Chicago Bears: Would Mitchell Trubisky have succeeded elsewhere?
By Ryan Heckman
2. San Francisco 49ers
Could Trubisky have played on the league’s biggest stage last year? Would the 49ers still have made it to the Super Bowl with him in stead of Jimmy Garoppolo?
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Personally, I don’t think so. However, I do believe Trubisky would be a better player at this stage in his career. The biggest reason, first and foremost, is due to Kyle Shanahan’s commitment to the run game. Since joining San Francisco, he has not wavered in that commitment — and that’s something Matt Nagy cannot relate to.
Of course, the 49ers are in the headlines lately because Raheem Mostert has requested a trade. Funny enough, he’s requested a trade because he’s now become the best running back on a team which uses four or five backs throughout a season — and Mostert doesn’t get paid like the best back.
But, to my point, Shanahan uses many backs and will not revert back to a pass-heavy offense, unless under desperate circumstances.
A run-heavy attack would have greatly helped Trubisky in becoming more patient and not as antsy in his decision-making. Coupled with one of the league’s best offensive lines, for the most part, Trubisky would have had much better protection over the last couple of seasons.
The 49ers traded for Garoppolo in October of 2017. If Trubisky had been their pick at no. 2 instead of the Bears, he’d likely still be their starter and I’m certain his overall trajectory would look much different.