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Nagy's top priority was to level up a quarterback who had struggled the previous season as a first-round pick.
His successor will face the same challenge four years later.
The Bears fired Nagy on Monday. After taking over from John Fox, Nagy couldn't produce a consistent winner, while Pace couldn't solve the team's quarterback position since he took over. The struggles of his replacement -- rookies Justin Fields and Kyle Long -- sealed the fate of Nagy and the Bears. Even if the Bears replace them with someone else, they will have little choice but to work with Fields.
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Nagy took a job with one hand tied behind his back, weighed down by a quarterback who will go down as one of the biggest busts of this generation. Trubisky was drafted by the Bears in the second round. The Bears went 25-13 in games Trubisky started under Nagy, which could be seen as a resume booster.
In their first season together, Nagy introduced an offense that limited Trubisky's responsibilities and sprinkled in innovative formations to score points. The Bears' efforts to stack veteran backups who could save a playoff team if needed were not effective.
Trubisky was better in his first year than Fields was in his second year. One of the worst performances by a quarterback all season was turned in by Fields. Fields was historically bad in 2021, according to the Total Quarterback Rating, which incorporates a cross-section of metrics from third-down and red zone throws to scrambling for first downs. His QBR of 26 was 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465, which was 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 for anyone who has made at least 10 starts. Trubisky's QBR of 33.3 is 21st on that list.
It's not realistic to think that the Bears' next general manager could give their next head coach a fresh start like the Arizona Cardinals did when they drafted Kyler Murray in the first round. It was only the second time in modern draft history that a team had drafted a quarterback in the first round in back-to-back years.
Whoever takes over for Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace will want to maximize quarterback Justin Fields.
Why couldn't the Bears do the same thing for Nagy's successor, with a record that would put them in the top 10 of the draft? Fields was giving up their first-round pick in the future in order to move up and draft. There are a lot of reasons why teams don't move on from first-round quarterbacks after one season, from salary cap management to pride, but the Bears don't have the draft assets to replace Fields even if their new coach doesn't want him.
The Bears have a history at the position. They're the only franchise that hasn't had a 4,000-yard passer. Their 37 starters at the position since 1989 are tied for the second most in the league, and it's worth noting that they aggressively pursued Russell Wilson last spring. The Bears lack of a first-round pick would pose a hurdle for any kind of blockbuster deal.
Fields is a top priority for the Bears as they search for their next general manager and coach. It can't be the only criteria in selecting their coach. Too many teams are blinded by pursuit of quarterback "gurus" without inspecting and vetting candidates for skills such as leadership, organization and emotional intelligence. Whoever takes these jobs should know that their success will be tied to the improvement of a young quarterback they did not draft.
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