Nobody likes to lose and it seems least of all Mitch Trubisky. That's easy to understand. The quarterback has been successful his entire football career. His team challenged for the state championship multiple times in high school. He was 8-5 in during his lone season as a starter at North Carolina. It can't be fun being 3-7 and virtually out of the playoff race for him.
It's frustrating in and of itself. What can often make it worse? Thinking the team isn't doing everything in their power to change that. Now of course Trubisky is not the type of person to throw anybody under the bus. Anytime there's a mistake on offense, he's the first one to accept blame. The guy is a team player.
At the same time even he isn't perfect. Sometime the frustration can bubble to the surface in small ways. That seems to have happened after the Bears' difficult loss to Detroit at Soldier Field.
Mitch Trubisky admitted John Fox holds them back
Trubisky was his usual matter-of-fact self after the game. He delivered honest, precise answers and shouldered any blame for issues on offense. However it was during a question about his teammates' belief in him as he continues to take charge of the huddle. Midway through his answer a little hint about the state of things slipped out.
"I feel like they trust me. I know coach Dowell Loggains trusts me a lot with just how far I've progressed -- and what coach Fox is allowing us to do on offense. We just got to keep getting better each week. I feel like I have."
It's been felt for weeks that Fox was intentionally keeping the offense simplified. Most likely due to Trubisky's inexperience, but also because he wants to run the football. This has made the offense predictable and as a result easier to defense. People have called out for the team to get more creative, more unpredictable with the play calls. To this point it hasn't happened a lot and that can be tough on a competitor.
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Trubisky no doubt believes he can do more. He wants to do more. Why? He thinks it will help the team win games. He'll do as he's told because he's a good soldier. At the same time this is a reminder that Fox is still the conservative coach he has always been. Trubisky is not allowed to take risks.
He's being taught how to play not to lose instead of playing to win. Does he sense that? Hard to say, but this admission is no less surprising.
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