Is Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky due to regress in his interceptions thrown, or will this always be an issue for him?
The debate about where Mitch Trubisky ranks amongst his peers, and how good he can grow into still remains heated. However, one thing all Chicago Bears fans can agree on is that is Mitch Trubisky wants to improve from one season to the next, one thing he will have to do is limit the turnover worthy throws.
Mitch Trubisky threw 12 interceptions last season, a 2.8% rate. This rate is slightly up from the 2.1% he posted as a rookie. Still, Trubisky was notorious for getting away with one last season. He threw passes into traffic and threw a lot of 50/50 balls.
If some of those passes were caught, his interception total could be much higher. However, the thought would be that in the second year of a new offense, he should know the playbook better, and therefore will throw less questionable passes. A Matt Nagy offense is typically based on timing, and if Trubisky can get the timing down, the picks should go down as well.
On the other end, Matt Nagy has also told Trubisky to remain aggressive. He knows that the home run swing is equally, if not more important than quick timing, and he does not want the defense to creep in. Nagy has always mentioned that stats do not matter to him because they do not qualify for what he wants, and he wants aggression.
With that in mind, Mike Clay of ESPN.com has Trubisky down for 12 interceptions this season. It is a slightly lower rate, but because he is set to throw more passes, he, in turn, threw more interceptions.
What do you think, is more passes that lead to the same number of picks a fair projection?