Following a disappointing 2019 season, the Chicago Bears have been focused on fixing an offense that was among the worst in the NFL last season. Whether that’s been retooling the tight end position, adding more speed on offense or focusing on the run game, the Bears have made offense a priority this offseason.
But arguably the most important work will come at the quarterback position, where incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky will have to compete for the starting job over former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy believes the quarterback competition will serve to help both Trubisky and Foles. But, ultimately, he’d like both Trubisky and Foles to make it hard on them when they’re deciding who the starting quarterback should be. Because that would mean that both have elevated their game.
“We’re all very open and honest in the discussions we have and then we just let things play out,” Nagy said. “In the end, what we want is for both those quarterbacks to be the best possible quarterbacks they can be individually and making it hard on us making the decision as to who the starter is, and that makes the Bears a better football team.
“When you have two good people like we do in Mitchell and Nick, it makes these types of decisions and conversations a lot easier to have because they’re competitive as hell, they want the best for the Bears, and they’re going to fight their tails off to do that. I think that’s the beauty of it.”
Chicago’s quarterback competition will no doubt be the talk of training camp and the preseason. While many believe Foles is the favorite to win the starting job, the hope remains that Trubisky will grow into the franchise quarterback general manager Ryan Pace believed he could be.
But with the Bears’ Super Bowl window closing — with this dominant, championship-caliber defense — they just need a quarterback that can operate this offense efficiently to help make a return to the postseason. We’ll see it that winds up being Trubisky, Foles or neither. Though, hopefully, it’s not the latter.
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