Plenty of people were upset when the news came down that the Chicago Bears were planning to keep Mitch Trubisky as their starter going into 2020. It wasn't necessarily a surprise. Plenty of notable people predicted this would happen. Partly because of his timely good play in late November and early December. That and the full backing of GM Ryan Pace, who drafted him. The one surprise was Matt Nagy. While he too has supported Trubisky throughout the season, his frustration with the quarterback's inconsistency has also been evident.
Despite increased heat on him for an underachieving offense, how can Nagy, and Pace for that matter, honestly convince themselves that the smart play is to stick with Trubisky for another year? Former offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz had a simple answer to that question. Everything they're saying in regards to this is a lie. Their true intentions aren't known yet and even if they were, the Bears wouldn't reveal them anyway. He said as much on the Stacking The Box podcast.
"Of course they're lying about Mitch Trubisky. They have not made their minds up yet. They haven't evaluated the possible quarterbacks in the draft. They haven't evaluated the potential free agents in the market as well. They're 100% lying but they have to do this, they have to lie."
Matt Nagy commitment to Trubisky is not exclusive
He's not wrong. The Bears couldn't very well just come out and say Trubisky is done. There were a few reasons why. For one, they have no other quarterback under contract. Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray will be free agents in March. If the Bears tipped their hand right away, it would make other teams aware of their intentions to find a replacement or competition. That would not benefit them. Lastly, it would ruin any sort of credibility they have with Trubisky behind closed doors.
Thus that was the only thing for them to do.
It did not automatically remove the possibility of the team shaking things up at the position. The Bears already hinted they may not pick up the 5th year option in Trubisky's contract. That was a strong enough sign that their priorities have shifted if even it's only slightly. One must also not forget that Schwartz is familiar with Nagy. The two worked together for a season in 2013. He grew to understand how Andy Reid and his staff were conditioned to think about quarterbacks.
What he says has plenty of merit behind it.
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