It’s been a long offseason, but we’re getting closer to the start of the 2020 NFL season. After rookies were permitted to report to training camp Tuesday, quarterbacks and injured players are the latest players allowed to report on Thursday.
There’s even more focus on the quarterback position for the Chicago Bears this season given the highly-touted competition between Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles. It was a position battle that was supposed to start earlier this offseason, but COVID-19 forced an entirely virtual offseason, delaying the start of the quarterback competition.
While many had Foles pegged as the favorite to win the job, circumstances surrounding this offseason and upcoming season are certainly changing that. Given the recommended acclimation period, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to eliminate the preseason entirely this season. That’ll give Foles over a month to develop chemistry with his skill position players, which isn’t ideal.
That gives Bears head coach Matt Nagy a limited sample size to make his decision for the starter, which could give incumbent starter Trubisky a slight edge over Foles at this point. Then again, it comes down to those training camp practices, which are more valuable than ever now. When the Bears take the field for the first practice, Trubisky will be the first to run with the first team offense before Foles gets his opportunity.
While Nagy will be forced to rely on training camp reps, it certainly doesn’t hurt that both Trubisky and Foles will be going up against one of the league’s best defenses every day in practice.
What say you Bears fans? Heading into training camp, who do you think will ultimately win the starting job and be under center for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions?
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