Chicago Bears: 5 Reasons why they are Super Bowl contenders

1. Trubisky is ready to break out

Trubisky has had a roller coaster ride in his short career so far. The Bears moved up from the third overall pick to the second overall pick and gave up a lot of draft capital in order to do so. Many around the NFL felt it was too high of a price to pay for a quarterback who only started one season for the University of North Carolina.

In his rookie season, Trubisky sat out the first four games. The starter at the time, Mike Glennon, had a disastrous time so the Bears decided to put him in. The head coach at the time, John Fox, wanted to bring him in slowly so he went run-heavy and had a short leash on the rookie. He showed some promise, but he didn’t have enough of a chance to show what he had.

After another frustrating season, the Bears fired Fox and hired Nagy. His offensive mind and quarterback-friendly system were supposed to help Trubisky’s development. Again, Trubisky showed some promise, but to some, it wasn’t enough to think he was a franchise quarterback.

Even while the Bears kept winning, many predicted that the team’s demise would come at the hands of Trubisky. The opposite occurred, though. In the regular season, he compiled a record of 11-3, winning his final eight games. He had 24 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions (with zero interceptions in his final three games).

Just as Robinson had a big playoff game, so did Trubisky. In that game, he completed 26 of his 43 passes for 303 yards and a touchdown. He was especially good on the last drive when he got the offense in position for a game-winning field goal. It didn’t happen, however, and Trubisky was left with how to improve in 2019.

This offseason, Trubisky has been obsessed with improving. Coaches and players say he’s got it down pat now. Last season, he was still mechanical and was thinking too much. This season, he can just concentrate on reading the defenses and not thinking of where the receivers will be and where he should put the ball. Now it’s a matter of choosing the right play.

With the additional weapons on offense, Trubisky now has many options. He’ll have running backs who can make big plays both on the ground and through the air. He also has a mixture of receivers — speed burners who can extend the defense and great route runners who can either create separation or make contested catches. The world is his oyster now.

Trubisky’s teammates notice a difference from last season. Gabriel spoke about it recently, via the Chicago Sun-Times:

"“It’s confidence. Mitch is confident back there. He’s confident in switching the calls. We’ve got a lot of double moves out there. He’s confident in what he’s looking at. He’s not just trying to figure out what the play is. Now he gets to look up and look at the coverage. It’s just a drastic change from last year.”"

Trubisky appears ready to break out in 2019. He’s done everything he could to get ready for the season. Now it’s a matter of him getting it done on the field. He gradually got better as last season progressed and he’ll show even more growth this season.

For the five above-mentioned reasons, the Chicago Bears’ 2019 season looks to be a super one. Yes, the kicking question hasn’t been answered, but that’s what training camp and the preseason are for. With just some depth decisions to make, this team is ready to defend their NFC North title and to make a super run.