Playing NFL quarterback is hard. Likely really hard. If it were a video game level, it would be “insane” or “nightmare.” There’s a reason only a handful of men on the planet Earth can do it with any sort of success. It takes a relentless work ethic, effort, and above all talent. Getting all of those things packed into one person is like finding a winning lottery ticket. Something the Chicago Bears haven’t done much of for years. Until Mitch Trubisky arrived.
Okay maybe it’s a little premature to say something like that. There’s plenty of proving left to do for the former #2 overall pick. Most of all being the winning of more games. At the same time this is a game of progression and there is no denying the rookie has made tremendous strides in such a short time.
What are things that make a true franchise quarterback? What seperates the “guys” from the good ones? There are plenty of answers, most of them involving the constant reference of an “it” factor. A thing that can’t be measured. One just senses it with said player. Coaches and teammates have referenced it with Trubisky, but for the sake of keeping things simple there is another attribute.
Mitch Trubisky is rapidly learning how to throw under pressure
One of the hardest things as an NFL quarterback is to throw accurate passes under pressure. Almost any QB can deliver a good ball to his receivers when there’s no defender in his face. The special ones are those guys who can hit his targets with his vision obstructed or even while he’s getting hit. Brady, Rodgers, Roethlisberger and the other big names can all do it.
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Over the past couple weeks, it’s becoming clear that so can Trubisky.
Two weeks in a row now the Bears’ young quarterback has delivered strikes to his receivers while getting belted by a free defender. Both of them were on third and long situations where his team absolutely had to have a big play. In Detroit it was 3rd and 18, he got 20 yards. Against Cleveland it was 3rd and 14, he got 13 to set up a 4th and 1 which was subsequently converted.
Also keep in mind that Markus Wheaton and Tarik Cohen, the receivers on those plays are well below 6’0″ tall. So those passes had to be right on the money. That Trubisky is able to do that consistently with his rookie year not even over yet? It boggles the mind as to what he’ll start doing when he gets better receivers and better coaching in the future.
Chicago should be very excited.
