What You Need to Know:

• Foles was traded to Chicago, where he’ll compete with Mitchell Trubisky for the starting job.
• Foles has played under HC Matt Nagy and OC Bill Lazor, so he should be familiar with the Bears’ offense.
• With mediocre weaponry and little rushing upside, Foles isn’t very appealing in fantasy drafts.

The Bears shipped a 4th-round pick to Jacksonville in March for Foles, hoping he’ll be an upgrade over incumbent Mitchell Trubisky. Will that be the case?

A quick glance at the career numbers suggests it should be at least a slight upgrade. Foles edges Trubisky in yards per attempt (7.0 to 6.7), TD rate (4.2% to 3.8%) and INT rate (2.1% to 2.3). Trubisky gets the nod in completion percentage (63.4% to 61.9%).

A rocky career

Of course, Trubisky is a low bar for Foles to clear. Among 44 QBs with 1,000+ pass attempts since he entered the league in 2012, Foles ranks 32nd in completion rate, 33rd in yards per attempt and 27th in adjusted yards per attempt (which factors in TDs and INTs). So we’re not talking about a world-beater here.

Foles has flashed high-end play in spurts throughout his career. There was the 27-TD, 2-INT 2013 campaign under Chip Kelly. He opened the following season with 978 yards and 6 TDs across his first 3 games before sputtering over the next 5 and then missing the final 8 games with a fractured clavicle. Then in 2018, Foles replaced an injured Carson Wentz and led the Eagles to a 4-1 finish and a Wild Card Round playoff win.

That helped him land a 4-year, $88 million deal from the Jaguars last offseason. He lasted exactly 11 snaps in the opener before fracturing his left clavicle. Foles returned in November, averaged just 6.1 yards per attempt across 3.5 games and then was benched for Gardner Minshew.

2020 outlook

So now Foles will duke it out with Trubisky this summer in a completely uninspiring QB competition. It’s worth noting that Foles has s…