5 players who Bears need to be great in 2019
1. Mitchell Trubisky
There’s no single player on the Bears roster with the ability to make or break this team’s season like Trubisky. If he takes a step forward there’s no reason that Chicago can’t win the Super Bowl. If he falters even in the slightest, his team may struggle to even qualify for the postseason.
In fairness to Trubisky, his second NFL season represented a solid step up when compared to his rookie campaign. There’s a lot of value to quarterbacks who complete over 66% of their passes for a total of 3,223 yards. The trouble with Trubisky is his propensity to make a big mistake with the football at the wrong time.
The 12 interceptions Trubisky threw last season really give Bears fans legitimate cause for concern. He’s got to cut that number down if he wants to really become one of the top signal callers in the game. It’s an open question whether or not he has the mental capacity to really lead his team to a deep postseason run.
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At some point, Trubisky needs to show he can play outside the comfort of Nagy’s innovative system. He’s already proven he is good enough to get his team into the playoffs, but this season he may be required to push his teammates to new heights. Time will tell if that’s a recipe for success or disaster for the Bears.