NFC North power rankings: Are the Packers still the team to beat?

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: Aaron Jones #33 of the Green Bay Packers rushes with the ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship game at Levi's Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

4. Chicago Bears

So who will wind up being the starting quarterback for Matt Nagy’s team this season? The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Pace sent a fourth-round draft choice to the Jacksonville Jaguars this year for Super Bowl LII Most Valuable Player and well-traveled signal-caller Nick Foles.

He certainly had his prime moments with the Philadelphia Eagles but he proved to be a bad investment for Jacksonville, due mainly to the fact that he was injured in the season opener and when he returned later in the year was less than effective. Of course, he is now reunited with Nagy as the pair (Gene Chamberlain of SI.com) go back a few years.

Meanwhile, three-year pro Mitch Trubisky seemed to take a step backwards in 2019. Likewise Chicago’s talented defense, which had its share of injury woes this past year but also didn’t seem to be the same fierce unit under coordinator Chuck Pagano than it was with Vic Fangio.

Adding tight ends was the order of business for Pace this offseason. He signed Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris and used a second-round pick on Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet. But was last year’s 8-8 fall from grace (after finishing 12-4 in 2018) a real sign of things to come?