Brian Urlacher Drops Bombshell About Bears Drafting of Trubisky

Brian Urlacher mended fences with the Chicago Bears. He's as invested as any fan in their success moving forward. That's why he was excited to see rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky in action for the first time. Urlacher was impressed with him during the preseason and thought he had certain qualities that could make him a success. Like many others he tuned into Monday Night Football to watch the action. Given the array of quarterbacks he's faced over the years like Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, it's safe to say he has a valid opinion worth hearing. Thankfully he was more than encouraged by what he saw as he told Rich Eisen during a call into his podcast show. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Brian-Urlacher-The-future-looks-bright-for-Mitchell-Trubisky000000.000-000114.421.mp4"][/video] That sounds about right. Plenty for him to work on but plenty to be encouraged about. Urlacher spent most of his NFL career in Chicago playing with rough quarterbacks. Who can forget the Dark Ages of Kordell Stewart, Chris Chandler, Craig Krenzel, Jonathan Quinn and Chad Hutchinson? Imagine how he's feeling now that the Bears have a talent like Trubisky. It was surrounding that part of the discussion where the future Hall of Famer slipped in a fascinating nugget. (continue to next page)

Brian Urlacher reopens the Bears draft divide on the Trubisky pick

A few months ago Chris Mortensen of ESPN revealed that Bears head coach John Fox was unaware of the intent to draft Mitch Trubisky right up until a couple hours before it happened. This led to all sorts of speculation about a disconnect between him and GM Ryan Pace. Well according to Urlacher there's been word on the street that the initial plan wasn't to draft a quarterback at all. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Brian-Urlacher-The-future-looks-bright-for-Mitchell-Trubisky000114.166-000219.412.mp4"][/video] Wow. Understand that Urlacher is a well-connected player. Of course he's not an investigative journalist with flawless sources. Still rumors he hears can be taken with a little more seriousness than other common folk. For him to say they wanted to draft a safety but ownership intervened and said take Trubisky? That would seem to back up some of what Mortensen said months ago. This isn't the first time an ownership intervened in such matters. Back in 2008 Steve Bisciotti of the Baltimore Ravens all but demanded that his team move up to draft Joe Flacco. Two years earlier Bud Adams forced his Tennessee Titans to select Vince Young. This isn't exactly breaking new ground. Still, considering the possibility that the Bears brass put their foot down on the matter opens all sorts of questions about the future. Just imagine if they had taken a safety and rolled with Mike Glennon. Feel that chill running down the spine? If nothing else this revelation, if true, supports the growing belief that John Fox is gone next year.