Matt Nagy Makes Big Statement About How Bears Reacted After Playoff Loss.
The Chicago Bears are gearing up for the NFL Draft and free agency, however are still reflecting on the 2018 season. After smashing through the season, the Bears suffered a heart breaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that was topped off by Cody Parkey's now famous "double doink". A tough loss like that can really deflate a team after such a successful season, but it seems the Bears locker room has moved on and are focused on 2019 according to Nagy. «(It was) their response to me of saying, �We were going to win the Super Bowl,' » Nagy said, via Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune. «They believed that. But now they also realize it's not easy.»
«I wasn't sure, after a loss like that, how they were going to handle it,» Nagy said. «Because they are young. So are they upset and deflated and disappointed? Yeah, they are. But they were actually more positive and more [eager] to get back [to Halas Hall], which fired me up.
«In that game, with the way we lost, there's a natural reaction to almost feel sorry for yourselves as players and coaches that, �Man, we were so close.' But, no, [it was], �We're going to use this now as a motivation.' That's what's fun to me, knowing we have guys on this team who truly care.»Nagy is looking forward to the challenge of next year. «That's going to be my biggest challenge as the head coach — to make sure there's no complacency,» he said. «One of the fun parts in my position is being able to be creative and find ways of how do you do that. You've got to be motivational, but you can't be monotonous with it.»
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