It’s usually not a good thing for a team when a backup quarterback moves into the starting lineup. It means the regular starter, the one paid the big bucks, is sick, hurt, missing or terribly ineffective.
A backup QB, meanwhile, is like a plumber’s helper. You know you need one, but you try to hide it from the guests.
So why do I feel so good about backup Chase Daniel starting in place of the injured Mitch Trubisky on Sunday? Part of it is that I wonder if the Bears would be better this season with Daniel prudently running the show.