Chicago Bears: Mitch Trubisky Not Hiding From His Play

Mitch Trubisky hasn’t been bad for the Chicago Bears through three games. He hasn’t really been good either. He’s mostly just been……there.

A better way to put it is he’s a #2 overall draft pick who’s largely been relegated to game manager. There are a number of explanations for why this is. His head coach is John Fox, a man known for being one of the more conservative in the NFL. After living through the likes of Jimmy Clausen and Tim Tebow, it would make sense he might not like the idea of letting a rookie throw the ball too much. Not when the Bears have a strong running game and defense to lean on.

Then there’s the fact that they don’t have any receivers. Kendall Wright is their only target with any talent and experience and he’s not a full-time player (averaging under 50% snaps). Tanner Gentry is an undrafted rookie. Tre McBride is a former 7th round pick who hovered between the practice squad and active roster in Tennessee before coming to Chicago. Given the caliber of defenses they’ve faced thus far, it’s little wonder Trubisky hasn’t posted big numbers.

Even amidst low production, faith in Trubisky stronger than ever

It’s really not fair to judge Trubisky too harshly. He’s only throw 48 passes in three games. A number of those passes were dropped. It’s clear his ability to impact the passing game is limited, so he’s decided to find other ways to help. Protecting the football being one way. After two turnovers in his debut against Minnesota, he has only one over the past two games. Chicago has won both. His unselfish attitude is striking a cord with his teammates

"“He’s definitely taking leadership,” rookie running back Tarik Cohen said. “He’s very accountable. If he messes up, he’ll be the first to let us know, and he’s holding us accountable. If I go too deep in my route, he’ll let me know. We’ll just [talk] from there.”"

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Trubisky isn’t happy with the way he’s played. He wants to do more. That’s good. It would be more concerning if he shrugged off the struggles as no big deal. It’s clear this matters to him and he’s working hard to improve. Of course there’s only so much he can do without help. Chicago has to find a way to get him weapons in the near future. Until then they’ll have to get creative. Meantime he’ll continue in his supporting role of a team that is really starting to come into its own.