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I remember a game where he was out partying the night before and played horribly the next day.

Here's a nice video about Trubisky http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-bears/be...ack-first-grade

I see nothing but caution in the quotes from the teams coaches and organization. Goff is a wonderfully accurate passer when he has time to throw. When the pocket closes down in college he always threw off his back foot and it showed on the accuracy and velocity of his throws. Trubisky is not immune to throwing off his back foot either. In fairness, there are times when it should absolutely be done (short route, wide open receiver) and the QB needs just a split second more time to get the ball out. Watch any game and it's clear that every QB does it to some extent but if they try to push the ball into a tight window or further downfield they often end up in trouble. Trubisky tendency is more of what you see here at the 1:50 mark: http://archive.draftbreakdown.com/video/mi...-stanford-2016/ Back to the original topic. The Bears are also being cautious with their words. All I was pointing out is that Trubisky is at least putting in extra time to learn the offense. We've had other 1st RD QBs in the past who did not do that at all. So at least in this aspect of finding a QB willing to put the time in to become good, it appears Pace was right. I expect Mahomes and probably Watson are equally as committed. Kizer I'm not so sure. Nobody knows how Trubisky's effort will pay off. That's about all I'm looking for 6 weeks into his first offseason. If he keeps his focus it'll show up early in training camp.

This was on the Bears' website a few days ago. We can't know if he'll succeed but we can at least feel good knowing that Trubisky is not going the route of Cade and Rex. Neither of them wanted to put the time in nor had the dedication needed to become a good QB in the NFL. I suspect some of his conviction to get the playbook down this quickly comes from when he hit the bench in 2015. He'll wait his turn this year but not without a fight. Training camp might be more interesting than expected. We'll know early on if he's maintained this focus throughout the summer. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1...8b-c199b5ee3c59

My wife being from Spain will gladly confirm that there was one woman who did not laugh at him.

This is one way to make themselves look better for their owner. Since at least half the league's execs are on or close to the abyss of unemployment they naturally want to say "but hey at least I didn't do that...".

No clue. I see something called "playoff leverage" and have zero clue what it means nor do they define it and how it's calculated. I think the playoff leverage is some half-assed value assigned to a single game that, for purposes of writing something in the middle of the summer, they want us to believe is critical to these teams making the playoffs.

http://beargoggleson.com/2017/05/13/danny-...tatus-question/ There isn't a lot of confidence in him being ready for training camp.

Decker not so much but David Harris does interest me. He's 33 and near the end of his career but with Trevathan likely to start the season on the PUP list and then struggle when he returns I wouldn't mind having Harris' veteran presence on the roster. He's more of a run defender and won't be capable of what Fangio wants in coverage but at least he should know where he's supposed to be. Pace will likely wait to see how the market sets up for him and we have to consider what role Harris is willing to accept. Would he be ok if Kwit and Freeman start ahead of him? Pace will not want to do more than a 1yr deal but we have $26mil in cap space and if there's just a small bonus we can minimize risk in case some young player steps up. Who do we have competing for the 4th ILB spot? I think it's just Timu and a bunch of rookies.

I agree, we'll see more catches out of the backfield. That may include our newest FB Burton who reportedly can catch as well as block. If he makes the final roster he might have 20 receptions on the year. Just enough route running to make LBs question what the FB might do, and maybe he's just left uncovered for a few big gains. I still think we'll see a lot of 2 TE sets so that drops the WR stats as well. They'll use 2 TEs for the running game and passing game. Shaheen is definitely a player to watch in the preseason. How well he's picking up the offense and blocking at the NFL level will determine a lot. Fortunately, he has a good role model in Sims to learn from. We still have Miller who can line up at a variety of positions. Yet the fact Pace was/is willing to trade him means we're likely to be using the bigger TEs, or that he thinks Brown can contribute just as much as Miller. There's a lot more depth here than what we had heading into last season.

Sanchez was not brought in to throw passes. He was brought here to help the young QBs work through the ups and downs of life in the NFL. I don't have a problem with him as our 3rd QB. You either have an experienced veteran who failed as starter in this role or a promising young QB. With two promising young QBs (varying amounts of promise) we can't afford to have a 3rd inexperienced player in the film room with them. I'd love to have Josh McCown in this role.

I think Kendall Wright gets cut because I don't think he has the work ethic to last at the NFL level. Plus among slot receivers I think Cruz offers more versatility in what he can do. I hope Wright proves me wrong. If they are all healthy at the final cut down: WRs: White, Meredith, Cruz, Wheaton (still has legit deep speed), and Bellamy (special teams is his ticket) I see Braverman and Gentry on the practice squad ready for call up duty. I only see 5 WRs because I think we end up keeping 4 TEs as our we focus on the running game and providing good pass protection options for our inexperienced QBs: Miller, Brown, Sims, and Shaheen Brown and Miller both offer enough running routes from a number of spots, and both can be effective against LBs if split out. Add in the human Joystick as a player who can fill in at times in the slot. Likely won't see that until later in the season as he settles in with the playbook. Pace eats $250k in bonus money because the other $500k bonus is only if Wright makes the final roster. C'est la vie.

I think we have enough veteran middling WR talent to ignore Maclin.

If ever there was a GM who followed the JAG (Just Another Guy) philosophy it is Pace. Heading into his 3rd year as GM he has no concerns handing out 1yr deals for these type of players and seemingly finds another one the next season if that one didn't work out. So yeah, at this point the roster has all sorts of question marks. Despite the question marks on numerous starting positions I think he's been successful building much better depth. For example on the Dline: Howard, Goldman, Hicks, Bullard, Jenkins, RRH, and Unrein. Oline similarly now has some quality depth at OG but of course lacks it at OT. I think 2018 Rd 1 OT is most likely (doesn't have to be LT) given the investment in Trubisky. Beyond that, it's a roll of the dice. We know that if he sees someone he views as a solid starting LT coming into draft range he'll trade up to get him.

Burton appears to be a bit more adept at pass catching than his competition. I'm glad we have two players vying for the FB role and among the many TEs this will be a battle for what will probably be the 53rd player on the roster. (4th TE vs. FB vs. 4th RB). http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players.../michael-burton

I'm still optimistic he's going to turn out to be a good player for us. I don't think that happens this year as he learns a new position. If he can still run well, and the offseason workout videos seem to show that he can, then special teams coverage could be his ticket to making the 53. Best case is he challenges Bullard for significant backup reps at DE. Or maybe that's the worst case because it means Bullard hasn't progressed as we hoped. If he sticks around, down the road I can see RRH in the LDE role when we are in a 4-man front. IMO converting RRH to this role has better odds of success than when we converted Cornelius Washington to 3-4 DE. That worked out well for Washington who will make $2.3mil and then $3.5mil over each of the next two seasons. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/colum...527-column.html

According to Victor, he signed here to be a slot WR. He definitely sounds like someone who was not happy playing on the outside last year. I would also say he's not happy ending up on a rebuilding team without a good QB situation, but it's a 1 year deal. He has his work cutout for him to get back to the receiving numbers he's used to. http://www.espn.com/espnradio/chicago/playPopup?id=19464031

I don't mind adding more competition but I have low expectations for Cruz. Then again I have low expectations for Kendall Wright so maybe one or the other works out for us.

I too would like to see quite a bit of this given the talent we now have at TE. That includes Brown should we decide to trade Miller, although I lean towards keeping 4 TEs on the roster. http://bearswire.usatoday.com/2017/05/25/b...end-formations/ The mix of TE talent we have, along with Howard on the field behind a good run blocking Oline (you know it's true), puts a defense in a quandary. Now if we only had a QB talented enough to roll out and throw on the run, or just run.

Sadly this is about the only thing reporters could talk about coming out of the OTAs. With over 90 players out there you might think someone saw something or someone else catch their eye besides Glennon throwing a football and knocking over garbage cans. Unfortunately I don't see the mindless media types moving off their QB controversy story anytime soon. Is Eddie Goldman moving around well? Is Bullard bigger and stronger? Where does Grasu fit in? If he's only taking snaps at OC that's a problem for his future here. I agree that I'd rather hear Glennon say he just wants to compete for the job. He has a huge advantage over Trubisky with his years in the league and the 2 or 3 months head start on the playbook. I don't think Glennon will turn into anything beyond just a decent QB. If he lights it up and is a top 10 QB this year then I'm not worried about Trubisky at all. He can sit on the bench in 2018 and watch Glennon go through his "prove it" year. People will talk about the lost value but whenever or however you find a top 10 starting QB it just doesn't matter. Either of Trubisky or Glennon is likely leaving the team in 2019 (or in Trubisky's case 2020) and we'll get some change back from all we invested in QBs this year, which will lower the net cost.

Sitton has spent most of his career at RG so we'd be putting him where's he at his best. In the article they said that with Long being more athletic he's better able to help Leno. Leno often oversteps in his drop and gets beat inside. Long is also better at pulling than Sitton plus the team prefers to run behind Massie who is better at run blocking than Leno.

Early reports are that this move is possible.. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/colum...521-column.html

If Trubisky is our #2 and Glennon is injured I fully expect to see Trubisky on the field. He needs game experience to get better. David Carr is the poster child for a "ruined QB" but Troy Aikman's and Peyton Manning's rookie seasons didn't ruin them. David Carr didn't lose "it" because of his poor oline play. He just never had "it" or he'd have resurfaced as a viable starter later in his career as guys like Kurt Warner did after getting kicked to the curb. There have been many other late bloomers at QB who had a much better 2nd half to their career than first half. If Trubisky is not ready to play because he's lost in the playbook then just keep him as the #3. That's better than setting false expectations by listing him as the #2 and then benching him when the time comes. Do that and everyone knows the organization was lying about his performance and a huge media circus opens up at Halas Hall.

Yes I was just pointing out that some of the so-called franchise QBs often had average performance. There's a wide variation to the performance level people consider as a franchise QB. I think some of that is media driven where some players bad games are accepted as just a bad day and when Cutler would throw two INT's in a game the comments were always "here he goes again". You just don't hear that with Andrew Luck's multiple INT games. Or how the fact Cam Newton's career completion percentage is just 58%, with last season an impressive 53% and it is completely overlooked in the discussion. Yes, Cam can rush and so he ran for 359 yards last year. If Trubisky puts up a year like that in his 6th season everyone will call him a bust. http://www.nfl.com/player/camnewton/2495455/careerstats

Eli Superbowls with a great defense Newton Superbowl with a great defense IMO it just validates that you don't need an elite franchise QB, just a good one and then build around them. Cam greatly benefitted from all the turnovers and short fields his defense gave him in his MVP year. He failed miserably in the biggest game of his career and pouted about it afterwards and ran off the stage league MVP style. Hard to see how that's not worse behavior that what Cutler had done on many occasions. That's not the first time Cam was pouting like that, nor was it his last. When that defense couldn't support him the same way in 2016 he was average. http://www.footballdb.com/stats/qb-records.html?type=post Jay Cutler had 1 playoff win, 1 playoff loss. Romo had 2 playoff wins, 4 playoff losses. Matt Ryan has 2 playoff wins, 5 playoff losses including the biggest collapse in Superbowl history. Cam Newton is 3 win/3 loss. Mitch Trubisky has everything needed to become a good QB.