Chicago Bears: My Mitchell Trubisky excuses and quarterback thoughts

The Chicago Bears losses.

Trubisky isn’t a hero, but he isn’t a player the Chicago Bears feel can’t handle the job. He isn’t the savior, but he can win games. Those are the thoughts of the team in the 2018 NFL offseason. Hope is looking up. So Matt Nagy talks Ryan Pace into trading away Jordan Howard to draft Jordan Howard (David Montgomery). A running back that is very similar, just in a different wrapper. Something that hit Chicago Bears fans hard in the stomach.

The Chicago Bears lose Vic Fangio (the head coach of the defense) to a head coaching job in Denver. Chuck Pagano is in, and the style of the defense changes. With limited draft capital to help either side of the ball, the Chicago Bears draft five players outside of the top 100.  The quarterback coach is retained, and the offensive coaching staff is maintained, and here we go with the 2019 NFL season. A season that ended like the Chicago Bears finished with a 3-13 record.

No run game, no tight ends, no quarterback taking the next step, and those led to an offensive staff being rightfully replaced. I understand that Trubisky can’t read defenses very well. That wasn’t my biggest concern.

Where was the quarterback who tossed bombs during his first preseason? Where was the kid who would tuck and run when the lane was wide open? Why is Trubisky so focused on keeping his eyes downfield to make a throw?  Why was he looking so great in practice, tossing deep passes into traffic, yet giving his receivers a chance to make a play on the ball?