Good comments. I don't follow the money aspect of the players so I will definitely defer to your expertise there. As a long time Bear [ and NFL fan ] I must put the blame for this season's decline squarely on the shoulders of Matt Nagy. I know it is fashionable in Chicago to blame Trubisky but the kid has some talent and skills but is he being utilized properly ? He is more effective when he is mobile in the pocket and throws well on the run. I do not believe Nagy has done a lot for his confidence, the loss to the Chargers [ eerily similar to the playoff loss to the Eagles ] featured a lack of confidence in Trubisky/Offense to get closer and instead relied on the kicker. It's never the coach's fault when the kicker misses - it's the kicker's fault. if the Bears had run another play and had a turnover it becomes the coaches fault . The Bears have a revolving door at tight end, none are talented. They may have the worst special teams coach in the NFL despite the best punt returner and best kickoff returner in the league. I don't know enough about Pagano but the defense has regressed. I remember a few games back with both Hicks out and Roquan Smith a no-show the Bears started #44 Kwiatkowski [ sp ] who had a sensational game. #44 [ easier than trying to spell his name ], is a regular on special teams. But when the Bears started getting gashed on defense because they couldn't stop the run, why wasn't he inserted ? It would be better on the defense if #44 was making tackles instead of Eddie Jackson or Dix. Coachimg, coaching, coaching. We all thought that Nagy was going to be a great coach but it is beginning to look like he was a one trick pony ]