When will the Chicago Bears start Mitch Trubisky? Anybody with a lick of common sense knows this is coming. With all due respect to Mike Glennon, his hold on the starting job instantly weakened the moment GM Ryan Pace traded up to take the North Carolina standout at #2 overall. Sure, the 2017 season may be "his" but that's only so long as he shows he can win football games.
Given the 5-13 record Glennon held as a starter in Tampa Bay, it's hard to see him holding off Trubisky for long. Presuming of course the season goes as many expect. That being a slight improvement over 2016 but nowhere near playoff contention. In all likelihood this means the Bears will want to get their first round pick some game experience at some point.
ESPN insider K.C. Joyner projected the likely moment that will happen in his latest column. It details the snap percentage every first round pick is likely to play this season.
The Bears start Mitch Trubisky in December against Cincinnati
Projected snap percentage: 31.3 "Trubisky likely will take over the starting job once the Bears' record indicates their 2017 season will not include a playoff berth. He is therefore being penciled in for four starts plus some fill-in time."This makes a good deal of sense. It should be clear through the first 12 games of the season whether the Bears can reach the playoffs or not. The past two seasons have proven that much. So why not use the final quarter to get a head start on 2018 for Trubisky? He'll get some valuable experience against four beatable opponents. True, three of those games are on the road but it's still good learning tools.
Four games is just about right. It gives him a solid base to work with going into next year. The risk of injury is minimized. To top it off a win or two would give him a nice confidence boost when he fully takes over the job next offseason. Some Bears fans may not like this. Even so it's not a bad scenario were it to play out this way.
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