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5 bold predictions for Bears vs. Browns

From Justin Fields finding success on the ground to Robert Quinn registering another sack, here are our bold predictions for Bears-Browns.

A new era is officially beginning for the Chicago Bears this Sunday when rookie Justin Fields makes the first start of his NFL career. Naturally, all eyes are on No. 1 after head coach Matt Nagy made the decision to play the 2021 first-round pick following an injury to Andy Dalton, but there’s other things to watch for an note in this week’s matchup against the Browns.

If you’re keeping track at home (and if so, God bless you), we had a good week last Sunday against the Bengals, as 2.5/5 bold predictions came to fruition after Jaylon Johnson got his first interception and the Bears registered more than three sacks. I’m giving myself the half point for Fields’ touchdown because we all know Allen Robinson should have come down with the ball. Partial credit, right?

Anyway, here are my bold predictions for this week’s game against the Browns.

ESPN’s bold prediction for Bears QB competition in training camp

It’s not a surprise that ESPN’s bold prediction about the Bears during training camp involves their quarterback competition.

With training camps underway, ESPN’s NFL writers came up with one bold prediction for each team, including the Chicago Bears.

It’s not a surprise that ESPN’s bold prediction about the Bears involves their quarterback competition. What is surprising is that Nick Foles edging out Mitchell Trubisky is considered bold, especially given many had him pegged to win the job earlier this offseason.

Foles didn’t have the luxury of a standard NFL offseason to work with his new teammates, but Bears coach Matt Nagy clearly had reservations about Trubisky’s play last season. Foles has experienced his share of ups and downs, but the smart money is on the veteran running the offense better in practice than Trubisky, who was one of the league’s least efficient quarterbacks in 2019.

In an ordinary year, Foles likely would beat out Trubisky for the starting job. But, as we’ve seen, this year is far from ordinary. With just training camp reps to go off of, head coach Matt Nagy has a smaller sample size to make his judgement.

But Trubisky certainly has an advantage when it comes to familiarity with his teammates given this offseason has been entirely virtual. It also doesn’t help Foles that Trubisky was organizing offseason workouts with Bears skill position players in the Chicago area, including receivers Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller, running backs David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen, as well as new tight ends Cole Kmet and Demetrius Harris.

Now, that doesn’t mean Trubisky is guaranteed the job. Especially given that he had his issues last season that led to general manager Ryan Pace trading for Foles this offseason. But, given the current circumstances in the NFL, Foles besting Trubisky could be considered bold at this point. Bold, but certainly not impossible.

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