Ryan: Mitchell Trubisky
Mitch Trubisky has the upper hand in terms of familiarity with the playbook and the ins-and-outs of the Chicago Bears offense. However, he’s yet to consistently execute the plays. The lack of a preseason could also be detrimental to his development, as he potentially enters his final year with the team. If you recall, Trubisky and the Bears offense barely played in the preseason last year, using the opener in Green Bay as their tuneup, and it showed. The Bears put up just three points, and got the season started on a sour note.
Regarding Foles, he can review the playbook as much as he wants, but not being able to physically run through the plays and develop timing with his receivers puts him in the backseat. But once the season gets started, all eyes are going to be on Trubisky, and if he doesn’t prove that he’s taken the next step, Nick Foles will get the nod. And I would expect the leash to be relatively short.