Bears’ Nagy getting most out of Trubisky Bills vs. Bears
Orchard Park Bears coach Matt Nagy need not worry about any R-rated remarks that might have been picked up by the microphone he wore in a win over the New York Jets last week.
“Is it good or bad?” asked Nagy, who had forgotten he was mic’d up in the first place for a 41/2-minute segment posted on the team’s website this week.
“Good? I hope so,” he said. “I know there could be some bad stuff on there.”
Nagy generated rave reviews, with the series of clips shedding further light on how the first-year coach has spurred secondyear quarterback Mitchell Trubisky’s development as the Bears travel to play the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
“I’m going to challenge you right now these two quarters for greatness,” Nagy told Trubisky on the sideline at halftime. “You take this thing over right now.”
Trubisky responded by overseeing three consecutive scoring drives in which the Bears turned a 7-3 lead into a 24-10 win.
He called the pep talk inspiring. “When he says that, I think it just makes us more goal-oriented,” Trubisky said. “I think it really just honed me in, made me focus more.”
Trubisky has been on a roll. His 1,814 yards passing in seven games are
379 yards shy of his total in 12 games last year. He has been especially sharp the past four games with 1,233 yards passing and 13 touchdowns — the most over that span for Chicago since Sid Luckman in 1947.
Coupled with an opportunistic defense, which ranks second in the NFL with 17 takeaways, the Bears (4-3) are off to their best start in five years.
The Bills (2-6), by comparison, are off to their worst start since 2010, and coach Sean Mcdermott has ■ When: 1 p.m. Sunday ■ Where: New era Field, orchard park
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had difficulty coaxing much out of a patchwork offense.
They haven’t scored a touchdown in two games, and managed just 87 points all season.
And now Buffalo is forced to start turnoverprone Nathan Peterman on Sunday, with rookie Josh Allen (sprained throwing elbow) ruled out for a third consecutive week, and Derek Anderson also ruled out with a concussion.