Think the last 20 seasons have been hard on Bears fans? Try being a Bears quarterback, folks. Since 1985, the team has made 64 switches at starting quarterback because of injuries or poor performance. To add some context, Green Bay’s made 23 changes and none since ironman Brett Favre started in Week 4 of 1992.
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1985
Jim McMahon (2), Steve Fuller (1), McMahon (6),
Fuller (4),
McMahon (3)
1986
Jim McMahon (1), Mike Tomczak (2), McMahon (3),
Steve Fuller (1), McMahon (1),
Fuller (1), Tomczak (2),
McMahon (1),
Tomczak (3),
Doug Flutie (1)
1987
Mike Tomczak (2),
Mike Hohensee (2), Steve Bradley (1)
Tomczak (1),
Jim McMahon (6),
Tomczak (3)
1988
Jim McMahon (9),
Mike Tomczak (4),
Jim Harbaugh (2),
Tomczak (1)
1989
Mike Tomczak (8), Jim Harbaugh (3), Tomczak (3),
Harbaugh (2)
1990
Jim Harbaugh (14), Mike Tomczak (2)
1991
Jim Harbaugh (16)
1992
Jim Harbaugh (11), Peter Tom Willis (2),
Harbaugh (2),
Will Furrer (1)
1993
Jim Harbaugh (13), Peter Tom Willis (1),
Harbaugh (2)
1994
Erik Kramer (3),
Steve Walsh (3),
Kramer (2), Walsh (8)
1995
Erik Kramer (16)
1996
Erik Kramer (4),
Dave Krieg (12)
1997
Erik Kramer (3),
Rick Mirer (3), Kramer (10)
1998
Jim Miller (8),
Steve Stenstrom (3),
Moses Moreno (1),
Stenstrom (4)
1999
Shane Matthews (5),
Cade McNown (2), Matthews (1),
McNown (1),
Miller (3),
Matthews (1),
McNown (3)
2000
Cade McNown (8), Jim Miller (2),
Shane Matthews (4), McNown (1), Matthews (1)
2001
Shane Matthews (2) Jim Miller (4), Matthews (1),
Miller (9)
2002
Jim Miller (5),
Chris Chandler (2),
Miller (1),
Chandler (3),
Miller (2),
Chandler (2),
Henry Burris (1)
2003
Kordell Stewart (5), Chris Chandler (6), Stewart, (2),
Rex Grossman (3)
2004
Rex Grossman (3), Jonathan Quinn (3), Craig Krenzel (5), Chad Hutchinson (5)
