There wasn’t much separation between the quarterbacks in Monday’s practice, but I’ll give a slight edge to Nick Foles because he finished strong and avoided the risky throw that Mitch Trubisky got away with. There’s a lot more that needs to be decided though. If the opener against the Lions was tomorrow, I’d expect Trubisky to get the start.

The story added both quarterbacks finished stronger than they started, but Foles was especially sharp late as his last two incompletions were a drop and a smart throwaway. The veteran was also able to overcome a skipped shotgun snap to complete a pass to Jimmy Graham. This likely won't be the last QB comparison we have between the potential Bear QBs this season. For what it's worth, we rank Foles higher on our QB list.

According to ESPN's Jeff Dickerson, 'unless Mitch Trubisky strings together a terrific training camp', it could only be a matter of time until Nick Foles permanently takes over under center for the Chicago Bears.

Mitch Trubisky has shown flashes of his upside in his time under center for the Chicago Bears, but with the team having a defense built to win now, the franchise is looking for their quarterback to help propel them to wins. Trubisky looked awful in 2019, and will be hard pressed to prove that he gives Chicago a better chance to win than former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. Nagy has experience with Foles from their time together in both Philadelphia and Kansas City, as do some of the other assistants on the staff. This is likely a major part of the reason they chose to pursue him over one of this offseason's talented (and less expensive) free agent quarterbacks. His knowledge of the system and verbiage should help him overcome the lack of a normal offseason, and his proven track record makes him the Bears best option under center. Foles is an intriguing superflex and best ball target.

Bears HC Matt Nagy says he’s “cautiously optimistic” QB Mitch Trubisky (left shoulder) will start vs. Saints but says there’s a “balancing act” in practice this week, indicating QB2 Chase Daniel will get some first-team reps.

At this point, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference between Chase Daniel and Mitch Trubisky when discussing the Bears fantasy prospects but recency bias does lean toward Chase Daniel being a slight upgrade for Allen Robinson.

The Bears had hoped their starting quarterback would return this week after their off week. Mitch Trubisky returned to practice Monday.

It remains to be seen whether he will return to game action Sunday against the Saints.

Related players: Chase Daniel

Reports said Trubisky was targeting a Week 7 return following the team's Week 6 bye. The injury was to his non-throwing shoulder. HC Matt Nagy said he thought Trubisky looked good, but wants to see how he progresses this week.