Even given the degree of difficulty against a tough Arizona defense, less-than-optimum conditions and a couple of tough breaks, a veteran quarterback has to be better than that. Andy Dalton officially goes into the “miss” column for Pace after his four-interception performance against the Cardinals. And the Bears just aren’t built to act that quickly - though stranger things have happened at Halas Hall.ģ. With less than three weeks before that window opens, the wheels already would have to be in place to hire a new GM. The timing also makes it more problematic for the Bears to fire Pace if they want take advantage of the NFL’s new rule that allows teams to interview head-coaching candidates in the last two weeks of the regular season. And the Bears haven’t sunk to the level of dysfunction that seemed to force McCaskey’s hand when he fired GM Phil Emery after the 2014 season. Reading the tea leaves at Halas Hall is like deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, but it seems less likely that the Bears will fire Pace - their refusal to divulge his contract status after last season still seems suspicious. A half-full Soldier Field sends another.īy signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy.Ģ. Because while a coaching change appears like a fait accompli at this point, Bears fans might want chairman George McCaskey and president Ted Phillips to clean house and fire Nagy, general manager Ryan Pace and even themselves. It’s an unscientific measurement, of course, but one worth watching. And Bears fans who pay their hard-earned money for tickets have two more chances to express their unhappiness by not showing up - against the Vikings on Dec. The Bears didn’t announce no-shows for the game Sunday, but there were plenty of them. Yikes.īe that as it may, fan indifference resonates more at Halas Hall than “Fire Nagy” chants, especially if it leads to the next step - empty seats. Nagy hasn’t even clinched his first losing season yet, and fans already have had enough of having enough. And that was at the end of a fourth consecutive playoff-less season and back-to-back records of 4-12. Call Kevorkian” banner above Soldier Field. In Dave Wannstedt’s second-to-last home game in 1998, someone hired a plane to fly a “Hey Wannstedt. The ire of Bears fans turning to apathy was obvious Sunday at Soldier Field, as half-hearted “Fire Nagy” chants never caught on and a feeling of resignation filled the air as the Bears lost to the Cardinals 33-22 to fall to 4-8. But “Fire Nagy” fatigue is fan disenchantment on another level.
Matt Nagy fatigue is one thing - that has been building since 2019.
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