One of the hot topics coming out of the NFL Scouting Combine centered around how the Bears are going to handle their quarterback situation heading into the 2020 season.
Mitchell Trubisky’s struggles last season were well-documented, and his future as Chicago’s signal caller is in question. The Bears are expected to address the position in free agency and possibly the NFL Draft, although that doesn’t mean Trubisky won’t be the guy heading into 2020.
ESPN’s Matthew Berry talked to a Bears insider at the NFL Combine, and it sounds like Chicago’s starting quarterback job is Trubisky’s to lose at this point.
I asked a Bears insider who will be under center for the first play of the 2020 season. The answer? “Mitchell Trubisky, and it’s a handoff.” And then they laughed. The expectation is the Bears will bring in a veteran to compete with or back up Trubisky, but while the leash is short, it’s still Mitch’s job for now.
While Trubisky was far from the only issue on offense in 2019, he was one of the biggest. So it’s not really a surprise that offseason conversation has shifted to experienced veterans coming in to challenge Trubisky this offseason.
One of those veterans that has been mentioned as a possible suitor for the Bears is Andy Dalton, who the Bengals are looking to trade this offseason.
General manager Ryan Pace made it clear that the Bears will be bringing in quarterbacks this offseason, which only makes sense considering Trubisky is currently the only quarterback under contract in Chicago.
Whether that quarterback is Dalton or another experienced veteran like a Case Keenum, it sounds like the Bears will give Trubisky one last chance to prove everyone wrong.
