Bears: There is one giant red flag for Mitch Trubisky

There is one giant red flag for the Chicago Bears quarterback that doesn’t bode well for his chances of being a great quarterback.

All throughout the city, Chicago Bears fans are debating who is to blame for the team’s demise. The leaders in the clubhouse seem to be Matt Nagy and Mitchell Trubisky, who appear to be sharing the blame pretty evenly. There is a small contingent blaming the offensive line, but largely it comes down to the two aforementioned faces of the team.

This post is not intended to persuade you one way or the other, but rather to call attention to a glaring red flag being exhibited by Trubisky. Candidly, it has been something that has gradually become more of an irritant.

You see, when the Bears selected him No. 2 overall, the organization and fans had incredibly high expectations. When you’re picked that high — especially when the team trades assets to move up for the privilege of taking you — you’re expected to live up to the hype.

Now it’s true he only started one year in college, but when you’re the first quarterback selected and the team mortgages part of its future, then you’re also expected to be a transcendent player. You must surpass the ordinary and become extraordinary. You must elevate the play of those around you and be the reason your team succeeds rather than not being the reason your team fails.

And that is what causes the most angst when answering the question of whether Trubisky can ultimately be the guy. It’s because, in year three of his career, he hasn’t been anything close to that.

In fact, he’s been more de-pendent than transcendent. He’s been the type of quarterback who needs the conditions to be ideal for him to have even a modicum of success. If the stars are aligned, the defense is among the league’s worst, the offensive line gives him the cleanest of pockets, and the wide receiver runs the precisest of routes, then he can be effective.

But a player with his talent, drafted that high should be better than just effective in those situations. Heck, the good quarterbacks can overcome a lot of its team deficiencies. That’s not the case with Mitch. If the line doesn’t part the Red Sea or the receiver runs his route one yard deeper than he’s supposed to, the wheels fall off the play.

And as he continues to deliver mediocre results, the team continues to try to rehabilitate his confidence through publicly praising the accomplishment of the mundane. The problem is, he wasn’t drafted to be mundane, and there has been scant evidence he can be that transcendent player.