Former Chicago Bears have sobering comments about Mitchell Trubisky

After the Chicago Bears squeaked by the Minnesota Vikings, some former players had some candid thoughts about Mitch Trubisky.

Playing against mostly reserves, the Chicago Bears eked out a two-point victory against a Minnesota Vikings team with nothing to play for. The performance drew some interesting comments from some former players, but more on that in a moment.

Getting back to the game, the team scored just 21 points, with 12 of them coming off of Eddy Pineiro field goals, and another two from a safety.

That means that the offense managed just one touchdown, and it came on the opening drive of the third quarter where the Bears ran the ball eight times and threw just once. In other words, their quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky, had little to do with it.

And so the Bears enter the offseason with huge questions lingering over the status of the man Ryan Pace traded up to select as his franchise quarterback.

Before the game, I cautioned not to assign too much importance to this game against the Vikings, regardless of how he played. In the end, even though it was against backups, it was a quintessential Trubisky game. He had a handful of really impressive plays, a handful of absolute headscratchers, and a lot of inconsistency in the middle.

After 40+ games, you should start to get an idea of who a quarterback is and will be. Such is the case for some former Bears, who have pretty clear opinions on who Mitch is. While you will encounter many Twitter pundits and “experts” who will look for every possible excuse to absolve Trubisky of blame, perhaps you should at least hear what those who actually played the game at the highest levels think, and then make up your own mind.

Former linebacker Lance Briggs does not believe he has the ability to read defenses well — something that is an issue independent of the Bears other problem areas. Briggs also pointed to his inconsistency and ability to hit receivers if they’re “wide open.” Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Matt Forte was not as kind, calling Mitch a “serviceable backup,” adding he does not believe he is a starter in the NFL.

Again, another scathing indictment of Mitch from a guy that would be in a position to know.

The next few months will be interesting to say the least, as the team decides whether it agrees with these sentiments, or believes they can fix a broken quarterback.