The Bears’ front office will have to reevaluate its QB depth chart after their second preseason game against the Colts. Tyson Bagent made flashes, and compared to PJ Walker, you’ll see Walker wasn’t as hot. But is just one preseason game enough to elevate Tyson Bagent to the QB2 spot?
Tyson Bagent went for 9 for 10 passing and a rushing touchdown, but outside of his stat sheet, Bagent looked like he was able to better control the offense than the like of PJ Walker did against the Titans. Against the Titans, Walker went for 4 of 8 passing with a pick. Granted, that stat line isn’t appealing, but then again, it’s the preseason, and there is only so much we should take from this.
Sure, Tyson Bagent made his flashes, and we’re always all about the coming from the bottom story, as Bagent played DII Football at Shepherd University, but we still need to see more of Tyson Bagent to get a full analysis. And of course, that analysis will come in the preseason, so you have to question how good is the analysis.
Walker obviously has loads more NFL experience, and I think it would take some unforeseen injury that would propel Bagent to the backup role behind Fields. We only have so much footage on Bagent, so to make a jump on him this early simply isn’t logical. Analyze him, but don’t be too sure. Could he take over Nathan Peterman as the third QB? Possibly, but he’s still got a lot to prove. Expect to see more of Tyson Bagent against the Bills, but for now, let’s hold our horses on him.
