Keys To Victory: Can The Chicago Bears Stop The New England Patriots?
By Usayd Koshul
4. Protect Mitchell Trubisky
As mentioned in the previous slide, the Patriots like to blitz frequently. And while Bill Belichick does many different things well, his best attribute may be looking at what opponents do best and finding ways to stop them.
If the Bears want to have any chance at beating New England, then giving Mitchell Trubisky time to throw is a priority. But consistently protecting him is another big key.
Protecting Trubisky throughout the whole game means the Bears won’t let up easy against the Patriots and will make the New England defense work for single stop.
New England will enter Sunday with just seven sacks on the season and eight interceptions. It’s clear that this is a team that uses its front seven to help create more turnovers in the secondary.
Once Trubisky starts to feel the pressure, his mechanics are sloppy. He tends to miss place the ball all over the field, sometimes just throwing it up in the air and hoping one of his wide receivers catches the ball. This was best evidenced in the game against the Seahawks in week two at home where Trubisky had two interceptions in one quarter.
With intelligent defensive backs Patrick Chung, Stephon Gilmore, and Jason McCourty coming to town, protecting Mitchell Trubisky is a must, otherwise, he could turn the ball over multiple times.