Last Sunday’s game against the Lions might’ve been exactly what Bears third-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky needed to get on track after a season spent spiraling off it.
Trubisky was able to overcome a slow start against the Lions, something he wasn’t able to do in previous games against the Packers, Saints, Chargers and Eagles. He attributed that to staying calm and communicating on the sideline, where they were able to correct mistakes and go out and make plays.
While the Bears’ Week 10 win over the Lions was certainly a step in the right direction, Trubisky knows that the offense still has a long way to go before they’re where they want to be.
“We’re not exactly where we want to be yet, but a win definitely gives you confidence moving forward because at the end of the day, no matter what you did you came away with the result you wanted and that’s a win,” Trubisky said, via ChicagoBears.com. “We’ve still got to find ways to pull together, continue to work harder and get better and try to go 1-0 this week. That’s the focus and we’ve just got to continue to stick to that.”
It won’t be easy against a dominant Rams defense that held the Bears to just 15 points last season in Chicago — a game where Trubisky tossed three interceptions coming off a shoulder injury.
As Chicago prepares for a rematch against the Rams, Trubisky says the offense is focused on converting redzone opportunities into touchdowns, something they only managed to do once against the Rams in 2018.
But Trubisky and co. will have to do it against a defense led by defensive tackle Aaron Donald and cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
“They’ve got obviously really talented players in Donald and they do a lot of stuff up front with twists and getting pressure,” Trubisky said. “Last year they kind of zoned us out and tried to keep everything in front and kind of take away our big plays, so for us it’s just going to be being good on first and second down, trying to establish drives, stay on the field, and we’ve got to find ways to score points.”
“They did a good job of keeping us out of the end zone and made us settle for some field goals last year, so we’d like to find ways to punch it in and when we get into the red zone, finish drives. That’s going to be the focus. But we know we’re going against a talented defense and they’ve played a lot of tough games this year, as have we, so we’ve just got to find ways to make it happen and on game day execute better than they do.”