The Chicago Bears haven’t had much luck with quarterbacks during their storied 100-year franchise. While the tide appeared to be turning with Mitchell Trubisky last offseason, he regressed in his third season and now his future in Chicago is well in question.
General manager Ryan Pace brought in Nick Foles to compete with Trubisky for the starting quarterback position, which signals a lack of confidence in Trubisky. Even with the added competition in Foles, there’s not a whole lot of confidence in Chicago’s quarterback situation.
Sports Illustrated‘s Conor Orr ranked every NFL team’s quarterback situation heading into 2020, and the Bears are higher than some people might’ve guessed at No. 21.
Depth chart: Mitch Trubisky, Nick Foles, Tyler Bray
I will be accused of putting the Bears unfathomably high on this list, which is fair. I seem to have more faith in Nick Foles coming back to a familiar system (with a great playcaller) than most, especially in a condensed offseason. The roster contains two quarterbacks who, in the right situation, are good enough to pilot this offense to a winning season.
Trubisky and Foles will battle for the starting position this offseason. Realistically, both have the potential to lead a functioning Bears offense to victory.
But if Trubisky or Foles is going to succeed, they’re going to need help from the rest of the offense. Chicago’s offense was among the worst in the NFL last season, due to a number of issues outside of just quarterback.
Regardless of who wins the job, the Bears have two starting quarterbacks on their roster that could step in should they need to.
