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Hub Arkush: Matt Nagy, coach or new-age psychologist?

Matt Nagy really seems to get it.

One of the most impressive things about the Chicago Bears' rookie head coach through the first quarter of the season is he seems to have a solid feel for how to make his players comfortable, how to make them feel valued and how to make them want to play the game.

From the time we first arrived in Bourbonnais, I don’t think I’ve ever heard an NFL coach talk as much about making the game fun as Nagy does. Consider the trick play with Mitch Trubisky and Chase Daniel lined up next to each other in the backfield on which the Bears scored their fifth touchdown against Tampa Bay to make the score 35-3.