4. Trubisky benefitted from shortened offseason
Nagy preached an open and fair competition from the moment the Bears traded for Foles. In an ideal situation, Nagy and his coaching staff would’ve had ample time and reps to evaluate Trubisky and Foles and choose a starter. They would’ve gotten to see these quarterbacks in live-game action during the preseason, perhaps the biggest blow in this competition.
With just training camp reps to evaluate, this battle was always going to be difficult. Especially without having the benefit of preseason reps to see how these quarterbacks performed in situations where the opposing defense could hit them.
Trubisky always had a slight edge heading into this competition based on his experience with the personnel and two full years in Nagy’s offense. For Foles, while he did effectively run an offense similar to Nagy’s in Philadelphia, he had little time to become acquainted with Chicago’s personnel. Would things have been different had this been an offseason unlike any other? Most likely. But, at this point, the Bears went with the guy they thought gives them the best chance to win.
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