Why did the Bears choose Nick Foles as their QB target?

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Bears have been active in the early parts of free agency and made the move to trade for QB Nick Foles. What does that mean for Mitch Trubisky? Why did Ryan Pace make Nick Foles the target over other QBs? NBCS Chicago Bears writers JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis discuss all of this plus get into the thinking that went into other Bears moves.(1:42) - Nick Foles was the perfect Bears move(6:40) - Bears had to do something at QB(12:50) - Matt Nagy is comfortable with Nick Foles(20:30) - Why did the Bears sign Robert Quinn(27:00) - Reasons why the Bears signed Jimmy Graham(31:30) - Other moves the Bears should make in free agencySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm JJ Stankiewicz, and welcome in to another edition of the
0:09.2	Undercenter podcast brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281. On today's episode,
0:14.5	I'm joined by Cam Ellis to break down how the Nick Falls trade will impact the Bears and Mitch
0:19.5	Trimisky's future, and why it's both a good and a bad thing that the Bears made this move.
0:24.3	Plus, we dive into signing we likened Robert Quinn and one we didn't quite like in Jimmy Graham,
0:28.7	all that and more on the Under Center podcast starting right now.
0:31.5	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:35.8	It means everything to me.
0:36.9	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:46.3	The history of it, I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first
0:50.3	franchise is just kind of blows my mind, honestly honestly that was able to be a part of that.
0:55.0	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the
1:03.0	running back position with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps.
1:08.0	So being a bear means everything.
1:10.0	And what more can you say?
1:16.3	All right, Cam, the bears have a new quarterback on their roster in Nick Foles.
1:21.3	Well, they don't quite have him yet.
1:24.6	They will not be able to report it reportedly, according to their team's Twitter account,
1:28.2	that they reportedly acquired Nick Foles because the NFL is stupid with their social media
1:32.1	rules.
1:33.4	This trade's not going to be finalized for a little while, just given the NFL's restrictions
1:38.1	on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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