million as a third string quarterback. The year after, Pace signed Andy Dalton to a $10 million deal.

Hilariously enough, in 2022, the Bears will still be eating dead cap from Dalton — oh, and Jimmy Graham. These guys aren’t even on the roster in 2022, and the Bears are still suffering financially from their contracts.

The way Pace was so reckless with draft picks and contract structuring was bound to catch up with him sooner or later, and it finally did so today.

Good riddance to both Pace and Nagy, and now on to a much brighter future. The Bears have a franchise quarterback in Justin Fields, and now it is time to build around him. A culture change is under way, Bears fans. Get hopeful.