There are no shortage of disappointments when describing the Chicago Bears’ 2019 season. Many of them derived from the offensive side of the ball, and they’ll be major areas of focus heading into an important offseason.
But when talking about the offense’s regression, there’s one player that stands out above the rest: Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who in his third season took several steps back in his development, putting his future in Chicago in jeopardy.
When discussing the biggest disappointment for each NFL team, Bleacher Report believes Trubisky was Chicago’s biggest letdown.
After completing two-thirds of his passes for over 3,200 yards with twice as many touchdowns as interceptions in Chicago’s 12-win 2018 campaign, Trubisky’s numbers this season were down nearly across the board—his yards per attempt and passer rating dropped substantially, and Trubisky’s rushing yards fell by over 50 percent.
The Bears are still all but certainly going to pick up Trubisky’s 2021 option—but it’s not quite the foregone conclusion it was at this time a year ago.
Trubisky was certainly not the only one to blame for the offense’s struggles — with questionable play calling, no run game, dropped passes, lack of tight end production and offense line struggles. But Trubisky was a big part of the problem on offense, which is a concern considering he was supposed to take the next step in Year 2 under Matt Nagy.
While general manager Ryan Pace publicly remains committed to Trubisky, there’s no guarantee that the same will be said come the start, or even the middle of the 2020 season. Lest we forget the Mike Glennon Year that became the Mike Glennon First Quarter.
