3 reasons Mitch Trubisky was always going to start over Nick Foles

2. Nick Foles has never started 16 games

To be fair neither has Mitch Trubisky. However, this goes back to the last point. Nick Foles won a Super Bowl, but the Eagles were 10-2 when Carson Wentz got hurt. Nick Foles came in and was in the right place at the right time. Would Nick Foles have been able to get them to10-2, avoid injury that whole time, and lead that same playoff run? It is less likely.

The perfect role for Foles is being a backup who can save the day, or keep things from falling apart for a short period of time. Over a long period of time, he is prone to erratic play, and injuries. He was announced a week one starter three times and was benched one and injured twice. Every other year he came in off of the bench if he saw the field.

If you announced Nick Foles as the starter, there is a highly likely chance you are going to Trubisky at some point. Even if you are likely to go to Foles if you start Trubisky, Foles has come in off the bench and ran things before, while Trubisky has never been in that role before. As the former number two pick who just lost his team to Foles, it would be tougher for him to mentally come in as the backup than Foles.