In the Bears’ 24-21 loss to the Raiders in London, we saw the limitations of backup quarterback Chase Daniel.
He’s 33, 6-feet tall, not overly strong-armed, not particularly athletic, not particularly anything.
This is not to pile on Daniel, a career bench guy, who is playing only because of young starter Mitch Trubisky’s left shoulder injury. It’s to point out that playing quarterback at a superior level in the NFL is without question the most difficult task in all of team sports, and the great ones don’t dangle like drooping fruit on an apple tree.
Daniel didn’t lose that game, in which the Bears were favored by 5 ½ points, but he didn’t make it winnable.