5 takeaways from Bears’ 2019 season

The Bears’ 100th season was anything but special. In fact, it was an absolute mess. Here are five things we learned from the 2019 season.

2. Mitchell Trubisky probably isn’t the answer at QB

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My, oh my, what a difference a year makes. At this time last season, Mitchell Trubisky was coming off an encouraging season in his first year with Matt Nagy. He nearly orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback in the wild card playoffs, before Cody Parkey missed the mark.

Whatever the lowest expectations were for Trubisky this season, Trubisky was worse. That was due in large part to the overall struggles of the entire offense than anything. But still, Trubisky regressed. A lot. And aside from a six-game stretch near the end of the season, Trubisky didn’t look like he belonged out on the field. In a season where the offense disappointed in many ways, Trubisky was the most disappointing.

Wherever you looked, Trubisky’s numbers weren’t good. He passed for 3,138 yards (21st in NFL), 17 touchdowns (27th), 10 interceptions (18) and 39.5 QBR (28th).

Trubisky isn’t the kind of quarterback that’s going to succeed in spite of his circumstances. He’s the kind of quarterback that needs everything in place for him to succeed. And there’s nothing wrong with that, but that’s not No. 2-overall draft selection material.