The Chicago Bears swung a deal to acquire quarterback Nick Foles in a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday, sending a compensatory fourth-round draft pick to the Jaguars in exchange.

While it seems like this could mark the end of the Mitchell Trubisky era in Chicago, let's not jump ahead of ourselves just yet, because we also thought that Foles would be Jacksonville's signal-caller of the future when the Jags signed him to a four-year contract last offseason.

Look, I get it: the Bears are fed up with Trubisky's lack of progression, and they want to expand their offensive potential. But how much does Foles really move the needle?

People tend to romanticize the idea of Foles based on the short run he had with the Philadelphia Eagles in relief of Carson Wentz during the 2017-18 campaign when he stepped up for an injured Wentz midway through the Eagles' Week 14 game and led Philadelphia to its first-ever Super Bowl title.

Yes, it was a great story, and there is no denying that Foles played very well during that stretch, but it was just that: a stretch.

Otherwise, Foles' track record as a starting quarterback is actually pretty lousy. In fact, the most games he has ever started in a single season is 11, which he did with the St. Louis Rams in 2015. His numbers that season? Seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a passer rating of 69.

Going back even further, Foles not thrown double-figure touchdowns in an individual year since 2014.

Foles was expected to be the long-term starter for the Jaguars going into 2019, but he was knocked out with a collarbone injury in Week 1 and was relieved by rookie sixth-round pick Gardner Minshew, who was impressive in Foles' stead. Foles returned later in the season, but was so terrible that he was booed by the Jacksonville fans and permanently lost his job to Minshew.

So what makes the Bears think that Foles will be any better than Trubisky?

Honestly, I'm not so sure if he will.

Foles has never thrown for 3,000 yards before. He is now going on his fifth team. He has started only 13 games for three different clubs over the last four seasons. And did I mention he is 31 years old?

Yet, for some reason, many people are so convinced that he can be a starting quarterback when he has actually never done that for a full campaign since entering the league in 2012.

Personally, I don't understand it, and it's not like the Bears have so many offensive weapons to support Foles.

In an NFC North division that includes the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, it's hard to imagine Foles suddenly vaulting Chicago to the top of the standings.

Should the Bears be better in 2020 than they were in 2019? Maybe, but again, they will be depending on a quarterback who has an incredibly limited track record.

Not only do I think Chicago is not a favorite in the NFC North, but I am not even entirely convinced that Foles will remain the starter for all 16 games.

It would not shock me if Trubisky regains his starting job with the Bears at some point next season, and to be perfectly honest, I would rather take the chance on a 26-year-old Trubisky improving than a 31-year-old Foles suddenly finding himself.