With the Chicago Bears offense sitting as one of the worst in pro football, people are searching for somebody to blame. Most are pointing the fingers at quarterback Mitch Trubisky. It’s become painfully apparent that the 25-year old has completely lost his confidence and is playing scared every week. He’s still missing open receivers, making bad reads, and is barely even trying to push the ball down the field. It’s become depressing to watch. For fans and head coach Matt Nagy too.
However, there are others who prefer to point the finger elsewhere. Olin Kreutz, the former six-time Pro Bowl center for the Bears has not been impressed at all with the offensive line. Their blocking has been wholly inadequate this season both when running the ball and in pass protection. This has made Trubisky’s job that much harder. Others look at the tight ends who have been completely invisible all season long.
However, if one were to ask former NFL quarterbacks Dan Orlovsky and Sage Rosenfels, the blame lay with Nagy himself. They took turns on Twitter recently ripping apart his offensive schemes and strategies, claiming they’re a big reason Trubisky can’t function.
Matt Nagy has adjusted, just not enough to matter
People accuse Nagy of not adjusting enough to his young quarterback but the fact is he has. The way this offense looks right now compared to when the season began is significant. They’re running way more I-formation and trying to get Trubisky under center with play action a lot more. It still isn’t enough. The fact is it’s becoming apparent that the quarterback can’t function unless things are perfect around him. That is no way to run a successful offense in this league.
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Has Nagy been great as a play caller? No. However, rewatching the games it’s clear he’s given his quarterback several opportunities to find an open man. Too often Trubisky hasn’t taken advantage. It’s only natural that guys like Orlovsky and Rosenfels will criticize the offense. Like it or not, they’re biased in this situation because they both used to be quarterbacks. It’s only natural they’d view this situation with a level of sympathy for Trubisky.
Perhaps nobody will know for certain if Nagy’s offense can function until they get a different quarterback.
