DECATUR — Matt Nagy’s reward for a monster first season coaching the Bears is that expectations are astronomical as training camp opens this week. They’ve shifted from seeing what the new guy can do to demanding a Super Bowl trip.
Nagy started sensing that late last year, when the Bears closed by winning 9 of 10 for their first division crown in nearly a decade. Players bought in more with each victory, and a fan base accustomed to heartbreak allowed itself to fall in love again.
“The belief in who we are started cultivating,” Nagy told the crowd at the training camp kickoff event in Decatur.