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Fresh start: Justin Fields is Matt Nagy’s baby

Matt Nagy has his quarterback.

HIS quarterback.

Bears general manager Ryan Pace’s bold trade to acquire Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields — jumping from 20th to 11th in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night to get him — will give Nagy his best chance to prove he is a true disciple of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and can parlay the development of a talented young quarterback into a offense that can win the Super Bowl.

That development is something we did not see in Nagy’s three seasons with Mitch Trubisky. The 2017 No.