Things seemed to be going so well. Mitch Trubisky had just concluded a Pro Bowl season in 2018. The Chicago Bears went 12-4 and were a bad field goal kick away from knocking off the defending Super Bowl champions in the wild card round. Optimism was high. The team had talent on both sides of the ball. Their young quarterback was showing signs of serious growth. He and head coach Matt Nagy seemed to have a strong relationship. All the Bears had to do was maintain the status quo, and things should continue trending in the right direction.