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The Chicago Bears are running out of time to name their starting quarterback between Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles. And it certainly hasn’t helped the neither has separated himself from the other in the training camp competition.
On Saturday, Nagy told reporters that he wasn’t going to name the starter until the Week 1 opener against the Detroit Lions. But Nagy insists that he won’t be waiting until game day to make the announcement.
The Bears will announce their starter during game week, which is just under a week from now. Nagy isn’t trying to hide anything. He’s just trying to utilize every available rep that comes with what’s shaping up to be the defining week in this competition.
#Bears coach Matt Nagy clarifies that he will name the starting quarterback during the game week preparations for the Lions.
"We're not hiding anything," Nagy says.
He's not sure exactly when but he knows it can't be kept quiet.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) September 1, 2020
“What I meant, to keep it real simple, is that there was not going to be a quarterback named this week that we’re in right now,” Nagy told reporters. “There will be no waiting until the middle of the week or the end of the week for that to happen. That wouldn’t be fair to our team and it wouldn’t be fair to the quarterbacks.”
Nagy was then asked if he planned on naming the starter on Monday or Wednesday of game week, to which he played coy.
“Honestly,” he said, “that’s completely (uncertain). Right now, we don’t know that. But it would be in that time frame there somewhere.
“You will know by the time most teams usually know. We’re not hiding anything. What we’re going through for us is this whole process. And we don’t even know that yet, to be quite honest. We’re talking through those situations and what’s best and how to go about it. We’re just really honestly not there yet.”
Given there’s been no preseason reps, Nagy and his coaches have had to get creative in their evaluation. They’re looking at every play — every snap, every throw, every decision. And while we don’t know for certain where Trubisky and Foles stand after two weeks of padded practices, it doesn’t sound reassuring given the reports out of camp practices from media in attendance.
The Bears are waiting for someone to separate himself in the competition. And there’s a good possibility that this thing could end in a draw. But Nagy insists he already has a plan in place should that happen.
One thing is certain: There’s not a lot of confidence surrounding the Bears’ quarterback situation. And it’s even more likely that both Trubisky and Foles see some time this season should things go south.
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