Bears: Comparing Mitchell Trubisky’s first three years to other prominent quarterbacks

Mitchell Trubisky compared to Aaron Rodgers

How can we do a Chicago Bears quarterback comparison and not include the rival to the north? Aaron Rodgers is arguably one of the best pure passers to ever play in the NFL. From a skill standpoint, many argue that he is better than Tom Brady and Peyton Manning despite only one Super Bowl victory at this point in his career.

In my mind, Rodgers has to be one of the few quarterbacks to come into the NFL and just dominate. That said, we have to remember he was able to sit behind and learn from another Hall of Fame quarterback in Brett Favre. Let us see how the numbers look though before we go off blind memory shall we?

In Rodgers’ first season, the Packers went 6-10 and finished third in the NFC North. The Vikings won that year at 10-6, while the Bears took second at 9-7. The Packers record was not because of the offense though. Rodgers and the Packers were eighth in yards per game and fifth in points per game that year. By the way, the numbers back up my fears of how good Rodgers was on day one.

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In his first starting season, Rodgers threw for 4,038 yards, 28 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He fumbled the ball 10 times, but only lost five. He averaged over 250 yards per game and his yards per attempt was 7.5. This was just the start of his elite career.

In year two, Rodgers improved and the Packers went 11-5 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team. They lost in the first round, but Rodgers threw four touchdowns in that game. During the regular season, Rodgers threw 30 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. He was selected to his first of seven Pro Bowls.

Year three was a magical year for the Packers. It was a tragic year for our beloved Bears. This was the year the Packers snuck into the playoffs as a Wild Card team at 10-6. The Bears won the division at 11-5, but not only did they allow the Packers to get into the playoffs by losing in Week 17, but they also lost to them in the second round of the playoffs. This was the game Jay Cutler went down with his MCL injury and people wrongfully questioned his toughness. The Packers would go on to win the Super Bowl.

A quick recap has Rodgers with 99 combined touchdowns (86 passing and 13 rushing) and 45 total turnovers (31 interceptions and 14 fumbles). This is an impressive 2.20 touchdown to turnover ratio. As we know, Rodgers gets even better and is a lock for the Hall of Fame. Trubisky does not need to be Rodgers though, he just needs to be better than average. Most people would love it if Trubisky turned into a Matt Ryan or maybe a Drew Brees.