Chicago Bears: 3 Observations from loss to Eagles in Week 9

Time is running out for Trubisky

The Trubisky saga is becoming a soap opera. How Trubisky Plays is something even the people outside of Chicago are tuning in to watch. We see the poor play on the field, then listen as Nagy and the coaches talk about how they’re changing things, then watch him perform poorly again.

The situation with Trubisky is getting dire. The more he struggles, the harder it’ll be for him to dig himself out. This is becoming another Jay Cutler situation. Just the mention of his name caused consternation.

The fans are getting more frustrated with Trubisky with each passing game. It’s getting to the point where many people want to see him gone now. They are finished with him and want to see someone different. With no moves made at the trade deadline, we are left with seeing if Trubisky can finally put it all together.

If the Bears decide to bench Trubisky that’s the end. They cannot go back to him. For good or bad, Chase Daniel would be the guy for the rest of the season. That decision would mean that they gave up on him and would need a quarterback in the offseason. I’m not sure they’re at that point just yet.

The front office might be getting closer, though. Recently general manager Ryan Pace, the man who pulled the trigger on drafting Trubisky and trading all that draft capital, spoke on his struggles.

"Matt (Nagy) said it all week — Mitch has got to play better. Mitch knows that. But there’s a lot of areas on offense that we want to play better in. It’s not just the quarterback."

As you can see, even when acknowledging that Trubisky needs to improve, Pace also talks about saying it’s not just his fault. While everyone is critiquing Trubisky’s performance, Pace turns it to the rest of the offense as well. That tells me that they aren’t yet ready to move on.

I understand that there are other problems with the offense. The line hasn’t been the greatest this season. The problem is that even when he has time to throw he can’t make the play when he needs to make it. He cannot blame the receivers since he has an excellent receiving corps.

This offseason, the Chicago Bears need to decide if they want to move on from Trubisky. If they want to continue with him, then they need to put in the pieces he needs to succeed. Is the offensive line too bad? Well, fix it. Stop trying to find a lineman in the sixth or seventh round. Use one of your two second-round picks on one.

Also, by letting Charles Leno and Kyle Long go, they save $16.1 million. Use some of that money to pick up another lineman. That way, they don’t use all the money on linemen and use some of the money somewhere else (perhaps another tight end?).

For his part, Trubisky just has to do what he needs to do to take control and improve. He needs to look deep inside himself and find out what’s really holding him back. If he can make the plays in practice he can make the plays during games. He just needs to find out what’s really the problem and correct it. If he does, then the Chicago Bears could get better. If not, then he’ll be unemployed.