In defending his decision to keep the Bears’ power structure in place — president/CEO Ted Phillips, general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy — chairman George McCaskey admitted Wednesday that fans probably didn’t like it.
“The decisions we’re announcing today might not be the easiest or most popular,” McCaskey said. “But we believe it’s the best decisions for the Bears.”
McCaskey talked about the standards the Bears had for the season, though he admitted that this year’s 8-8 finish was closer to 2019 than the team’s 12-4 season in 2018. There were no major consequences for that.