Chicago Bears: The Achilles heel of each NFC North team
Quarterback continues to plague the Bears
Death, taxes, and the Bears having a quarterback quandary. It’s hard to fathom that in the year 2020 that the Bears still haven’t found their franchise quarterback. They and the city of Chicago were hopeful that Mitchell Trubisky could be that guy. Sadly, that doesn’t seem like a real possibility after back to back disappointing seasons.
In response to Trubisky’s struggles, the Bears traded for Nick Foles. Philadelphia’s former savior has been a polarizing figure among the NFL world. However, most can agree that he is an upgrade over Trubisky. But when the bar is as low as Trubisky’s, how much of an upgrade?
There isn’t an easy answer considering Foles has been up and down throughout his career. The low points are just as bad as Trubisky, yet the high points are up there with any of the best quarterbacks. The Bears are hoping that they can consistently get those high points because of Foles’s past success in their system.
The million-dollar question is how will Foles fair in a 16 game season when he has never shown the consistency to hold down a starting job. Also, his best stretches of production came when he was in the right scheme, had explosive playmakers that can win down the field, and great protection. The Bears have the scheme. The other two, not so much.
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As long as there aren’t any drastic changes to their offensive personnel, the best-case scenario for the Bears offense is being average. Not the best place to be in a league where offense predicts success better than anything else.
They must hope that their defense can make up for their offense’s shortcomings. However, Bears fans should know more than anyone that relying on defensive success is risky given its unstable nature.