Post by JABF on Jul 11, 2018 12:37:38 GMT -6
This is a good "reality check" for us, as far as our expectations THIS season. At least I believe it is.
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Mitch Trubisky's ability to command Matt Nagy's offense will define the Bears' season
Biggest question: Can Trubisky command Nagy’s challenging scheme?
Throughout the offseason program, Nagy balanced his excitement about Trubisky’s fit in the offense with clear explanations about how long it will take Trubisky for master it. “They understand that in Kansas City it took us five years to get to that point that we got to,” Nagy said in May. “We’re kind of at a pace right now where we have to, at times, pull back and say to yourself: We’re months into this thing, not years.” Because Nagy’s plays require the quarterback to call for adjustments at the line of scrimmage based on the defense, and for receivers to adjust their routes based on the coverage, Trubisky has a lot to process on every down. Plus, his footwork must be precise in the quick passing game. Keep in mind he started only 12 games last season and only 13 during his entire college career. By all accounts, Trubisky has fully embraced the learning process and even thrived off it during spring practices.
Fresh face: Daniel, 31, is the peer contributor to the quarterback incubator the Bears have built for Trubisky. When Daniel was the Chiefs’ backup from 2013-15, Nagy was the quarterbacks coach under head coach Andy Reid. In 2016, Daniel joined the Eagles under another Reid protégé, Doug Pederson. That was Carson Wentz’s rookie season, so Daniel has experience tutoring a highly drafted quarterback. That’s why the Bears guaranteed him $7 million, not because of his 78 regular-season passes since entering the league in 2009. The offense “is very specific from a quarterback perspective in terms of splits by receivers, what route does a tight end have on this concept, where the running back is, the depth of a running back, how many yards on a ‘ZD bend,’ ” Daniel said. “It’s very quarterback intensive, and as a quarterback we’re supposed to know that stuff. I’m looking forward to teaching Mitchell.”
You should know: Trubisky’s 12 starts as a rookie were full of growing pains. The Bears won only four of those games, and he had 10 turnovers compared with nine touchdowns. But for everything he learned on the field, there was another critical developmental component off it. Said Ragone: “How do you build a weekly schedule? When are you going to get into the building? How long are you going to stay? What’s your schedule? Who are you watching film with? What are you watching? How do you take notes? All that stuff that you maybe don’t do in college because of a lot of different reasons, you have to do now. That’s part of the process. Now, in Year 2, he’s got that built in.”
Quote of note: “We all believe in Coach Nagy’s plan. And you’ve seen the progression from the first day to now. … Each day you might have some bumps in the road, but, looking back on it, we’ve gotten so much better from where we were at Day 1, and that just gives us so much confidence as an offense moving forward.” — Trubisky on June 6
Big number: 77.5 — Trubisky’s passer rating in 12 starts as a rookie. By comparison, Wentz’s rating was 80.1 in his first 12 rookie starts in 2016. The Rams’ Jared Goff, Trubisky’s roommate in Southern California for a few weeks during the offseason, had a 63.6 rating in seven starts as a rookie in 2016.
Mitch Trubisky's ability to command Matt Nagy's offense will define the Bears' season
Biggest question: Can Trubisky command Nagy’s challenging scheme?
Throughout the offseason program, Nagy balanced his excitement about Trubisky’s fit in the offense with clear explanations about how long it will take Trubisky for master it. “They understand that in Kansas City it took us five years to get to that point that we got to,” Nagy said in May. “We’re kind of at a pace right now where we have to, at times, pull back and say to yourself: We’re months into this thing, not years.” Because Nagy’s plays require the quarterback to call for adjustments at the line of scrimmage based on the defense, and for receivers to adjust their routes based on the coverage, Trubisky has a lot to process on every down. Plus, his footwork must be precise in the quick passing game. Keep in mind he started only 12 games last season and only 13 during his entire college career. By all accounts, Trubisky has fully embraced the learning process and even thrived off it during spring practices.
Fresh face: Daniel, 31, is the peer contributor to the quarterback incubator the Bears have built for Trubisky. When Daniel was the Chiefs’ backup from 2013-15, Nagy was the quarterbacks coach under head coach Andy Reid. In 2016, Daniel joined the Eagles under another Reid protégé, Doug Pederson. That was Carson Wentz’s rookie season, so Daniel has experience tutoring a highly drafted quarterback. That’s why the Bears guaranteed him $7 million, not because of his 78 regular-season passes since entering the league in 2009. The offense “is very specific from a quarterback perspective in terms of splits by receivers, what route does a tight end have on this concept, where the running back is, the depth of a running back, how many yards on a ‘ZD bend,’ ” Daniel said. “It’s very quarterback intensive, and as a quarterback we’re supposed to know that stuff. I’m looking forward to teaching Mitchell.”
You should know: Trubisky’s 12 starts as a rookie were full of growing pains. The Bears won only four of those games, and he had 10 turnovers compared with nine touchdowns. But for everything he learned on the field, there was another critical developmental component off it. Said Ragone: “How do you build a weekly schedule? When are you going to get into the building? How long are you going to stay? What’s your schedule? Who are you watching film with? What are you watching? How do you take notes? All that stuff that you maybe don’t do in college because of a lot of different reasons, you have to do now. That’s part of the process. Now, in Year 2, he’s got that built in.”
Quote of note: “We all believe in Coach Nagy’s plan. And you’ve seen the progression from the first day to now. … Each day you might have some bumps in the road, but, looking back on it, we’ve gotten so much better from where we were at Day 1, and that just gives us so much confidence as an offense moving forward.” — Trubisky on June 6
Big number: 77.5 — Trubisky’s passer rating in 12 starts as a rookie. By comparison, Wentz’s rating was 80.1 in his first 12 rookie starts in 2016. The Rams’ Jared Goff, Trubisky’s roommate in Southern California for a few weeks during the offseason, had a 63.6 rating in seven starts as a rookie in 2016.
