Colts: Bears switching to Nick Foles is perfect timing for Indy’s defense

The Colts’ defense is on fire and they’ll face Nick Foles and the Bears on Sunday.

Remember everybody was whining about how “bad” the Indianapolis Colts‘ defense was after their Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars? All anyone did was see the highlights, which featured a couple of blown coverages and missed tackles, and chalked the result up to the team needing to find a whole new identity on that side of the ball.

Despite allowing just 173 passing yards (though on 19 of 20 passing), 91 rush yards, and being put in terrible situations after two awful Philip Rivers interceptions in that one, fans and analysts wouldn’t let the Colts D live that down.

Fast forward through Week 3, and Indy has rebounded in a colossal way, shutting down a talented Vikings team and dismantling a terrible Jets squad.

And guess what? They’re in another good position heading into Week 4 after the Chicago Bears switched over to quarterback Nick Foles after benching Mitchell Trubisky in their Week 3 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Why, you ask?

Well, regardless of Trubisky’s effectiveness through the first two-plus games in 2020, he’s been running this offense ever since he was drafted in 2017. That continuity and familiarity is always crucial for teams going up against top defenses.

And truth be told, Trubisky hasn’t been all that terrible! He’s completed 59.3% of his passes for 560 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. That’s not great, but it’s not lose-your-job worthy!

While Foles does make plays, as evidenced by his ability to stage a 20-point fourth-quarter comeback against the Falcons on Sunday, he didn’t exactly blow anyone away aside from that one throw on the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Miller. Foles finished 16-of-29 for 188 yards, three touchdowns and a pick. Trubisky was 13-of-22 for 128 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Also, if not for Allen Robinson turning a 10-yard pass into a 37-yard touchdown after the Falcons displayed disgraceful attempts at tackling, Foles’ superhero effort likely falls short and his stats don’t nearly look as impressive.

We’re not saying Foles is an incapable quarterback. His “magic” is quite literally unbelievable. But now he’ll be facing a real defense (the Falcons are very much not that) and you have to assume he’s still got his work cut out for him in terms of getting the playbook down and establishing a relationship with his receivers.

Foles’ Bears debut was pretty awesome, but now he’ll face a daunting test ahead of him, and the Colts should be salivating at the opportunity to disrupt him in his first start with Chicago.

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