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A rookie season under a boring, stuck-in-the-past coach who was unwilling to change which has now turned into a fresh offensive-minded head coach with weapons on offense. No, I am not talking about Jared Goff.
This is the story of Mitch Trubisky of the Chicago Bears. While the narratives are the same from an oft-injured receiver coming to the team, to a rookie receiver and two tight ends who may surprise, we don’t know the outcome this time.
While Trubisky could perform great and experience a breakout in his second year, he may also fall flat and leave those of you who put your whole season in his basket in ruins.
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Stop the Hype - Mitch Trubisky
Trubisky had a very quiet rookie season in which he only threw the ball 27.4 times per game and ended the season with a touchdown to interception ratio of 1 to 1, throwing only seven touchdowns to his seven interceptions. While he has a solid running game in Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, the signing of Allen Robinson is a source of concern. If he turns into the receiver he was in 2015 it will be a great signing. But if he is the receiver we saw in every one of his other years, it will be just as massive of a disappointment for the Bears and will leave them still without a bonafide number one receiver.
The offensive line has been a bright spot on the team. Even through their recent down seasons, they have been a top-five group at the position and this should continue to be the case in 2018. This should give both Trubisky and the running game opportunity to take a further step forward barring any injury. If new head coach Matt Nagy allows the quarterback to throw to his new complement of receivers, we could see the coming out of a new star.
But looking back to last season in Kansas City, when Nagy took over the play calling from Andy Reid late in the season, the Chiefs relied heavily on rookie Kareem Hunt for a lot of their offense on their way to a division title. With a run-first mentality at head coach, not to mention a much-improved defense with Defensive Rookie of the Year favorite Roquan Smith finally in the fold and the signing of Khalil Mack, the Bears may not need to use Trubisky like many think they will. If the defense performs up to their capability and the running game is as potent as it can be, Mitch Trubisky may be relegated to game manager status, at least for the foreseeable future.
While this could work for the team, the likes of Alex Smith last season or the first years of Russell Wilson, this will not lead to great results for your fantasy team. The best thing to do for the sake of your team and sanity on a weekly basis is to let Trubisky go undrafted and monitor his usage for a few weeks before using a waiver claim to grab him if necessary. Otherwise, if you really love the thrill of not knowing what you are going to get from a given player, go after someone with more upside like Joe Flacco or the above-mentioned Jared Goff.
