The Bears might have a Mitch Trubisky problem, but Matt Nagy is committed to finding a solution that *includes* the 2017 first-round pick.
Bears coach Matt Nagy says he is sticking with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Nagy believes there is still enough time left in the season to get Trubisky playing at the level he needs to play at.
— Jeff Dickerson (@DickersonESPN) October 28, 2019
During his Monday press conference at Halas Hall, Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy confirmed he will continue to ride with Trubisky as his starting quarterback. Even though Trubisky’s future is hazy and uncertain, Nagy expressed a belief that there’s still time to get him on the right track and playing at a high level. If Nagy can do that (despite the many signs suggesting it won’t happen) then it’ll be one of the best coaching jobs any of us will have ever witnessed.
Nagy said “there was definitely an improvement” on offense and that Trubisky made “a lot of really good throws.” All that was said while admitting he missed some big plays, specifically pointing out the miss to Taylor Gabriel. Now, with Nagy confirming that he’s sticking with Trubisky at quarterback, the question shifts: For how long?
Prior to Sunday’s game against the Chargers, Bears GM Ryan Pace offered up some thoughts about his head coach and quarterback in an interview with WBBM-780 AM/105.9 FM.
Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune relayed the message in a Twitter thread:
Bears GM Ryan Pace on his reaction to Matt Nagy being asked about relinquishing play-calling: "Honestly, Matt's our guy. We're fortunate to have him as our head coach. Before, he was named NFL coach of the year… (1/2)
— Rich Campbell (@Rich_Campbell) October 27, 2019
More Pace on Nagy: "His Xs and Os are on an extremely high level. But I think what's really important with Matt is his people skills and ability to deal with different people in the building…and know when to push and pull different buttons. He's very natural at that." #Bears
— Rich Campbell (@Rich_Campbell) October 27, 2019
Cool … cool … cool.
Not only are the Bears standing by Trubisky, they are also sticking with the same talking points regarding his development. And while it is true that some of Trubisky’s struggles are due to the offense as a whole being unable to execute, a chunk of the reason the unit has been problematic is because of Trubisky’s struggles. Overthrowing open receivers, committing turnovers, missing reads, misreading defenses, are floor-level problems plaguing Trubisky. And that is *BEFORE* we get to issues on the offensive line, the running game, and the play-calling.
Nagy maintains confidence in Trubisky, and I suppose that’s a good thing – the last thing this quarterback needs is a public vote of non-confidence from his head coach. But as long as Trubisky’s inefficiency continues to be exploited, QB starting questions for Nagy will continue to pop up every Sunday.