David Haugh: Placing blame for Bears' opening dud is less important than cleaning up the mess quickly
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
Sep 12, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - Football conditions players and coaches to be long on patience and short on memory.
If only the rest of us could forget the Bears' 10-3 season-opening defeat to the Packers that raised uncomfortable questions about quarterback Mitch Trubisky and coach Matt Nagy.
Who was more culpable for the offensive collapse?
Our civic debate over how to divvy up blame continues with no wrong answer. How Trubisky played was more deflating because of all of the hype surrounding his development. How Nagy coached was more disappointing based on expectations.
Everybody hoped for more
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