Mitch Trubisky doubters haven’t stopped in their criticism of him or his new team. There are plenty of people out there, including several experts who think the Chicago Bears made a huge blunder drafting him. Not only that but compounding their mistake by trading up for him? Unforgivable. Suffice to say that the pressure is stacked squarely on the kids’ shoulders.
Not easy given he’s yet to take an NFL snap. Do these people really know what he’s made of? No, and that’s the problem they can’t let go. Trubisky started just 13 games at North Carolina. That’s such a small sample size. Not nearly enough to make a definitive judgment. Then again there have been plenty of QBs to come out with loads of experience and still flopped.
So really it’s a glorified guessing game. There’s just no way to predict how the career of Trubisky will unfold. All that can be said is GM Ryan Pace liked was he saw in the kid, heard the same from his staff and so pulled the trigger. The rest is having faith that they can build the right system around him to maximize his potential.
Don’t count Brian Urlacher among Mitch Trubisky doubters
One person who has positive feelings about who Trubisky is and could be is none other than Brian Urlacher. The former Bears eight-time Pro Bowler saw his fair share of great quarterbacks during his time in the NFL. He played against the like of Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. So for him to say what he did to CBS Sports Radio in a recent interview is encouraging if nothing else.
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“I hope this kid is unbelievable,” Urlacher said. “I hope Mitch Trubisky is the best quarterback of all time. He looks like a stud. He’s 6-2, 6-3, put together, good-looking kid, he seems really nice – I hope they do really well.”
Of course Urlacher didn’t come right out and say Trubisky is going to dominate. Any man with common sense wouldn’t do that. Not when the guy hasn’t played a single NFL snap yet. He simply indicated that all the pieces are in place for that to happen. The size, the talent, the attitude and the personality. The rest is up to a mix of hard work and good luck.
Trubisky seems to have the first part handled given the numerous reports of him putting in extra time before and after practices. So now it’s about when the Bears give him the keys to the car.
