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NFL Notebook, Week 4: Quarterback roulette, worst teams, weekly awards

By Zach Cohen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks on the field during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks on the field during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 29: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears suffered a shoulder injury during this play during the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on September 29, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 29: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears suffered a shoulder injury during this play during the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on September 29, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /

To Be, or Not Trubisky?

Admitting your mistakes is crucial to your growth as a sportswriter, let alone a human being. My mistake in 2019: Betting on Mitchell Trubisky. Barring a dramatic turnaround from the third-year quarterback, I can’t see Trubisky being the Bears’ quarterback of the future.

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This team is quite possibly a good quarterback away from reaching the Super Bowl. They boast one of the best defenses in football and feature promising players on offense, including wide receiver Allen Robinson, running back David Montgomery and offensive lineman Cody Whitehair.

Chicago is 3-1 despite Trubisky’s shaky play. He’s tossed three touchdowns and two interceptions on almost 65 percent completion. Now that Trubisky is out a few weeks with a torn labrum and a dislocated shoulder (how he’ll reportedly be returning for Week Seven is beyond me), backup quarterback Chase Daniel will take the reigns of the offense.

Daniel wasn’t spectacular in Chicago’s 16-6 win over Minnesota, but he looked more than capable enough to command the offense. Daniel threw for almost 200 yards and a touchdown against a stout Minnesota defense. I’m not saying that Trubisky isn’t the Bears’ long-term answer at quarterback, but this injury might further cloud Trubisky’s future in a Bears’ uniform.

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