The Bears will start Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback and Twitter is going crazy.
Despite a major regression in 2019 and an 83.0 passer rating, Mitchell Trubisky was named the starting quarterback over Nick Foles ahead of Chicago’s Week 1 opener against the Detroit Lions.
The #Bears informed Mitch Trubisky he will be the starting quarterback in Week 1, per source (as @AdamSchefter indicated). The former No. 2 overall pick wins the camp competition against Nick Foles.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 4, 2020
Twitter couldn’t get enough of the fact that one of the most inconsistent quarterbacks in the league was getting another shot as a starter.
Twitter is going crazy after Mitchell Trubisky won the job over Foles
Ryan Pace has had a rough go of it this offseason, and the decision to leave Foles and his humungous contract on the bench only made it worse.
Imagine passing on Cam Newton and Jameis Winston for $1M so you could give up a fourth-round pick for Nick Foles AND guarantee him $21M only to keep starting Mitchell Trubisky. GM of the Year, Ryan Pace. #Bears https://t.co/NamD08Jtua
— Nick Mensio (@NickMensio) September 4, 2020
Cam Newton, who the Bears chose not to pursue, is killing it in New England, by the way.
In case you needed a reminder, Trubisky was thought of as a superior prospect when compared to Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.
The Bears took Mitch Trubisky over Patrick Mahomes and DeShaun Watson.
— Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) September 4, 2020
People forget that.
While Matt Nagy seems to think the former UNC star has improved, not every Bears fan out there is convinced.
Mitchell Trubisky dropping back on the first offensive play of the regular season pic.twitter.com/ZJ5uK4NzNK
— Blue Wire (@bluewirepods) September 4, 2020
Considering Chicago declined his fourth-year option, there is a very real chance that this season will be his “last dance” in the Windy City.
Trubisky’s Last Dance pic.twitter.com/WbhTDWLqt1
— PFF (@PFF) September 4, 2020
If Trubisky is Michael Jordan in this analogy, Foles is Isiah Thomas, as his pedigree and stats did little to convince Nagy he is QB1 material.
Nick Foles right now pic.twitter.com/n0zjaL3YZW https://t.co/ab2bfyzoNs
— The Ringer (@ringer) September 4, 2020
Some Bears fans think that Nagy is punting on the 2020 season to snag Trevor Lawrence. We can’t rule that out yet, can we?
Congrats to Trevor Lawrence on becoming a Chicago Bear in 2021. https://t.co/4YbiJ1YTXZ
— Tyler (@SacKingsTyler10) September 4, 2020
Wide receiver Allen Robinson has to be upset with this decision. He is entering his seventh season in the league, and his quarterbacks have been Trubisky and Blake Bortles.
Allen Robinson when he finds out Trubisky won the starting jobhttps://t.co/SNjvT53YN7
— Carter Donnick (@CDonnick1) September 4, 2020
Trubisky won the starting job despite the fact that Chase Daniel, his former backup and current Lion, was graded as a better passer.
Per PFF, Detroit's backup QB Chase Daniel (67.4) was better than Chicago's starter Mitch Trubisky (64.3) in 2019
— The Lions Wire (@thelionswire) September 4, 2020
For some reason, the former No. 2 pick dominates Matt Patricia and the Lions. Maybe he’ll turn it around?
Mitchell Trubisky's last 3 games vs Detroit (week 1 opp)
— Nick Whalen (@_NickWhalen) September 4, 2020
23/30 355 yards 3 TD 0 INT = Win
16/23 173 yards 3 TD 0 INT = Win
29/38 338 yards 3 TD 1 INT = Win
Because 2020 has been a year in which nothing has unfolded in the way we expected, maybe this will be the year he finally turns it around. If he doesn’t, he’ll be headed for backup duty ASAP.