Mitch Trubisky isn't playing around. He's made it clear from the start that whatever he has to do to become a successful quarterback with the Chicago Bears, he'll do it. Last season it was about learning the work ethic of an NFL QB and taking on his role as team leader. Judging by teammate stories about him, these two goals he has achieved.
The next step is the most difficult one. Finding a way to produce on the field and win football games. He did show flashes of this as a rookie but there were too many factors going against him. His inexperience was one but also a lack of weapons and playing in a painfully simple offense were also big issues.
Both were corrected (on paper) over the past few months. Matt Nagy was hired as head coach, bringing his successful system with him from Kansas City. Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller headline an overhaul at wide receiver. Yet even this doesn't seem like enough for Trubisky.
So he took it a step further.
Mitch Trubisky is embracing the Chicago sports tradition of facial hair
One of the overlooked things that have often brought success for many past Chicago sports greats is facial hair. Just look at the list of coaches who've won a championship in recent years. All of them have either a beard, a mustache or both. It seems the Bears quarterback is aware of this and wishes to each that same good fortune.It's worth noting the last Bears quarterback to sport some serious beard action made it to an NFC championship game. Jay Cutler wore it well. Walter Payton, the greatest in Bears history, always had that sweet mustache. The same went for the mighty Dick Butkus. Mike Singletary? Richard Dent? Lance Briggs? Matt Forte? Charles Tillman? Yep. All of them and more found greatness in Chicago and all had some respectable fuzz on the face. Nothing about this franchise is "clean cut." They want their players rough, tough and worried about winning more than looking sharp. Nice to see their quarterback is leading the way in that.
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