Everything about the first month of the 2017 season was classic Chicago Bears football in the modern era. They had a team that could run the football. They had a team that could play good defense. Of course the one thing they also had? A quarterback who was so obviously out of his depth. This time around it was Mike Glennon. He turned the ball over eight times in four games, personally throwing away two road games that should’ve been winnable. Fans cried ever louder to see if the Mitch Trubisky effect could change things.
They were tired of it all. They were tired of having clearly inadequate quarterbacks shoved down their throats. Guys who couldn’t cut it with another team somehow became “the answer” here? For too long this organization has accepted that methodology and deserved the underwhelming consequences from it.
Their greatest successes have come when they made a serious investments at quarterback in the draft. Not mid or late rounders either. A bonafide top five pick. GM Ryan Pace understood the history and made the bold move to change it. Since that shocking announcement in April, Trubisky has impressed more and more as the weeks have gone on.
Now it’s his time. Some experts remain skeptical of what he can do. Others? They’re already drinking the Kool-Aid.
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