Matt Nagy gave a postgame answer that proves why Bears need to fire him right now

The Chicago Bears lost their sixth-straight game on Sunday, and head coach Matt Nagy didn’t exactly defend his job security in the postgame press conference.

Following the 2017 season, the Chicago Bears decided to part ways with veteran head coach John Fox, and understandably so. That’s when the Bears decided to hire Matt Nagy, the former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. After a successful first campaign, the Bears have driven off course, especially in 2020.

On Sunday, the Bears lost to the rival Detroit Lions, led by interim head coach Darrell Bevell, 34-30. Chicago has now lost six straight games after starting the season 5-1. Following the game, Nagy was asked about what went wrong for the Bears following the year they won the NFC North title. Nagy replied with three words, and were they ever a poor choice of words.

The inevitable may arrive in Chicago

Hearing any head coach respond to a question with, “I don’t know,” is something no fan wants to hear. Especially Bears fans who have been waiting for the team to return to the Super Bowl from the first time since 2006.

Nagy was a hot name in the coaching carousel following the 2017 season, as he was part of the Andy Reid coaching tree and the Bears needed a coach who could groom quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. It seemed like a perfect fit, and the results were there in 2018. The Bears winning the division and Mitchell Trubisky earned himself a Pro Bowl nomination. From there, the Bears fell off a cliff.

Trubisky’s play was detrimental to the team as a whole in 2019, forcing the Bears to bring in competition with the purpose of motivating him in 2020. They acquired Nick Foles, who took over for Trubisky in Week 3 after the latter underperformed. There was some early success for the Bears under Foles, but they fell back down to reality, thanks to Nagy’s anemic offense.

Entering Sunday, the Bears had the second-worst total offense in the league (305.4 yards per game) and averaged the fourth-fewest points per game (19.6). Not exactly ideal for a coach many proclaimed to be an “offensive guru.”

The NFL is a results business, and Nagy hasn’t done much for the Bears lately. These comments on Sunday certainly won’t help his case, but if Chicago’s skid continues, expect the team to undergo a massive overhaul this offseason.