Some things we need to learn Tuesday from Bears' Pace, Nagy
While Matt Nagy is regularly available to the media, easy to talk to and pleasant to deal with he rarely pulls back the curtain to give us an actual look at what he thinks he still needs to win a Super Bowl.
Ryan Pace is also a pleasure to visit with, but he goes out of his way not to be available. On the rare occasions he does entertain our questions, he does all he can to talk about our questions without actually ever answering them.
That approach is a real mistake, and a major cause of the fans' dissatisfaction with their and their team's performance, which actually hasn't been as awful as a significant segment of the fan base paints it when compared to other teams.
What might tone down all the unhappy rhetoric around these two - each of whom has been voted the very best at what he does in the last three seasons - that has many calling for their firings?
They'll talk Tuesday, and here is what I'd like to know about how they hope to compete for rings next season:
• Is Allen Robinson a No. 1 receiver? If not, why not? If so, why hasn't he received an extension?
If you believe he's a No. 1, do you plan to keep him or try and tag and trade him? And if you are not going to re-sign him, why not? And how do you plan to replace him while still fixing everything else you need to work on?
• How do you expect to build a competitive offense without committing to your offensive line and specifically the tackle position?
In six drafts Ryan has drafted seven offensive linemen - none in the first round, two in the second, one each in the third, fifth and sixth, and two in the seventh. With 39 picks, he's drafted two tackles - Tayo Fabuluje in the sixth round and Lachavious Simmons in the seventh round - and the only starter level free agents you've signed are journeymen Bobby Massie and Germain Ifedi.
• Do you want and expect to make a legitimate effort to re-sign Mitch Trubisky?
If not, why not? How and where do you think you went wrong with the huge investment to acquire him, and what is your plan to get better at the quarterback position?
• What's up with Eddie Jackson and how do you get him back to the All-Pro level he hasn't approached since 2019? What's the plan for a starter next to him with Tashaun Gipson, Deon Bush and DeAndre Houston-Carson all free agents?
• What is Ted Phillips' actual involvement in football decisions?
When do your contracts expire? And why has the organization made those contracts one of the great mysteries?
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