Chicago Bears: The good, bad, and ugly from Trubisky

The Good Stuff

Looking back at Trubisky’s first couple of seasons, it seems pretty evident he is most comfortable when he is playing with pace. He seems to be at his best when he’s playing fast, or at the end of half/game scenarios when he isn’t thinking as much as he’s reacting.

It begged the question of why head coach Matt Nagy hadn’t employed more tempo in the offense or had him roll out more (another situation in which he feels comfortable). In fact, someone might have wondered this on Twitter recently.

Well, Nagy did just that, and it worked like a charm. Trubisky was 25-31 in the game for 231 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

However, we always like to go beyond stats to truly evaluate his performance. There were a few plays that highlighted Mitch’s progression.

The first one we’ll discuss came late in the fourth quarter with about 3 1/2 minutes left. The Bears had the ball in a 3rd and 5 looking to put the game away. Trubisky takes the snap and surveys the middle of the field, going through his progression, before finding Javon Wims on the sidelines for a huge first down to keep the clock running.

Next, was a beautiful pass to Taylor Gabriel on a crossing route late in the third quarter, in which Trubisky was rolling out to his left. He threw off of his back foot, while continuing to drift to the left but placed a perfect ball to Gabriel in stride which resulted in 12 yards and moved the chains.

Finally, there was perhaps the best throw of Trubisky’s career (despite one outlet ridiculously calling it a poorly placed ball). On 3rd and 17, Trubisky rolled stepped up and to his right to avoid pressure and with a flick of the wrist, threw the ball 43 yards in the air and dropped it in a bucket to Gabriel who made a terrific catch and managed to get both feet down. It was the type of play that fans know Trubisky has in his repertoire but that we’ve seen too infrequently. Hopefully, this builds more momentum for Mitch into Sunday’s game.