Following a grueling offseason that had its share of challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chicago Bears finally hit the practice field at Halas Hall with the start of training camp.
There are a lot of question marks for the Bears ahead of the 2020 season, ranging from position battles to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. And with the start of training camp, we’re going to start seeing those answers become more clear.
Here are six things to watch at the start of Bears training camp.
1. The QB competition
The quarterback battle between Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles has been the talk of the offseason for the Bears, and it’s certainly only going to heat up at the start of training camp. Given that training camp will be the only reps for head coach Matt Nagy to evaluate Trubisky and Foles, it’s certainly not going to be an easy task to make the right decision given the shortcomings of this 2020 season.
Nagy said they’re going to be evaluating Trubisky and Foles on every single play — not just their throws. They’ll be looking at every check at the line of scrimmage, how they get in and out of the huddle and how they react to specific plays in practice. Evaluating these quarterbacks in training camp alone certainly isn’t ideal, but it’s all they have to go off at this point.
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