Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles spend almost two hours every practice competing for the Bears’ starting quarterback job.
The team’s coaches spend the other 22 hours in the day trying to make sure it’s a fair fight.
They structure practices with the goal of giving each quarterback a similar number of snaps — and ensure they run the same plays. When it’s over, they analyze the film and break down, dispassionately, how each man played.
And then they do it again the next day, knowing that the season opener looms Sept. 13 and a starter likely needs be picked at least a week before then.