Mitch Trubisky said he worked all offseason trying to fix his passing mechanics. Especially his footwork. Something that has haunted him since he got into the league but was at its worst in 2019. Everybody has bad memories of the constant overthrows of wide open receivers or the inability to find guys on time. Too often he’d go to his next read late, allowing defenders to react and break up plays.
Through the first few days of practice at Halas Hall, it seemed like the 26-year old might’ve figured something out. He wasn’t throwing interceptions and there were a lot more completions. However, as camp has gone on the Chicago Bears have started to include more live periods, 11-on-11s, and scrimmage situations.
As if on cue, the mistakes started cropping up again. Just look at what Adam Hoge wrote for NBC Sports.
“Unfortunately, two high passes to Ted Ginn Jr. in the period were a warning sign of what was to come. In 7-on-7s, Trubisky forced a pass to Wims downfield when he had an option open underneath (more on this in a minute). Later, he was way late on a throw to Jimmy Graham and was inaccurate on several throws in the 11-on-11 period…
…It’s not like Foles ran away with the day, but he certainly did not struggle to the degree that Trubisky did. Other than the interception, I only noted one other throw that was off the mark for Foles, while Trubisky had at least six passes get away from him.”
Mitch Trubisky just starts stumbling when things get real
When the defense is actually allowed to try making life difficult for him, they succeed more often than they fail. Scrimmages and 11-on-11 drills are when a quarterback needs to process quickly, know where the football is going and put it on his receivers. If it were easy, then everyone would be an NFL QB. Trubisky can do a lot of things well, but this is what matters most.
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And he’s still struggling with it.
It’s not time to panic yet. Two weeks of camp still remain. This two-practice slump could be temporary. He may yet rebound to where he was when things started. Still, history isn’t on his side. The hardest things in the NFL to learn is throwing a ball with consistent accuracy and processing a defense at high speeds. While Nick Foles isn’t the best there is at it, he’s proving better than Trubisky.
Time is running out for the former #2 pick to change that narrative.
