Chicago Bears: 5 offseason needs in 2020

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 22: Khalil Mack #52 of the Chicago Bears rushes against Eric Fisher #72 of the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field on December 22, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chiefs defeated the Bears 26-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 29: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears calls a play at the line of scrimmage Minnesota Vikings during the second quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

1. Settle on a starting quarterback

As a rookie, Mitch Trubisky started 12 games for the Bears. He threw seven touchdown passes and just as many interceptions.

One year later, the team hired former Chiefs’ offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as head coach and the fortunes of the second-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft began to change. Trubisky made his share of plays with his legs but his completion percentage improved from 59.4 to 66.6 and the former North Carolina Tar Heel threw twice as many scores (24) than interceptions (12).

This past season, the offense certainly took some steps backwards and in his third NFL season, there were some discouraging signs when it came to the young signal-caller. He and the team struggled during the first half of games. And the lack of a reliable running attack was certainly an issue.

In any case, Trubisky slipped a bit in terms of completion percentage (63.2), throwing for 17 scores opposed to 10 picks. He was sacked 38 times and the Chicago offense reached the end zone just 28 times.

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So the team dealt for veteran Nick Foles, the Super Bowl LII MVP for the Philadelphia Eagles who spent 2019 with the Jaguars. So does he come in and unseat Trubisky or guide him through Nagy’s system, one he’s familiar with being they were both with the Chiefs? He does make for an above-average insurance policy.

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