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5 NFL coaches starting 2020 on the hot seat

By Dustin Baker

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 04: Head coach Bill O'Brien of the Houston Texans looks on against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 04: Head coach Bill O'Brien of the Houston Texans looks on against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears stands during the National Anthem with Mitchell Trubisky #10, and Kyle Fuller #23 before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field on December 22, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chiefs defeated the Bears 26-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

2. Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears

Head Coaching Record for CHI: 20-12 (.625)

Matt Nagy has tied his fate to quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, through and through. However, this year is slightly different as the team acquired Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles as a provisional plan at quarterback if Trubisky flounders. Heck, Trubisky may not make it out of training camp as the team’s starter.

Barring a rookie standout somewhere in the NFL during training camps, the Bears are the only team in the NFL entering the season with a bonafide quarterback battle. There is a nagging suspicion that if Chicago does not make the right choice (or if that choice isn’t any good), Matt Nagy will be unemployed to start the 2021 offseason.

Nagy and the Bears won 12 games in 2018, Nagy’s maiden voyage. Unfortunately, they were snakebitten by a Cody Parkey missed field goal at home in the playoffs. The following season, Trubisky took a step backward in his development, and the Bears finished 8-8.

The time is now for Nagy. He is reputationally an offense-first coach and must transform Trubisky or Foles into formidable passers. Or at the very least, create terrific game-managers.

Otherwise, the Bears likely seek their next franchise quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft or inquire about the services of men like Alex Smith or Derek Carr, who could seek new destinations in March.

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