Chicago Bears: 5 Takeaways from training camp so far
2. Trubisky improving as camp progresses
Last year, Trubisky was learning his third new system in three years. Nagy’s system was much more elaborate than former head coach John Fox’s simplified system and North Carolina’s college system. He spent a lot of time thinking about the play instead of acting instinctively.
This year, he is finally playing under the same system in another year. He knows the system now. He isn’t thinking too much at this point and knows how each play is run and where everyone is supposed to be at certain times. Today, he just needs to diagnose the defense and call the right play and get the ball to the right guy.
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As much as Trubisky improves, he has to go up against probably the best defense in the NFL. This is a defense that lives on committing turnovers. If Trubisky makes a little mistake, this defense will devour him. Even if he makes a good play the defense could still cause a turnover.
With that said, Trubisky started off training camp a little shaky. Some of his passes sailed and he missed some open receivers. As training camp progressed, though, he’s gotten better. His passes are much crisper than they were last season.
He’s also made some beautiful deep connections with his receivers. He had trouble with the deep ball last season when he overthrew a lot of open receivers. While he’s connected on quite a few long throws, reports are that he’s underthrown a lot of them. He’s trying to adjust his touch, and that’s what training camp is for. He makes his adjustments without worrying about making mistakes.
The big thing with Trubisky now is his thought process. He looks at the defense and then moves his receivers to get in a better position. He commands the huddle the way he needs to and his teammates follow his lead.
Going up against this defense just makes Trubisky better. This is the best defense he’ll face all year and he’ll face it every week. If he improves against this defense, then he’ll perform well against any other defense. If that happens, the offense can be nearly as dominating as the defense. So far, he’s getting better as time goes on.