Foles knows the offense, but Mitch Trubisky still has an edge when it comes to the personnel.
No one on the Bears’ coaching staff worries about new quarterback Nick Foles learning the offense, though he contends it’s more of a hurdle than it might seem from the outside, but getting in sync with his new teammates is a bigger challenge. The only player Foles has any experience with is No.3 tight end Demetrius Harris, so there’s a lot to learn. He’s studying everything from how Allen Robinson comes out of his breaks to where Jimmy Graham needs to ball in order to keep his stride to how center Cody Whitehair snaps. “I’m getting used to how different guys run their routes, how they catch the ball, what they like, what they don’t like,” Foles said after practice Tuesday. “That’s something that I’m learning every single day. But the guys are working hard and are really making plays, so it makes it easier to get up to speed faster. But it’s still a process.” Foles is very familiar with coach Matt Nagy, offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and quarterbacks coach John DiFilippo from playing under them before, so picking up the playbook over Zoom went smoothly. However, fellow starting candidate Mitch Trubisky has an advantage in having played with most of the offensive personnel and being in the Chicago area for informal offseason passing workouts.
