People continue to think that Mitch Trubisky is nothing more than an extension of head coach Matt Nagy. A puppet at the mercy of a great play caller. People have tried to say for weeks that this isn't the case, but the story endures. This is likely because the national perception of Trubisky remains lukewarm at best compared to others like Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.
There is no more perfect example of this perception than what former QB Dan Orlovsky explained on the 26th. During his tape review, he found a sequence where the Bears ran the same pass formation twice. On the first one they saw the 49ers safety drive down hard on the receiver running an out route.
Then on the next series, they ran the same play again, only this time the receiver baited the safety on the out and then turned up the field for a big 43-yard gain.
https://twitter.com/danorlovsky7/status/1077981393446203394
Orlovsky was of the belief that it was Nagy who directed that slight adjustment. As it turns out? That isn't true. Offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich revealed that it was none other than Trubisky himself who directed Allen Robinson to change his route, leading to the biggest play of the game.
https://twitter.com/kfishbain/status/1078356653458767872







