Matt Nagy intimated that during the Bears’ off-week there wasn’t an overwhelming body of work by his team to self-scout. Four games. Not a lot.
But the first four weeks have offered a few insights into traits of the first-time head coach, and they are for the most part positive. They also point in a good direction for a team about to take on the first of two straight teams with winning records.
The “prep” trait
The first trait is a significant one, perhaps the most significant: While Nagy has never been a head coach other than a brief stint as a high school JV coach, the third-youngest NFL head coach has repeatedly exhibited the ability to prepare and to do so to a degree that produces wins at the NFL level.