3 biggest NFL Draft busts in Chicago Bears history

1. Mitchell Trubisky, QB

“Unbelievable.”

“Un-called for!”

“How can you call Mitchell Trubisky the biggest bust in Bears history?”

It seems, no matter what, there will always be that large sum of Bears fans who continue to side with Trubisky, regardless of what the argument is at hand. The fact of the matter is, though, that Chicago moved up just one spot and gave up quite a bit, all for nothing in the end.

You draft a guy at no. 2 overall knowing he’s your future. You know he’s going to be the face of the franchise for years to come. Instead, the Bears drafted a guy who didn’t even know what a hard count was; and plenty of backyard football players could even tell you what that is.

Trubisky was inept at reading defenses, hardly looking past his first read, and ended up fizzling out without a fifth-year option picked up.

“But, he made a Pro Bowl!”

Tell me, please, how making a single Pro Bowl influences the reputation of a guy like Trubisky. The guy barely threw for over 3,200 yards that year, with only 24 touchdown passes, and somehow made it as an alternate due to the dominating defense in Chicago helping the team garner 13 wins.

Remember, this was the draft Ryan Pace could have had Patrick Mahomes. Instead, he gambled it all on a one-year starter from North Carolina who lost his job to Nick Foles, of all people.

Yes, Trubisky is the number one draft bust in Chicago Bears history. Consider the context, the trade, and the lack of production, and it’s an easy call.