Bears coach Matt Nagy isn’t into optics, but let’s face it, the timing couldn’t be worse.
A week after the Bears were eliminated from playoff contention with quarterback Mitch Trubisky operating at the whim of a broken offense, reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs come to town to remind everybody what could have been. You have to think Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace were in favor of moving this game to a noon start.
Pace, Nagy and Trubisky never will escape the comparisons between Trubisky and Mahomes. But the Bears-Chiefs prime-time game at Soldier Field on Sunday night obviously puts a local and national spotlight on the decision that ultimately could define Pace’s tenure with the Bears: He traded up up one spot to take Trubisky with the second overall pick of the 2017 draft when he could have stayed at No.