KennyH
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One of the (many) things that I don't understand is why the Bears are making very limited efforts to fix Trubisky, and why in fact, they didn't put the pieces in place to give him a chance to succeed in the first place. They knew he had a (potentially) high upside but very limited experience. They made a massive investment in terms of draft capital. And they know that the QB position has been a graveyard for Chicago for years.
But they put him in an environment where the fan base wanted him to start immediately, by simply putting him behind Mike Glennon. Who we can all agree is not mentor material. He's then thrown into the deep end with Chase Daniel as his mentor - who was there more for Nagy than Trubisky, but who is also absolute dross. And then you have Tyler Bray, who for all we know is there because he has a sparkling personality and remembers everyones coffee order.
Now it may be a coincidence, but Rodgers sat behind Farve, Brady sat behind Drew Bledsoe, even Eli Manning had the advantage of an interim signing of Kurt Warner to learn from - Trubisky had goose neck and Daniel to learn from, a shit O line and some bang average targets. And the hopes and dreams of one of the largest fan bases in the US on his shoulders
The kid is 25, coming of limited experience but clearly with potential. Surely you go out and buy the best veteran QB to mentor him, provide a staged introduction to the team and try to build his confidence and skill levels at a pace which is realistic given the level of expectation. Even at this stage, there is nothing stopping the team bringing in a one year vet, and having Mitch sit and learn and take more limited game time next season.
He might be a bust, but if he is, it certainly isn't all of his own making. And I can't believe that the team isn't looking at more obvious avenues to try to turn the situation around.
But they put him in an environment where the fan base wanted him to start immediately, by simply putting him behind Mike Glennon. Who we can all agree is not mentor material. He's then thrown into the deep end with Chase Daniel as his mentor - who was there more for Nagy than Trubisky, but who is also absolute dross. And then you have Tyler Bray, who for all we know is there because he has a sparkling personality and remembers everyones coffee order.
Now it may be a coincidence, but Rodgers sat behind Farve, Brady sat behind Drew Bledsoe, even Eli Manning had the advantage of an interim signing of Kurt Warner to learn from - Trubisky had goose neck and Daniel to learn from, a shit O line and some bang average targets. And the hopes and dreams of one of the largest fan bases in the US on his shoulders
The kid is 25, coming of limited experience but clearly with potential. Surely you go out and buy the best veteran QB to mentor him, provide a staged introduction to the team and try to build his confidence and skill levels at a pace which is realistic given the level of expectation. Even at this stage, there is nothing stopping the team bringing in a one year vet, and having Mitch sit and learn and take more limited game time next season.
He might be a bust, but if he is, it certainly isn't all of his own making. And I can't believe that the team isn't looking at more obvious avenues to try to turn the situation around.
