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Chicago Bears Need to Add Competition for Mitchell Trubisky This Offseason

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It's easy to understand why the Chicago Bears are giving Mitchell Trubisky one last shot, but it's just as easy to figure out why they might be interested in another starting-caliber quarterback like Derek Carr.

"Mitch is our starter," general manager Ryan Pace said of Trubisky two days after the 25-year-old's disappointing third NFL season concluded, per Larry Mayer of the team's official website. "We believe in Mitch, and we believe in the progress that he's going to continue to make."

In order to make Trubisky his quarterback in 2017, Pace sacrificed the No.