Bears vs. Packers: Trubisky still improving, but is it enough?

The Chicago Bears came up short against the Packers on Sunday, ending their playoff hopes. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky continues to improve, but will the team change their QB plans this offseason?

Chicago Bears fans are likely getting very sick of seeing their favorite team lose again and again to the Green Bay Packers. Sunday marked another tough loss for the Bears against their biggest division rivals as they fell 21-13 at Lambeau Field.

Coming into the game, all eyes were on Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky. The QB came into the game on something of a hot streak. He led the team to three straight wins and had his best game of the season last Thursday night in a win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Trubisky was looking good, throwing for seven touchdowns and completing 70 percent of his passes during the winning streak. He also started to run the ball more, logging 63 yards rushing and a great touchdown run against the Cowboys.

The Bears needed their quarterback to stay on track if they were going to go into Green Bay and get the win. For the most part, Trubisky looked good against the Packers on Sunday. The team came up short, but I don’t believe the QB was the main reason for the loss.

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Trubisky had some accuracy issues pop back up against the Packers as he missed some open throws. Packers DBs helped him out a bit by dropping a couple of passes that should’ve been picked, but that’s part of the NFL.

Although the team’s playoff hopes are gone, Trubisky will have a lot to prove in the team’s last two games. Not only will fans be looking at his performance in hopes that he will continue to trend in the right direction, but the coaches and front office also have a major interest.

After the Bears week 11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, many suggested that the team should move on from their young quarterback. He was benched late in that game, and many thought that was the end of the Trubisky era in Chicago.

But coach Matt Nagy claimed he benched Trubisky because of a hip injury. The young QB was back next week, and that’s when the team went on their small hot streak. Kudos to Nagy for not giving up on Trubisky, but I believe more of the credit goes to the QB himself.

Trubisky seemed hesitant to run with the ball all season, but he has taken the ball out of the pocket a lot more in the past four games. He had a breakout rushing performance against the Cowboys and also moved around a lot more against the Packers.

Nagy doesn’t seem to call many plays that move the pocket for his quarterback, but Trubisky often appears more comfortable throwing on the run. While he put a little too much zip on a couple passes on the run on Sunday, it’s good to see he’s willing to run more.

Earlier this year after embarrassing losses to the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles, it seemed like a no-brainer for the Bears to bring in new QBs via either free agency, the draft, or both. I’ll admit that I was one of those fans ready to move on from Trubisky.

Now it doesn’t seem so clear, and there’s an outside chance the Bears stick with the QBs they have. The coaching staff and GM Ryan Pace usually have nothing but positive things to say about Trubisky. Are they willing to admit they may have been wrong?

Although Trubisky improved as the season went on, I’d still like to see the team bring in another quarterback this offseason. There are still a lot of issues with his play, and a couple of decent FA options at quarterback.

Trubisky may keep showing improvement over these last two games, but competition at the position wouldn’t be bad for the team in my opinion. The question remains: are the Bears willing to have that competition?