talking today about his situation in Chicago. Remember
was about five weeks ago. There was a report from a Pulitzer
winner that Nagy was going to be fired after Thanksgiving. It
didn't happen. That doesn't mean it wasn't an accurate
report. At the time, things
can change. Especially when plans are leaked. Here's Nagy
on what he knows about his plans for the balance of
the season.
We stay on the same path. As far as the communication that
we have,
with George, Ted Ryan and myself, nothing's changed
there.
And, you know, your every year you're always, you know, aware
of the situation of your team and players coaches, all that
stuff. And,
you know, we're continuing to move forward
this week and prepare for the Giants. And that's again, all
that other stuff. Kind of
gets into what we what I talked about at the start of the year
with that. Honest quote of
worrying about the
past and the future. But we're in the present right now and I
and we all do that to each other
for today and for this week with the Giants
and and finishing out this week,
on a high note, trying to get a win and then doing it again in
the final game of the season. So to answer your question,
nothing nothing has changed as far as communication that way.
It's hardly an indication that he's going to be there for
the next two games. And you know,
now
I want to make my general observation that I make in
situations. Like this.
It's impossible to accurately predict. What dysfunctional
organizations are going to do. And there is a level of
dysfunction with the Bears right now from the standpoint
of even considering firing a guy who's been to the playoffs
twice in three years
allowing him and the rest of the current regime to trade
away next year's. Round pick in order to trade up and get
a quarterback.
And you may be looking for a new coach, after only one year
with that quarterback and there's no guarantee. The next
coach is going to even want that quarterback. Those are
the signs of a dysfunctional team.
And I guess it would be dysfunctional for the Bears for
example to know they're going to move on from that. Nagy, but
not do it now or or
to know they're going to keep Matt Nagy and not come out and
say it now. But
it would be nice for these guys who are clearly on the hot. See
to have some sort of clarity one way or the other. And maybe
the clarity is all going to be implicit
if these guys don't get fired
tonight or by tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern, then
they're not going to be fired later. But I think it would be
inherently dysfunctional for a team like the Bears that
already knows what it's going to do to not.
Go ahead and remove the Band-Aid now
and start doing some of these interviews.
Take advantage of the 12-day head start because your competitors
are doing the same thing.
Remember Mike, when the Thanksgiving report came out
before Thanksgiving, that Matt Nagy was going to be fired
after Thanksgiving. There was just a silence there for days
before the Bears, even addressed it. And then we get
well
McCaskey has told the team that Matt Nagy will not be fired
after Thanksgiving. And then, you know, we get more of Ryan
Pace cut finally comes out the day of the game, right before
the game on the radio
show and says, yeah, Matt nag, he's coming back. We're not
going to fire him after that. Thanksgiving game, no matter
what happens. So
as you said dysfunctional, teams, do dysfunctional things.
If you're going to bring him back, I don't know why. You
wouldn't clear the air right now and say, hey we're bringing
him back. I think silence to me speaks what his future is.
I don't think they're going
to bring him back.
But who knows? Because as you said, you just can't predict
what dysfunctional teams are going to do. You just don't
know. So
if I met Nagy, Yeah, I want some clarity in my situation so
I can go ahead and start looking for one of these other
jobs or looking for an offensive coordinator job or
whatever that job is going to be. I wanted to go and get
a head start on finding
me another job. So I would want some clarity if I'm him and
what my future is in Chicago.
I doubted land somewhere else as a head coach right away, but
crazier, things have happened. I but, but you want to get
yourself in a position where you're on the list of
assistance, when these guys are doing the interviews. Hey,
here's
because that's part of the
Process, you create a level of confidence
and
just
assertiveness that you, you will bring
these people. I have these relationships. Here's who my
coordinators will be offensive defensive special team. So
that's, that's part of it. And if you're Naggy, and you're
going to be in that broader game of musical chairs to fill
out these staffs, you want to know and you'd rather
get started on it
sooner rather than later. And all the other details that go
into moving and packing up and just all the crap that happens
when you move on from one of these jobs and move to a new
NFL City. If you're going to continue to
be in the coaching profession.