Chicago Bears: Five concerns about QB competition
By Usayd Koshul
With the Chicago Bears competition continuing, what are five reasons to be concerned?
The Chicago Bears quarterback competition will continue next week behind closed doors. As the team begins preparing for their week one matchup against the Detroit Lions, the hope is that either Mitchell Trubisky or Nick Foles begins to distance themselves from the competition sometime over the next week or so.
With current events around the United States forcing the Bears to postpone practice, time is quickly running out. All offseason, all eyes have been on both quarterbacks. Trubisky, aside from one game during his second season where he threw six touchdowns, has yet to prove that he can hold down the role for a full season and be consistent while doing so.
On the other hand, Foles has a Super Bowl MVP on his resume and has traditionally played much better when he comes off the bench during the season. If he does manage to start week one, it will be the third straight season that he’s the starter for a different team to open the season.
Not much has been said about what’s going on at Halas Hall. In press conferences throughout the week, even head coach Matt Nagy only seems to reveal a bit about the quarterback competition, only adding more fuel to the fire.
It seems as if every week, for every good piece of information we hear, there’s a red flag because something concerning is going on. As the quarterback competition continues, what are five reasons to be concerned with just two weeks to go until the Bears first regular-season game?