Michael Lombardi is a controversial name among Chicago Bears fans. Most don't like him for his rather bombastic takes on the team. He probably got on their bad side when he tore down Mitch Trubisky last year despite his improvement shown in 2018. Most don't take him seriously because he was a failure as a GM. Yet the reality is he worked for successful organizations and has a wealth of experience. His latest take on the Bears' power structure including GM Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy might be the most interesting.
Lombardi has heard that Pace likely isn't going anywhere. Of course, this was before the disaster in Green Bay so it's fair to wonder if things might've shifted since then. However, his assessment of Nagy came across as far less optimistic. While the recent string of losses isn't doing the head coach any favors, that isn't the primary reason he could be on his way out of Chicago.
It is more about how lost the offense he built looks every week.
"Can the coach solve problems? Can he solve problems? If his area of expertise is the area that it's not getting solved, you've got real concerns. Because you can't fix it if that guy's expertise is in that area and he can't fix it, that tells you maybe you have the wrong guy."This is the crux of the issue. Nagy still boasts a winning record as a head coach. Yet it's hard not to ask the question. How much of that did he really have to do with? He has benefitted from the presence of a top 10 defense during his entire run in Chicago. They've made life so much easier on him. Yet he's now 13-14 in the past two years. All because his offense ranked 29th in 2019 and is 31st this year. People can harp on the quarterback issue all they want. The reality is his excuses should fall on deaf ears. Kyle Shanahan has had Jimmy Garopolo for just six games this season and he wasn't healthy playing in half of them. Yet that hasn't stopped the San Francisco 49ers from still ranking 20th in points scored. Why? Shanahan understands how to work with what he has and make the best of it. He provides solutions. Nagy doesn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jct2YvN_HbY&ab_channel=ChicagoBears







