Mitchell Trubisky is the latest in a long line of quarterbacks who have failed to lead the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory since Jim McMahon led the team to victory in 1986. A look at the long and mediocre list that has followed the colorful former BYU star.
Mike Tomczak
Mike Tomczak played six seasons with the Bears and appeared in 77 games. He was 21-10 as a starter. His best season was 1986 when he was 7-0.
Steve Fuller
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Steve Fuller played college ball at Clemson. He actually started five games in the 1985 championship season for Chicago, going 4-1. The loss was the Bears’ only one in that great run. Overall, he was 6-5 as a starter for Chicago.
Doug Flutie
Yes, that Doug Flutie. The Boston College great played in five games with the Bears, going 1-0 as a starter. Overall, he completed 23-of-46 passes for 361 yards and three TDs.
Mike Hohensee
Mike Hohensee started two games in 1987 and won them both. The former Minnesota college star threw four TD passes against a pick.
Steve Bradley
Steve Bradley was 0-1 in 1987. He was 6-for-18 with 77 yards passing with two TDs and three picks.
Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh played seven seasons with the Bears out of Michigan. The current Wolverines coach was 35-30 as a starter and overall threw for 11,567 yards with 50 TD passes and 56 INTs.
Peter Tom Willis
Florida State’s Peter Tom Willis played with the Bears for four seasons and was winless in four starts. He threw six TD passes against 15 picks in his Bear career.
Will Furrer
Virginia Tech’s Will Furrer played in two games as a Bear, losing his lone start. He threw three picks and zero TD passes.
Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh famously was chosen by the Dallas Cowboys — in a supplemental draft — the same year they chose Troy Aikman in the regular draft. He went on to a journeyman career. Walsh, who starred at Miami (Fl), spent two seasons with Chicago and went 8-3 as a starter.
Erik Kramer
Erik Kramer played five seasons with Chicago, going 18-28 as a starter. The former NC State quarterback threw for more than 10,000 yards as a Bear.
Dave Krieg
Dave Krieg is best known for his many years in Seattle. As a Bear, he went 6-6 as a starter in 1996. Krieg threw for 2,278 yards, 14 TDs and 12 picks.
Rick Mirer
Rick Mirer was a Golden Boy from Notre Dame, who became an NFL journeyman. Mirer played in seven games in 1997 for Chicago, going 0-3 as a starter.
Steve Stenstrom
Stanford’s Steve Stenstrom played three years with the Bears. He finally started in 1998 and went 1-6.
Moses Moreno
Moses Moreno went 0-1 as a starter in 1998. In two appearances, he was 19-for-43 with 166 yards passing.
Shane Matthews
Florida’s Shane Matthews spent four years in Chicago. He threw 19 TD passes and 18 picks while appearing in 20 games and going 8-7 as a starter.
Cade McNown
The Bears had high hopes for Cade McNown, making him a No. 1 pick out of UCLA. McNown fizzled big time. lasting two seasons and going 3-12 as a starter.
Jim Miller
Jim Miller stuck around Chicago for four seasons at the end of his career. He played in 32 games, starting 26 and going 15-11.
Chris Chandler
Chris Chandler played on seven teams in a journeyman’s odyssey. Two of those seasons were spent with Chicago. Chandler was 5-8 as a starter with seven TD passes and 11 INTs.
Henry Burris
Henry Burris is a CFL legend. Not as much in the NFL. He played in six games as a Bear, starting one and losing it. He threw for 207 yards with three TD passes and five picks.
Kordell Stewart
Kordell Stewart spent one season in Chicago, going 2-5 as a starter and appearing in nine games in 2003.
Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman was a punch line for so many jokes during his NFL career. The former Florida Gator spent six years in Chicago, going 19-12 as a starter. He threw for 6,164 yards as a Bear.
Craig Krenzel
Craig Krenzel played college ball at Ohio State. The Buckeye was 3-2 as a starter for the Bears, throwing three TD passes and six picks.
Jonathan Quinn
Jonathan Quinn is an unfamiliar name who did start for Chicago. He was 0-3 with three picks in 2004.
Chad Hutchinson
Chad Hutchinson made five starts in Chicago in 2004, going 1-4 in his final year in the league.
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is one of a few QBs who played for the Bears and Broncos. He came to the Bears from Purdue and stayed three seasons, going 21-12 as a starter. His best year was his rookie season when he went 10-5 in 2005.
Brian Griese
Brian Griese also played for both the Bears and Broncos. The former Michigan QB appeared in 13 games over two seasons, going 3-3 in starts.
Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler was another QB the Bears hitched their hopes to, praying he would become a franchise quarterback. Instead, he became controversial and was 51-51 in eight seasons in the Windy City. Cutler threw 154 TD passes against 109 picks.
Todd Collins
Another journeyman who called Chicago home for a time was Todd Collins. He finished his career in 2010, going 1-0 as a starter with the Bears.
Caleb Hanie
Caleb Hanie spent three seasons in Chicago, making four starts in his final season as a Bear. He went 0-4 in 2011 with three TD passes against nine interceptions.
Josh McCown
Josh McCown made many stops in his NFL career, so it only went to figure Chicago was one of them. He spent three seasons as a Bear and went 4-3 as a starter.
Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell played in six games for Chicago, losing his lone start. He threw a pair of TD passes and a pair of picks. Overall he threw for 265 yards with Chicago.
Jimmy Clausen
Another Golden Boy from Notre Dame who did not pan out in the NFL was Jimmy Clausen. The California native lost both his starts for Chicago while appearing in six games over parts of two seasons.
Matt Barkley
USC’s Matt Barkley joins the list of journeymen who have seen time taking snaps with the Bears. Barkley was 1-5 as a starter in 2015.
Brian Hoyer
Add to the journeymen who played for the Bears with Brian Hoyer. The current Indianapolis Colt was 1-4 in five starts in 2016.
Mitchell Trubisky
The Bears moved all sorts of picks to soar up in the draft and grab Mitchell Trubisky from UNC. Thus far, the results have been disappointing. He is 18-15 as a starter and now wants TVs turned off at Halas Hall to avoid the nonstop criticism from media.
Mike Glennon
The decision to draft Mitchell Trubisky was stunning because the Bears had just given Mike Glennon a massive free-agent deal. Glennon was 1-3 in four starts in 2017 before moving on to Arizona.
Chase Daniel
And to complete the current journeyman juggernaut, Missouri’s Chase Daniel has started games in 2019 with Trubisky injured. Overall, Daniel has gone 1-2 as a starter since joining the team last season.
