Mitchell Trubisky is a bit of an anomaly. Some film looks good, some film looks bad, some numbers look good, some numbers look bad. Who is Trubisky the quarterback at this point of his career, and does the perception in Chicago differ from what we see in regards to Trubisky on a national level?

At this point in his career, Trubisky is a question mark. While some have already labeled him a bust, which seems unfair considering some of the busts that have gone down in NFL history, three years isn’t enough time to label him that for his career. Surely he’s a disappointment in Chicago, considering the growth he made last season and has failed to continue, as is the fact that he’s not Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson. But quarterback development isn’t linear, and given Trubisky’s relative inexperience at the collegiate level, he’s someone that was always a work in progress rather than a finished product. But the perception surrounding Trubisky in Chicago is the same as what you see nationally: The Bears messed up badly taking Trubisky over Mahomes and Watson, and they’re being hindered by the quarterback position.

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