Almost the entire Chicago Bears team was elated following the 17-3 beat down of the Carolina Panthers. Head coach John Fox was fired up in the locker room and smiling during the press conference. Clearly he’s a man who thinks he’s one big step closer to saving his job. Few had to feel better than the defense. A unit that emerged as one of the best in football after smothering former MVP Cam Newton for 60 minutes. Only one person wasn’t feeling quite the same joy as others.
That was their rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky. For the second-straight week the passing game was rendered largely irrelevant save for one or two key passes. The biggest moment of the day for him was a beautiful 70-yard bomb to Tarik Cohen that set up a Bears field goal to get them back a 14-point lead before the half. Other than that it was a rather quiet day for the offense in general.
Trubisky only completed four passes. He only attempted seven and took four sacks including one that cost them another field goal. It was hardly a performance that roused feelings one way or another. He wasn’t bad. He wasn’t great. Honestly he wasn’t much of anything, and it was clear after the game that Trubisky had a big problem with that. (continue to next page)
