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    Dan Wiederer: How does Matt Nagy weigh belief vs. doubt during the Bears' bye week?

    by Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune Oct 13, 2019 6 minutes

    CHICAGO - As Matt Nagy left the United Kingdom on Monday, he did so with an appropriate blend of agitation and optimism. The Bears coach was still seething over a 24-21 loss to the Raiders a day earlier - and rightfully so after his team fell into a 17-point first-half hole, then blew a lead in the final minutes.

    But Nagy is by nature an optimistic and energetic leader. Thus he had no intent of letting his competitive ire fester, of becoming overly frustrated at the many deficiencies restricting his team.

    For better or worse, the open date on the Bears schedule had arrived. And in the middle ground between Nagy's aggravation and positivity was a chance for him to exhale, to zoom out, to formulate an honest assessment of who these Bears really are.

    What exactly is it that they do well? And what is it that they don't?

    Where do they ultimately want to go this season? And

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