A year ago, Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles were in similar situations as unquestioned starting quarterbacks in the NFL — Trubisky with the Bears and Foles with the Jaguars.
Nothing they did performance-wise in camp or the preseason was going to prevent them from starting Week 1. Trubisky, the No. 2 pick of the 2017 draft, was backed up by Chase Daniel. Foles, who had just signed a four-year, $88 million contract with Jacksonville, was ahead of rookie Gardner Minshew, a fifth-round draft pick.
The stakes are quite a bit higher and the margin-for-error a little bit smaller for both as they enter training camp in 2020 with the Bears.