The Chicago Bears Get A Bit Bigger
Nick Foles has had such a weird career. He’d be your average journeyman backup in most stories but he also has a season tucked away in there where he was the savior of the Eagles…and then a season several years later when he returned to the Eagles and won a Super Bowl as the backup. Then he got mega paid by the Jags for half a season. Now he’s on the Bears to compete for Mitch Trubisky and the fact is, I have no idea if he’s really any better than Mitch Trubisky.
Because is he? We know he can be. We’ve seen good Nick Foles. But we’ve also seen plenty of mediocre to bad Nick Foles. Outside his first year as the Savior and his late season heroics on the Eagles, he’s been pretty much shit. Nothing special. Completely forgettable. I couldn’t tell you what he did on any of his other teams outside Philly. So is he better than Mitch? Probably, but not by much. Foles has experience but Mitch has more experience in the current system. This might genuinely end up being a QB competition that Foles loses (and then wins in week 3 when Matt Nagy has to try and save his job so he benches Bitch Mitch).
The Bears would have legitimately been better off if they didn’t trade literal assets to Jacksonville to take on his stupid contract and signed a free agent instead. Look who they could have had much easier! Andy Dalton! He’s not great, but he’s like good Mitch and can take care of the ball. Jameis Winston! He can’t take care of the ball but he’s also enough of a funslinger to make shit happen and the defense could cover up some of his mistakes. If they waited a bit more, they could even get Cam Newton! An injury risk for sure, but a top level talent who could still have a lot to give. Stick any of those 3 on the Bears on a short incentive deal and you are in a better spot than Nick Foles.
I don’t think Nagy makes it to 2021. But you never know. I think Patricia is my other sure-fired bet.
Spot on… I predict Foles wins the starting job but is mediocre and the Bears cut him after two seasons. He then goes back to the Eagles and leads them to another NFC Championship game but no more Super Bowls and trubisky wins an XFL title in 2022
Looks like he didn’t get the chop. Hoodie gang rise up
Foles isn’t great, but he does have more experience than Trubisky, in the system. Nagy and Pederson both coached under Andy Reid and their offenses are basically the same.
Eric Dickerson made the news today saying that the Rams new logo “looks like a penis”. I’m posting this here because Dave is the expert on all penis logo related things, and he called the Rams logo sucking.
You’re right, Dave. This will probably be a QB competition Foles loses. In fact, the Bears are counting on it. Foles wasn’t brought in to replace Trubes, he’s there to bring out the best in him (and to be a failsafe in case Trubes completely melts down under pressure). As an added bonus, he makes Pace look smarter because his guy mightn’t be an MVP or in the conversation like Mahomes or Watson, but look, he did beat out a Super Bowl MVP head-to-head in a QB competition. Andy Dalton might could’ve also filled that role, but Nagy knows Foles and Foles knows his system, so there’s a comfort level there that they just don’t have with Dalton. Cam and Jameis, on the other hand, would not be suited for it. Cam is just too good and if he’s healthy he’ll beat out True Biscuits within a week of training camp. Jameis is a turnover machine even noted QB whisperer Bruce Arians gave up on, but is so talented that he’ll look way better than Trubisky in practice and that is just not good for anyone.
Even if it is both a motivation tool and an insurance policy, it still seems like a pretty expensive (read: stupid) move.
That’s what happens when people double down on their mistakes rather than admitting to them and moving on. Still, though, if it pays off and Trubisky plays up to his potential and becomes their franchise guy for the next ten years or Foles comes in as a reliever and does Foles as a reliever things, they’ll take it. You’re still right though
Do Chicago fans have confidence in their front office and ownership? Since the end of WW2, there’s not as much success as one might expect.
As a Bears fan, I can confidently state that no team gets more mileage out of a single Super Bowl victory than the ’85 Bears. For the most part, that’s plenty enough success.
This was disgusting and hilarious at the same time.
The moment I saw BDN, I knew what was about to come.
Can we also acknowledge the pear computer/icarly reference snuck in here??
came here for this
forgive me, but these hahalolhehasabickdickteeheehee comics suck. the “who tipped the kick” one was funny, but it’s been abysmal ever since. please retire this bit.
Please nvr retire this.
Dont ever ever retire
https://i.etsystatic.com/13450680/r/il/15b981/1652316076/il_570xN.1652316076_dkvc.jpg
Beautiful.
fairnuuf. just my two shekels.
Is this a record longest distance for BDN? The new money fort story?
The bigger question is who has more length, Foles’ member or Glennon’s neck?
Can’t forget Manning’s forehead.
It can’t be measured physically, but what about the quantity of care that Jake Cutler does not have?
I never understood the hype around Foles. During both playoff runs he was more of a hindrance than an asset except in the super bowl. He got carried by a talented defense.