Chicago Bears: 5 biggest challenges facing Mitchell Trubisky
Film Study
Last year, to a limited extent, Mitch Trubisky had the element of surprise. Having only started a total of 13 games in his college career, there was very little film for defenses to review. He played sparingly in the preseason, and so teams were not sure what to expect.
Entering the 2018 season, Trubisky now has 12 full games of tape for opposing defenses to break down. They will be reviewing for tendencies, preferences, or anything else that will give them a competitive advantage.
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Moreover, two division foes will be seeing Trubisky for the third time total. The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions each faced Trubisky twice last year. For the Vikings, they saw Mitch in his first start in the NFL and then not again until the final game of the season. The Lions faced Mitch in his sixth game, and then five weeks later in Detroit.
Interestingly enough, Mitch had mixed results facing a defense for the second time in a season. Against Minnesota, he was 12-25, 128 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, with a 60.1 QBR. When he faced them again at the end of the year he went 20-36, for 178 yards, with 0 TDs or INTs, and a 69.0 QBR. In game one against Detroit, he was 18-30, 179 yards, 1 TD, and an 88.1 QBR. In game two he was much worse, going 31-46, for 314 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs, and a 66.8 QBR.
While teams will have tape from last year to review, there is one factor weighing in Mitch’s favor. That film is of an offense that the Bears, (or any other team since the NFL/AFL merger for that matter) don’t run anymore. Matt Nagy’s new offense will incorporate a lot of concepts with which Mitch was familiar in college. So while the offense is brand new for the offense, it is also brand new to opposing defenses.