Yes, the Bears still need to clean house even if they win out

The Chicago Bears have to get rid of Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace, regardless of what happens in their final two games of the regular season.

The Chicago Bears absolutely stink, and the only pathway forward is to clean house, which would require the McCaskeys to part ways with head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace.

Even though the Bears can finish the season on a three-game winning streak, that’s fool’s gold. Those three wins would be over the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings, three teams who are all below .500. Like Chicago, Seattle and New York have been eliminated from the NFC playoffs. By Week 18, Minnesota might be if the Vikings stumble to 7-9.

The Bears can finish the season anywhere between 7-10 and 5-12, but it should not matter. They have to start over by bringing the right head coach/general manager pairing to lead this franchise out of the mess Nagy and Pace have created.

Chicago Bears must clean house, no matter what happens in the last two games

Besides replacing Nagy and Pace, the only other thing that matters with this franchise is putting quarterback Justin Fields in a position to succeed. Chicago traded up to No. 11 to draft him out of Ohio State for a reason. Though his rookie year has been more miss than hit, he is the ideal dual-threat playmaker to build around. He is the Bears’ most coveted asset and is their only real hope.

If the McCaskeys somehow convince themselves ending the season on a three-game winning streak is good enough for Nagy and Pace to keep their jobs, then they are no better than the growingly dysfunctional Giants. It does not pay to be stubborn in professional sports. Adaptability is the quickest way out of irrelevance. If the Bears do not adjust, then they will become irrelevant.

Waiting until the end of the season to fire a bad head coach and general manager is painful enough as is, so there is no justifiable reason for this uninspiring tandem to get another year together.