Mitch Trubisky Clunker Just Put a Franchise Purge Back on the Table

The Chicago Bears knew they were going into a tough situation on Sunday night. Their season was pretty much over with the playoffs off the table. Still, they were at home and felt they could still salvage something by having a strong performance against the surging Kansas City Chiefs. Mitch Trubisky was at the center of this. He'd been playing pretty well the past few weeks and might have a chance to really cement his hold on the starting job for at least one more year in 2020.

Instead what fans got was a 60-minute waterboarding from having to watch him play quarterback. It was merciless. Trubisky showed every single issue he'd had earlier in the year from the indecision to the lack of aggressiveness to his mind-numbing inability to hit wide receivers when they're wide open down the field. In the end, it's rather fitting that the final home game at Soldier Field ended the same way in began. With Trubisky managing just three points.

He finished the night 18-of-34 for 158 yards. Just brutal. Not only did this game reinforce the criticism that he just isn't cut out to be the starter, it also put head coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace on the hot seat too. Nagy for organizing one of the worst offenses seen in a decade and Pace for being the guy who picked Trubisky as the supposed franchise guy.

Mitch Trubisky is what one might call a "cupcake" QB

What does that mean? It means that he looks great whenever he plays a bad defense. However, when he's run into pass defenses that actually know what they're doing? It's been a different story. Following the loss on Sunday night, Trubisky has played against a top 15 pass defense 19 times in his career. In total, he is 369-of-570 for 3,670 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. That is good for a 193.15 yards per game and an 84.48 passer rating.

Put simply, the guy is a weak link whenever the Bears play somebody good. That is not what a franchise quarterback is supposed to be. Truth be told it's hard to know for sure what will happen in the next few weeks. Seeing the team humiliated like that again on their home field can't have pleased ownership too much. Was it enough to push them into making the decision to clean house? Anything is possible but smart money says no.

However, one thing is abundantly clear. Changes better be coming in some form or fashion because butts will be on the hot seat the moment this colossal disappointment of a season ends in eight days. Nagy and Pace can't hide behind patience anymore. Both have been exposed for not having the answers they promised. Now it's time to see if they can learn from their mistakes.