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Nagy said earlier this week that he has considered relinquishing play-calling duties but ultimately decided "right now, where we're at, that's not where we think it's at." On Thursday, he was basically asked by a reporter how poorly the offense would have to play to change his mind.
"To me, that feels like somewhat of a negative thought I would have in my head," Nagy said. "Like, 'when are things going to go so bad that I'm going to give up play-calling and when are things going to go so bad that we're going to do this or that?' I know that's kind of where this world is at today. There's a lot of negativity and people feed off of that, and we love all of that stuff right now—negative, negative.
"That's just not where we're at or where I'm at. We try to focus on the positives. We feel strong about that. I feel strong about it. I understand the question, but I really try hard not to go there. Winning is important to us. Winning is important to this city. Winning is important to our organization. And that's what we want to focus on right now is winning more than anything."
The Bears have shown resiliency throughout Nagy's three seasons as coach; they are 8-4 following losses, including 5-0 on short weeks either following a Monday night game or playing a Thursday night contest. They followed their first loss this season to the Colts with an impressive Thursday night win over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.
"I definitely think that anytime you have a loss like we did last week, you want to see how your team responds," Nagy said. "At the same time, I know who our guys are and I have a good feeling of how they're going to respond—but I can't make any predictions."
On Sunday, the Bears will look to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time this season when they host the Saints at Soldier Field. Last year they followed a four-game losing streak by winning four of their next five games.
"A win is always going to mean a lot to us," Nagy said. "That would make us 6-2, so we would love to be 6-2. You can start some momentum. When you stick together as a team and don't point fingers, usually you pull out of these. We went into one of these last year where we lost four in a row and we pulled out of it. We've been through it. We've been calloused, and a win is always going to help. We want to do everything we can to win the football game so we can go 6-2."