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Foles to Chicago: The Meaning for Mitch, Minshew and Franchises

This piece will cover the dynasty impact of the recent trade of Nick Foles from the Jaguars to the Bears. Let’s jump right in.    The Trade After deciding to go forward with Gardner Minshew as their starting quarterback, the Jaguars were looking to trade former starter Nick Foles. After searching for a few weeks, they settled on the Bears as a trade partner. The Jaguars received the 140th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, a compensatory fourth-rounder, in exchange for Foles.   Foles vs. Trubisky Based on just the money, one would expect Foles to be the Bears’ 2020 starter. Foles will receive $15.625 million from the Bears in 2020, while Trubisky will earn just $9.327 million. However, money is not the only part of the equation.  Bears GM, Ryan Pace, traded significant capital in the 2017 NFL Draft to trade up and select Trubisky second overall. It seems like both Pace, and head coach Matt Nagy, have bet their jobs on Trubisky’s success. Therefore, I believe that whether it’s the correct choice or not, Trubisky will get the first crack to start in 2020. In my opinion, we are heading for the same situation that Marcus Mariota and Ryan Tannehill were in for the 2019 season. Trubisky will get every opportunity to prove himself as the starter, but if he continues to fail, the Bears will not hesitate to make a mid-season quarterback change. Even though Trubisky starting is what I believe will happen, that’s a different question from what should happen. Let’s put Trubisky’s and Foles’

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