Chicago Bears: Reasons why Nick Foles should beat out Mitchell Trubisky

Nick Foles should be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears added Nick Foles this offseason with a fourth-round compensatory draft pick that was a glorified early fifth-round selection. Before I get too far into this article, I will add that I am a Mitchell Trubiksy supporter and do believe that it would be in the best interest of the Chicago Bears for Trubisky to win the quarterback competition.

Without knowing if Trubisky is the future of the Chicago Bears, the offense might not be tailored for him to bring out his best every season. Matt Nagy has built a west coast RPO offense that could thrive on short passes and shot plays.

The Chicago Bears offense is supposed to be a pass-first offense that pulls defenses out of run-stopping formations to open up running lanes. It specializes in using multiple tight end sets with precision route running from the wide receivers.

Reading defenses post and pre-snap as fast as possible is the goal for the quarterbacks that play in this offense. Reading NFL defenses is essential information to know because that style offense doesn’t fit most quarterbacks. Trubisky plays a lot like Kirk Cousins and would thrive in a vertical power run scheme.

Nick Foles can read pre and post-snap and can scan defenses. He is very good at reading passing lanes when using the RPO and play-action counters in an offense. When Nick Foles is under center, tight ends and running back see a massive uptick in targets. The primary wide receiver still takes the bulk of the targets per season from the wide receiving group.