John Fox and Dowell Loggains are not helping their rookie QB at all
The Bears beat Carolina 17-3. A total of 14 of those points came courtesy of two big plays from safety Eddie Jackson who returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns. The offense? They managed a total of 153 yards. That’s not too good given they had several possessions due to the defense playing so well. Trubisky threw seven passes, and completed four of them for 107 yards. He was also sacked four times.
It was the kind of sloppy, uninspired performance that was the direct opposite of the defense in every way. Want an idea of why this theory that Fox plays favorites holds so true? Just look at these stats.
Per @pfref, the last time a team won a game with 7 pass attempts or fewer?
The Panthers on Christmas Eve, 2006…coached by John Fox.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) October 22, 2017
Mitchell Trubisky had 4 completions today
He is 1st non-injured starting QB to win gm with fewer than 5 completions since Tim Tebow in 2011
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 22, 2017
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.@ChicagoBears are the 1st team to win back-to-back games with fewer than 10 completions since 2011 Broncos, who won 3 straight w/ Tim Tebow
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 22, 2017
Fox has no sense of how to help a rookie
This is clear evidence of two things. Fox understands how to churn out ugly wins. He also has no idea how to develop a quarterback. He didn’t need to do so with Jake Delhomme and Peyton Manning. Both were already polished by the time they arrived under his watch in 2003 and 2012 respectively. To date Fox has never successfully developed a rookie into anything resembling a credible quarterback.
It’s hard to say if his conservative style is impacting Dowell Loggains as a play caller or if Loggains is just that bad. The inability to get Trubisky some easy completions from week to week is astounding. No slants. No screens. Not even a quick hitch. It’s run the ball or attempting intermediate-to-deep throws. As a result Trubisky is failing to find a rhythm and getting hit a lot.
The excuse of having no receivers has been worn out. The Bears passing attack is limited but it shouldn’t be this limited. Not with the rule book skewed so heavily in that direction. Bears fans should not let a couple victories cloud their judgment. If you want a true franchise quarterback, this team needs to find somebody who understands how to mold one.
