The calls for Mitchell Trubisky to replace Nick Foles continue

Following another uneven performance from Nick Foles, the calls for Mitchell Trubisky to start has picked up steam with the national media.

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The Chicago Bears are headed nowhere fast. That after a 5-1 start that soon turned into 5-3, and suddenly things feel like they’re falling apart. A big part of that collapse has been the continued struggles of the offense, which has been one of the worst in the NFL.

But this is nothing new. It was the same story last season, as Matt Nagy’s offense hasn’t been able to find an identity or any sort of sustained rhythm. One of the issues on offense has been the performance of quarterback Nick Foles, who in five starts has been not just unimpressive but bad at times.

And following Sunday’s 26-23 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints, where Foles was once again uneven yet had his best passer rating of the season at 92.7, the calls for Mitchell Trubisky to take over for Foles were loud and persistent, whether that was during or after the game.

The guys at ESPN’s Get Up discussed the Bears’ new quarterback controversy, where Dan Orlovsky and Rex Ryan were clamoring for the Bears to make the switch from Foles to Trubisky.

Obviously Trubisky was benched for a reason. He wasn’t performing up to par, which opened the door for Foles. But if the Bears held Trubisky to a high standard of play, the same should be expected for Foles. And Foles just hasn’t gotten it done in his five starts this season.

There’s something to be said about the shortened offseason and how that ultimately affected Foles. But the Bears brought Foles in because he’s someone that supposedly had a good grasp of the offense and could be plugged in and almost immediately find a rhythm. But that hasn’t been the case, as the offense’s struggles have run much deeper than quarterback.

Truthfully, neither Foles or Trubisky are good. But Trubisky’s benching and subsequent struggles of Foles in the lineup revealed the failures of Nagy in getting his offense up the ground. The fact that the Bears look worse in Year 3 than Year 1 in Nagy’s offense speaks volumes.

At this point, turning the keys back over to Trubisky wouldn’t be the worst idea. He’s not better than Foles, but his mobility certainly provides an upside that Foles just doesn’t have. And behind this makeshift offensive line, which had Foles feeling the pressure and sometimes seeing ghosts, having that ability to scramble outside of the pocket would be beneficial.

Not that Nagy would actually make the switch back to Trubisky. That would be admitting he was wrong — that it wasn’t the quarterback, but the play-caller, that’s been the problem all along.