Mitch Trubisky Was Pissed Following Bears Win over Carolina

Almost the entire Chicago Bears team was elated following the 17-3 beat down of the Carolina Panthers. Head coach John Fox was fired up in the locker room and smiling during the press conference. Clearly he's a man who thinks he's one big step closer to saving his job. Few had to feel better than the defense. A unit that emerged as one of the best in football after smothering former MVP Cam Newton for 60 minutes. Only one person wasn't feeling quite the same joy as others. That was their rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky. For the second-straight week the passing game was rendered largely irrelevant save for one or two key passes. The biggest moment of the day for him was a beautiful 70-yard bomb to Tarik Cohen that set up a Bears field goal to get them back a 14-point lead before the half. Other than that it was a rather quiet day for the offense in general. Trubisky only completed four passes. He only attempted seven and took four sacks including one that cost them another field goal. It was hardly a performance that roused feelings one way or another. He wasn't bad. He wasn't great. Honestly he wasn't much of anything, and it was clear after the game that Trubisky had a big problem with that. (continue to next page)

Mitch Trubisky admits anger at offense not being better to help defense

One of the staples of Mitch that became clear throughout training camp, practice and preseason was his competitiveness. Whether he was running the first-string or the scout team, he was always trying to get an edge over the defense. He wanted to win every rep. That is his nature. Keep in mind he threw 447 passes last year at North Carolina. That's an average of 34.38 per game. Through three weeks as starter in Chicago? He's averaging 16 per game. That has to be frustrating for a competitor who wants the ball in his hands. It's a credit to him that he hasn't made it an issue and continues to play unselfishly. At the same time he admitted his anger at not being able to help more.

“We didn’t score [a touchdown] as an offense, and defense carried us so we kind of felt salty that we didn’t help out more."

People don't even need to read too much into his words. For a quarterback who is 2-1 as a starter this year, Trubisky did not look too happy during his post-game press conference. [video width="854" height="480" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Trubisky-I-need-to-do-better.mp4"][/video] Unfortunately this is the reality that Trubisky is trapped in. Head coach John Fox is in survival mode and is focused on winning games. He's going to do things his way and his way is known for being ultra-conservative. That means running the ball, playing defense and not turning it over. It doesn't offer a lot of chances for a young quarterback to grow. This is a fear for many people. That Fox would marginalize Trubisky and put his development on the back burner just to win a few games that are meaningless in the long-term. It's easy to understand why the rookie is upset. He wants to do more. They won't let him.