In the eyes of some NFL executives, Mitchell Trubisky has played some of the best football of his career, and has made a case as to why Chicago will need to consider re-signing him — especially if the Bears now advance to the playoffs.https://t.co/EjKFG2yKrq
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 27, 2020
That is right, Chicago!
Get ready for 5 more years of Trubisky. Get ready for more talk of promise and that once a week “what was he thinking?” when he throws the ball blindly into the endzone.
Get ready for 5 more years of mediocrity.
Get ready for 5 more years of one or two playoff wildcard appearances.
Chicago Bears: 8 and 8 forever!
And that’s how so many teams find themselves stuck in quarterback purgatory. Stuck with an average starter making good money, tying up the team’s salary cap, and always being fair enough to inspire hope that this could be the year, that he takes it to the next level, that, out of nowhere, he rises to the top. Maybe there needs to be a new coach or a new scheme or new weapons or a new batch of offensive linemen. Someday, it will all fall into place.
After all, he lead the team to the best 4 game offensive spurt since the 1960’s.
And within that framework, Trubisky has been fine. He’s distributed the ball on time. He has managed the game. Over the past five games combined he has thrown for 1,200 yards, 10 touchdowns, four interceptions and completed 70% of his passes. These are all good in context.
But those figures are a fluke. Trubisky has achieved these numbers against the league’s worst defenses. The week before the stream started, he faced a Packers team and completed just 56% of his passes.
The Bears will make the playoffs. They will be one and done.
And they will be five and out.
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