For the past two months, Matt Nagy has talked often about the importance of figuring out the “why’’ of the Bears’ problems. Apparently, it’s as elusive as Bigfoot and will take an entire offseason to sort out.
I thought NFL coaches were supposed to adjust as situations unfolded and trends revealed themselves, but it’s clear I was wrong about this. Trying to understand the “why’’ of Mitch Trubisky’s regression, Nagy’s uninspired play-calling and general manager Ryan Pace’s inability to see that two-time Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle (a fifth-round pick by the 49ers in 2017) might turn out to be better than Adam Shaheen (second round, Bears) will take months for the coaches to pinpoint.