Given the struggles of the Chicago Bears’ offense this season, it’s no surprise that backup Chase Daniel, who started in place of the injured Mitch Trubisky last week, ranked among the worst quarterbacks in the league.
In NFL.com’s Week 6 QB Index, Daniel dropped to No. 31. The only quarterback ranked worse? Devlin Hodges, who will start in place for the injured Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph.
By the end of this season, Daniel will have earned $34,304,317 over 11 years in the NFL. It’s quite an achievement, considering he just made his fifth career start on Sunday — same as rookie Kyler Murray. While Daniel enjoyed a little success downfield against the Raiders and made a pair of touchdown connections with Allen Robinson, he threw two facepalm-inducing picks, including an absolute back-breaker late in the fourth quarter of the three-point loss. With Matt Nagy expressing optimism that Mitch Trubisky (dislocated non-throwing shoulder) will return after this week’s bye, Daniel appears to be headed back to his well-compensated spot on the bench.
In two games this season, Daniel has thrown for 426 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions good enough for a 73.3 completion percentage and 7.1 yards per attempt. He also has six rushing yards and has been sacked five times.
While his stats aren’t horrible, he doesn’t provide the upside that Trubisky does. Trubisky, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder against the Vikings in Week 4, looks poised for a Week 7 return against the Saints.
