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Bears head coach Matt Nagy knows he’s running out of time to choose a starting quarterback ahead of the season opener in just over a week.
The hope was that Mitchell Trubisky or Nick Foles would make it easy on the Bears in choosing a starter. That obviously hasn’t happened as neither Trubisky or Foles have been impressive or managed to separate themselves in this competition. Which leaves Nagy and his coaching staff in a difficult spot.
“The longer that things string out, the harder it is for these quarterbacks, the harder it is for our team, and I think that has to carry some heavy weight as well,” Nagy told reporters Thursday.
“It’s hurting yourself if you do that, and you need to be able to make a decision to help both of these quarterbacks. And not to mention help our staff, as well. So we are taking all of that into consideration. We want to do it the right way.”
Given the circumstances of this COVID-19 offseason, this competition hasn’t exactly been ideal. Trubisky and Foles missed out on valuable reps in organized team activities and preseason, which would’ve given Nagy and his staff live-game reps to make the most important decision of this preseason.
But after three padded practices where Trubisky and Foles have essentially remained neck and neck, Nagy remains torn on who will ultimately win the job.
“Both of these quarterbacks have done a good job at making it difficult,” he said.
The evaluation will be an in-depth one, as Nagy and his coaching staff will look at every rep — everything from decision-making to accuracy to “situational football.” Nagy also said that each quarterback’s playing history will factor into the decision.
“Both of them, we thought did well,” Nagy said of Trubisky and Foles over the last three weeks of practice. “I know it probably is frustrating in hearing things sound somewhat grey. I completely understand that. But for us, it’s not easy.”
Time is almost up for Nagy, who is expected to announce the starter Monday or Wednesday as the Bears officially begin preparation for their Week 1 contest against the Detroit Lions.
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