Choosing to start players who won’t be on the Bears in 2022 over rookies with bright futures advances the anti-Matt Nagy argument. BryanPerezNFL on why Nagy must focus on the Bears' future, even if he isn't a part of it. FrontOffice33 | DaBears
If the Chicago Bears really want to make the 2022 season count, they need to use the final two games of 2021 as opportunities for young players at critical positions to gain valuable experience as starters. One position group this applies to is offensive tackle, where rookies Teven Jenkins and Larry Borom appear set to open 2022 as the starting left and right tackles, respectively.
Nagy elevated veteran Germain Ifedi to the starting right tackle position against the Seattle Seahawks in a move that bumped Borom back to being a top reserve. Borom entered the game after Jenkins injured his shoulder, but coming off the bench and filling a position he isn’t projected to play next season is a very different kind of experience than the variety that matters most for this team.
File that explanation away as Exhibit—who knows what exhibit we’re on at this point—in the case against Nagy returning as head coach next season. It’s a mind-numbing take, really. The most important thing the Bears can do in a non-playoff season is to develop young core players in an effort to avoid, you know, another non-playoff season in 2022. Starting anyone other than Jenkins and Borom would be football malpractice.
Ifedi has had his fair share of playing time in 2021. He’s logged 412 snaps compared to Borom’s 485. He has plenty of film to use while marketing his services to future employers in the coming months. Remember: he’s slated to become an unrestricted free agent, which, again, makes playing him over Borom—who’s in the first year of his rookie deal—a downright horrendous decision.
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