It’s time for a new man under center in Chicago. The Bears’ head coach Matt Nagy announced on Monday that veteran Nick Foles will be the team’s starting quarterback going forward, while 2017’s No.2 overall pick Mitch Trubinsky is demoted to a backup role.
The announcement comes after Foles stepped in for Trubinsky during the third quarter of the Week 3 game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The 2017’s Super Bowl MVP ended up leading the Bears from a 16-point deficit to a 30-26 win, throwing for 188 and three touchdowns.
“We got up this morning and went through the tape, and at the end of it, we decided that we’re going to start Foles as a starter against Indianapolis,” said Nagy during a Zoom call with reporters. “Both quarterbacks are aware of that.”
Nagy underlined that Foles won’t just start in Week 4 against Indianapolis Colts, but will also have the job past that.
“For us, it’s never easy when you go into these types of situations,” he added. “I want to credit both of those guys in yesterday’s situation for being really supportive of each other this whole time.”
Mitch Trubinsky’s job was in jeopardy for some time now due to poor showings in past seasons, and it was obvious he will have to play the lights out if he wants to keep being the starter. Trubinsky managed to hold off Nick Foles in training camp and had promising first two games, but the 26-year-old couldn’t keep up the production.
It is obvious that Nagy decided to ride the hot hand and will continue to do so until Chicago wins. However, if Foles also doesn’t show up every week, expect Trubinsky to get another shot.
