Getty QB Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears.
Not everyone is buying the resurgence of Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky. Over halfway into his fourth season, and after being benched in favor of Nick Foles Week 3, Trubisky seems to finally be hitting his stride.
Since Trubisky was put back into the starting lineup Week 12, the Bears have scored 30+ points on offense in three straight games, and they have been far more capable moving the chains in recent weeks.
When the #Bears switched back to Mitch Trubisky at QB, they ranked 31st in scoring.
Four games later, they’re 23rd.
At 22.5 points per game, they’re actually closer to 4th place (29.5) than they are last (14.7)
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Trubisky, Bears Offense Looking Unquestionably Better of Late
In his last four games, Trubisky has completed 69.3% of his passes for 978 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions. With Bill Lazor calling the plays in that span, Trubisky’s presence and threat as a runner has opened things up for Chicago’s running game, with David Montgomery putting up some of the league’s best numbers at the position over the last four weeks, as 247Sports reported. But not everyone is ready to board the Trubisky train just yet.
You can count Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus among those who don’t think the Bears should entertain a major contract extension for the former second overall pick. When Monson was asked if he thought it was time for the Bears to give Trubisky a new contract, he went all in on why they should NOT be fooled by Trubisky’s recent success, imploring the team not to give the 26-year-old much — if any — money in the future.
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Monson on Trubisky: ‘Please Let’s Not Fall Into This Trap’
Monson did not hold back when discussing the current state of affairs in the Windy City when answering a fan’s question about whether the Bears should offer Trubisky a major contract during a Pro Football Focus segment:
I mean, you’ve got to hope not, right? Like, for the sake of the people that support the Chicago Bears — please let’s not fall into this trap. Come on! It’s all fun and games, Matt Nagy trotting out the tired old, you know, ‘Yeah, this is the greatest Trubisky ever, he’s definitely turned a corner. It’s amazing to watch, it’s phenomenal.’ But we all kind of know that’s bulls***, right? And if you actually buy into that and are like: ‘Oh, no, yeah, this is real and hand him over a new contract? You declined (his fifth year option) — you know he’s not the guy. You can’t possibly have learned anything different in the last few weeks. Stop this. Stop this now is all I’m saying.
Don’t fall for the trap Chicago, don’t extend Mitch Trubisky
🗣️ @PFF_Sam
Monson later discussed the subject further with a few fans who took umbrage with his take on Twitter, and he did clarify that a short term, one-year, incentives-laden deal would be acceptable — and considering the way things have been going for the Bears, that might be where things are headed.
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