The decision-making around the entire Mitch Trubisky development plan is beyond baffling. GM Ryan Pace stated from the beginning what the Chicago Bears hoped to do. They wanted him to sit on the bench, learn the system and watch veteran Mike Glennon operate on the field. It wasn’t a bad plan in theory, but the saying goes that no plan survives first contact with implementation.
Right from the start there were problems. Glennon looked nothing like the serviceable quarterback he was in Tampa Bay. He threw bad interceptions and took unnecessary sacks. Meanwhile Trubisky looked far ahead of the curve in preseason. He was poised, aggressive and pinpoint with the ball. The offense just executed better with him.
Did that sway the coaches to giving the rookie a shot at the starting job? Nope. They made excuses, sticking to the plan. Then as everybody now knows the plan blew up in their faces. Chicago started 1-3 with Glennon turning it over eight times in that span. Only after was the move to Trubisky made. Even then though they still couldn’t get it right. (continue to next page)
