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Bears coach Matt Nagy stands behind his play-calling approach that preceded a costly missed field goal

On the most irksome Monday of his young head coaching career, Matt Nagy offered an accepting nod to the army of critics that seemed to be multiplying across Chicagoland.

"I'm a big boy," Nagy said from a lectern at Halas Hall. "And I can handle criticism."

As it turns out, the agitation of Sunday's 31-28 overtime loss to the Dolphins hadn't lessened overnight in a city still desperate for its Bears to accelerate their return to prominence. The anger was still raw

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