has received praise from players and media for his positive attitude and effect on team morale. Although the Bears struggled offensively, various outlets noted his personality enabled him to maintain locker room cohesion; in an October 2019 article, when the offense was one of the worst-ranked units in the league, NBC Sports Chicago's JJ Stankevitz divided Nagy into two personas: "Nagy the leader, and Nagy the offensive mind" with the former being "unquestioned." When Nagy's firing loomed in December 2021, Chicago Sun-Times writer Rick Morrissey explained "the Bears fell in love with a person, not a football coach." He models his philosophy after former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon's phrase "Be You", which promotes individualism by urging players and coaches to enjoy the sport and freely express themselves instead of worry about the NFL's strict and businesslike nature; the line also appears on Nagy's playbook in bold letters. In May 2018, he said, "What can happen, as a player, is you think you need to maybe try a little harder, you may have to act a little different – don't do that. Just be yourself. Do what got you here. As coaches, don't change. If you have a certain style of teaching, then teach that way. Don't change because now you're in the NFL." Following victories in 2018, with inspiration from Maddon, Nagy created a post-game locker room celebration called "Club Dub" in which the team participates in a dance party with a disco ball, lights, and music; "dub" is a slang term for "win". According to Nagy, Club Dub was organized as a means to cherish each win considering the difficulty in finding success. His post-win speeches also included saying "Boom!" while driving his arm into the ground like a football spike, which became an unofficial rallying cry for the team. During the 2019 season, Nagy established the Sweep the Sheds Award, consisting of a metal broom and bear head, which is given to an unsung Bears player after every victory; "Sweep the Sheds" is a phrase from the James Kerr book Legacy, which follows the New Zealand national rugby union team. After games, the All Blacks clean their locker room as an act of humility. Personal life Nagy married his high school sweetheart Stacey in 2002. The two have four sons. Before joining the Arena Football League, he was a teacher in the Manheim Central School District. After