Toast88
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I hate to give Matt Nagy any potential credit toward common sense, but I think we should at least consider a possibility heading into this week's practices:
Maybe Nagy knows Fields is good and knows he's going to start him.
Remember that Nagy seems to pride himself on perceived subterfuge. As was brought up in another thread here, via a Deadspin story:
If Nagy knows Fields is his new starter, knowing what we know about Nagy, it would make perfect sense for him to continue to pound the table for Dalton. He probably thinks it's genius misdirection to get everyone thinking he's going to turn back to Dalton while knowing full-well that he's sticking with Fields.
There's another bit of common sense that could back this up:
Nagy and others said last week that the Bears' coaches and players had "very healthy" conversations last week about the offense and where it should go. There was even the report that they were soliciting help from the players themselves on developing an identity and a scheme. Bill Lazor, more than once, has used his Thursday media availability to very subtly undermine Nagy and insinuate that Nagy's the only one who thinks Fields isn't ready to start. Also remember that Nagy said after the Lions game that he and the coaches would get together again and continue the "very healthy" conversations on the offense.
What does all of this mean? Maybe nothing.
Or maybe it means that the coaches and players are done cow-towing to Nagy and are truly giving him their honest opinion. If so, there ain't no way every offensive coach in that room isn't banging the table for Fields to stay the starter. I could even see it potentially getting heated, based on Lazor's demeanor and Nagy's overuse of the terms "very healthy" and "honest".
Point being, maybe Nagy knows damn well that he's not taking Fields out and is only humoring the possibility because he thinks it's genius misdirection.
Then again, maybe Nagy is just a fucking idiot. But the two don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Maybe Nagy knows Fields is good and knows he's going to start him.
Remember that Nagy seems to pride himself on perceived subterfuge. As was brought up in another thread here, via a Deadspin story:
While all NFL coaches like to play hide-and-seek with what is and what only might be in an attempt to deceive, it is not the end goal. It is merely a tool. But for Nagy, subterfuge is the destination. It’s not a shroud to cover the idea, but the whole idea."
If Nagy knows Fields is his new starter, knowing what we know about Nagy, it would make perfect sense for him to continue to pound the table for Dalton. He probably thinks it's genius misdirection to get everyone thinking he's going to turn back to Dalton while knowing full-well that he's sticking with Fields.
There's another bit of common sense that could back this up:
Nagy and others said last week that the Bears' coaches and players had "very healthy" conversations last week about the offense and where it should go. There was even the report that they were soliciting help from the players themselves on developing an identity and a scheme. Bill Lazor, more than once, has used his Thursday media availability to very subtly undermine Nagy and insinuate that Nagy's the only one who thinks Fields isn't ready to start. Also remember that Nagy said after the Lions game that he and the coaches would get together again and continue the "very healthy" conversations on the offense.
What does all of this mean? Maybe nothing.
Or maybe it means that the coaches and players are done cow-towing to Nagy and are truly giving him their honest opinion. If so, there ain't no way every offensive coach in that room isn't banging the table for Fields to stay the starter. I could even see it potentially getting heated, based on Lazor's demeanor and Nagy's overuse of the terms "very healthy" and "honest".
Point being, maybe Nagy knows damn well that he's not taking Fields out and is only humoring the possibility because he thinks it's genius misdirection.
Then again, maybe Nagy is just a fucking idiot. But the two don't have to be mutually exclusive.