Mitch Trubisky is his own worst critic. He hasn’t shied away from how he’s played over the first few weeks of the season. There haven’t been excuses. Even in the midst of victories he hasn’t been smiling that much. Why? He’s a competitor. Winning the game is most important sure. At the same time a competitor wants to contribute to that win. Not be along for the ride. Unfortunately against Thomas Davis, Julius Peppers and the Panthers he was exactly that.
Trubisky and the rest of the offense took a back seat to a Chicago Bears defense that is emerging into one of the best in the NFC, if not the league. For 60 minutes they harassed Cam Newton and the rest of a talented Carolina offense. They forced three turnovers, collected five sacks and scored two touchdowns.
Trubisky made one notable contribution to the effort. He lofted a beautiful 70-yard bomb to Tarik Cohen that set up the final score of the afternoon, a chip shot 19-yard field goal. The rest of the game was marred by frequent pressures and just a general lack of rhythm. Perhaps a product of being on the field for only 38 plays.
One person however believes people are being too hard on the rookie. (continue to next page)
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