Nas wrote:
When the year started, I saw a guy who was not only struggling to read defenses, but he was afraid to roll out of the pocket or run if it wasn't the last drive of a game. He was clearly thinking too much. A clear sign of too many people in his ear and a guy who may not be very bright.
There were clues from Cohen and (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky that they weren't happy with Nagy's play calling and his offense. As time went on (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky took more ownership of the offense and his career and the Bears and (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky looked better.
Despite being handcuffed by his coach and having absolutely the worst offensive talent around him of any young quarterback, (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky played well in the 2nd half. He was good more times than not and his flashes of greatness were somewhat frequent. He showed he can even read defenses now.
The Bears have to get better talent around him or anyone else they bring in. Preferably at least 1 elite talent. Mahomes has an elite offensive line and elite skill players. All of them are far better than the Bears best offensive player. Someone is almost always open. That makes life as a quarterback easier. I think Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL, but if he switched places with (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky MANY would view both players differently. Watson has arguably the 2nd best WR in football and a #2 who is comparable to Allen Robinson.
I don't think (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky will ever be great despite the flashes. I think (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky will be a good to really good quarterback for a long time that flashes greatness from time to time. He's not only a guy I think you can win with, but he's a guy I think you can lean on with the game on the line. That late game ability isn't something that you can coach.
Mitch (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky is my quarterback.
They weren't able to win with him this season. They couldn't lean with him with the game on the line.
They do need to improve around him. The offensive tackles need to be improved and they need a TE.
It's very difficult to replace him this off-season unless they just shock us, but the most I would expect is bringing in a veteran QB who can potentially give some light competition (but probably not be better) and fill in on the OL/TE. I don't expect an overhaul of the WR group because they have a #1 type in Robinson and Miller did enough in the 2nd half to give them hope on him. From there, Wims (who did not impress) and Ridley are also young and will get chances to find roles.
They can't replace everyone, but I would expect some change. Mitch will be our QB in 2020, but there's no reason to expect much better than what we've seen. He's not accurate down the field and the offense doesn't score touchdowns.