3 fireable offenses from Matt Nagy in Bears Week 1 loss

2. Not sticking to his guns with Justin Fields

Look, as much as we hate Nagy’s decision to start Dalton in the first place, what’s the point of doing so if you’re only going to use a bizarre two-quarterback system and put Justin Fields at risk?

Not to mention, Nagy’s trick-play formation rarely worked, with Fields turning nothing into something on his touchdown run. And what’s even better? Immediately after scoring, Fields was pulled yet again in favor for the aforementioned Dalton.

Consistency is key, and Nagy preached his plan of keeping Dalton as the starting quarterback all of training camp. Instead, now he’s created further controversy all of his own doing.

1. Putting Justin Fields at risk of injury

Based on Nagy’s decision-making, there was no point in playing Fields this game. It looked like an act of desperation.

If you’re going to play Fields, just start him to begin with. Playing Dalton made it seem like Nagy would rather make the switch to Fields against a team that doesn’t have Aaron Donald on the defensive line. Given that’s what actually went into his decision-making, it’s…actually kind of smart.

But, because this is Matt Nagy, he opted to do the exact opposite. Two-quarterback systems can work, in some cases. They almost surely cannot work when your coach is Nagy.

Playing Fields against such a talented d-line, especially in run-first situations, is only putting him at further injury risk. Essentially, there was no point whatsoever.