Much has been made of the Bears quarterback quandary. The front office is trying to will Mitch Trubisky to be the guy while acknowledging that competition is needed. Free agency is the most likely means by which the Bears will add that competition, and former Titans' first-rounder Marcus Mariota would be a sensible target.
In fact, The Ringer dubbed the Bears a logical landing spot for the former No. 2 overall selection, although it wasn't for all the best reasons.
Signing Mariota to a one-year, $6 million deal to serve as “competition” for Trubisky is the exact sort of half-hearted move the Bears would make.