Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has garnered a ton of criticism for his inconsistent performance over the last three seasons. But there’s a Hall of Fame quarterback that’s in his corner.
“All you see with Mitch is a lack of consistency,” Warner told Lou Canellis of Fox 32. “You see big moments, you see big throws, you see big plays where you go, man, bottle that up and we’re going to be just fine.”
But Warner said those moments aren’t enough for sustained success in the NFL. Especially when coupled with some of those moments that leave you shaking your head in disbelief.
Warner said for Trubisky, like all quarterbacks, the goal is to develop into a consistent quarterback with more upside than downside.
The question then becomes: How long should the Bears wait for Trubisky to develop into that quarterback? Or, will that even happen?
Trubisky will be entering his fourth season, and his seat is about as hot as a quarterback’s can get heading into the 2020 season. While general manager Ryan Pace has publicly committed to Trubisky as the Bears starter in 2020, we all know things can certainly change between now and the start of the season.
But if Pace does speak the truth, you have to believe that the Bears see something that we don’t — something that has them committed to Trubisky.
“I didn’t become the quarterback I was until 28 years old,” Warner said. “I had to play a lot of football, and it wasn’t in the NFL. But I played a lot of football in that time to learn how to play quarterback.”
It took Warner about six years to develop into the quarterback he was in the NFL. Warner also cited Drew Brees as another example of a quarterback that took some time to develop into the player he is today. Not that Trubisky is Kurt Warner or Drew Brees — we could only hope.
“There’s no timetable on how this thing works,” Warner said.
Which is true. Quarterback development isn’t linear. It’s easy to see overnight success stories like Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson and want to see that same thing from guys like Trubisky. But sometimes, it takes quarterbacks some time to develop into the player they’re ultimately going to be.
But the only thing is, if Trubisky doesn’t show some kind of development in his fourth season, he might end up growing into the quarterback he’s going to be with another team.
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