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There is no middle ground.
After the Bears backed into the playoffs at 8-8 and lost in the first round to New Orleans, the Bears blew up whatever patience fans had left when chairman George McCaskey doubled-down on the triumvirate of president and CEO Ted Phillips (in his current role since 1999), Pace and Nagy to lead the team in 2021.
Instead of implementing the kind of wide-scale organizational changes the fan base expected, they did the exact opposite.
Pace and Nagy, specifically, were charged with solving a problem that has vexed the Bears since Hall of Famer Sid Luckman retired in 1950: Quarterback.
• I’m not saying the Bears would have won last weekend’s playoff game if Javon Wims catches that ball. But save for that one whiff, the first-half game-script could not have been any better for Chicago. The Bears mucked that game up good. Their defense balled out, dictated tempo, and slopped it up enough to give the team a puncher’s chance against the No. 2 seed. And yet, it wasn’t enough. If there’s a play that better encapsulates the state of the Bears right now, I haven’t seen it.
• Kalyn Kahler (Bleacher Report) paints a bleak picture that suggests help isn’t on the horizon and hope isn’t walking through that door. It’s not pretty, but the piece provides perspective as to who the Bears are and what they’re up against moving forward. Nothing like needing to battle yourself