The Bears Made The Chiladelphia Beagles Real By Trading For Nick Foles

For those who don’t know, the Chiladelphia Beagles was an idea pitched by Big Cat on Pardon My Take last year when his Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles were both struggling. By combining both teams talents, the superteam could compete for a championship.

Now, the Chiladelphia Beagles actually looks more real than anyone thought because today the Bears traded a fourth round pick to acquire Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

QB trade: Jacksonville is trading QB Nick Foles to Chicago for the Bears’ compensatory fourth-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

Bears’ coaches such as Matt Nagy have worked with Foles in past and know him well.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 18, 2020

After signing a four year $88 million mega-deal to become the Jaguars franchise quarterback, B.D.N. suffered a broken clavicle in the first game of the season. His backup and rookie Gardner Minshew II quickly became a fan-favorite in Jacksonville and around the nation. When Nicki Sixx returned he was ineffective and eventually benched, turning his free agent signing into an instant disaster.

The Jaguars thought that by signing Foles they could re-kindle the team that nearly reached the Super Bowl in 2017. Instead the franchise has back down in the dumps and have gave away every major piece of the 2017 that could have faced Foles himself in Super Bowl LII.

For the Bears this trade is worth it despite the enormous contract because they are desperate to add depth to the quarterback position. 2017 first round pick Mitch “drafted over Mahomes and Watson” Trubisky regressed horribly in the 2019 season after showing potential in the 2018 season and it looks like he may have already hit his ceiling (Did I mention the Bears traded up to draft Trubisky over Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson?) The Bears and their offense haven’t been the same since their brutal playoff loss to the quarterback they just acquired. Time will tell whether or not Foles is named the immediate starter in Chicago or at least help push Trubisky to improvement next year.

This trade is the latest event in one of the most interesting careers in NFL history. The theme of the Super Bowl LII MVP’s career is never finding that stable place in the league. One minute he’s the future of the franchise and the next he’s trade-bait. His resume is insane with a 27-2 touchdown-int ratio season, a Pro Bowl MVP, four playoff wins out of six starts, and out-dueling (former) Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. All of that despite never starting more than 11 games in a single season nor staying on the same team for more than three consecutive seasons.

Hopefully this time around Foles will find stability in Chicago to finish out his storied NFL career. Who knows, maybe the Eagles will be on the receiving end of B.D.N. magic now that the franchise’s only Super Bowl MVP is back in the NFC.