The Chicago Bears are prepared to hold an open competition at quarterback between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles, but it hasn't begun yet. While speaking to local media, Bears head coach Matt Nagy claimed that the quarterback competition can't happen ‘over Zoom'.
Matt Nagy on the #Bears QB competition between Nick Foles and Mitch Trubisky: "There’s no competition going on right now over Zoom." It hasn't started yet.
— JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) May 15, 2020
Earlier this offseason, the Bears acquired Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars via trade. Foles, who has previous experience with Nagy, seems to have the initial edge over Trubisky in the competition.
Besides winning a Super Bowl, Foles understands Nagy's offense and is more polished as a passer than Trubisky. In addition, the Bears also declined to exercise the fifth-year option for Trubisky. As a result, the former No. 2 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft will become a free agent after the 2020 NFL season.
Nevertheless, Chicago made it evident that Trubisky will get the first chance to earn the starting job in training camp. Although that may be true, that doesn't mean that he'll be the one to emerge as the victor in the competition.
While the coronavirus pandemic remains prevalent, NFL teams have been conducting offseason meetings on Zoom. Even though players are speaking to coaches about the upcoming season, they haven't had much time to do any on-field work with their teammates.
As of this moment, NFL training camps aren't set to begin until the latter part of July. That could be subject to change if the coronavirus causes the NFL to postpone the start of training camps. Regardless of when the Bears' training camp begins, that seems to be the start of the quarterback battle between Trubisky and Foles, and not through a computer screen.
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