Bears pin their hopes on Mitch Trubisky

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The Mitch Trubisky era has started with the Bears. And, all in all, it looks promising. Trubisky is mobile and an accurate. He made some great throws on the run. And of course he made a couple of turnovers, one of which was a Cutleresque late interception that led to the game winning field goal in the Vikings 20-17 win over the Bears. After the Bears 1-4 start some things are clearly evident.

There were options

Ryan Pace really overpaid for Mike Glennon. In addition, he also overpaid to move up in the draft. I think Trubisky will be fine as the Bears quarterback. I also think DeShaun Watson is going to be, or already is, a good NFL quarterback. Either way, there was no reason to give up as much as Pace did to get a young quarterback.

It's also painfully evident the Bears have a serious lack of play makers on offense and defense. While Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard give the Bears a nice 1-2 punch out of the backfield, their receivers are rancid. How the Bears could let Alshon Jeffery walk without getting some time of replacement for him defies logic. They have to seriously address this problem before next season.

How does this keep happening?  (or not happening)

By the way the Bears still don't have an interception this season. How can a team be consistently be so inept at creating turnovers? After a while, it looks like it's more than just a fluke. It either goes to coaching or selection of players.

And while I'm at it....

The Bears handling of Kyle Long is puzzling. He's played multiple positions in the Bears offensive line. I wonder how much better the Bears offensive line and Kyle Long would be if they had just left alone at the position where he was a pro bowler.

Puzzling logic

I watch Pardon the Interruption fairly often and usually agree with one of the hosts, Michael Welbon. However, Michael's reasoning on preferring the Bears continue to use Mike Glennon at quarterback makes no sense to me.. Mike's thinking being the Bears need to prep Mitch Trubisky more. I think giving Trubisky more time in a season where the Bears aren't going anywhere makes more sense. 

Less was definitely more

Glennon is money wasted. I can't imagine Mark Sanchez being any worse than Mike Glennon. I actually think Brian Hoyer would have been better than Glennon, and a lot cheaper. If the Bears had continued to play Glennon, John Fox risked losing his team. Glennon is that inept. The only thing that drove Glennon's stock up over the last couple of the seasons is the fact that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept him on the bench. If they had played him, he would have been exposed as the stiff he is.

The Domino effect

John Fox and Ryan Pace also had reason to play Trubisky. Their jobs, Fox's in particular, are on the line. The only thing that can bring Fox back to the next year is visible on the field progress. Trubisky is the Bears only hope of that. Also, if Trubisky shows promise, the Bears head coaching position becomes a lot more appealing. For Pace, playing Trubisky is a win, win. For Fox, not quite as much.

Based on Monday night's ESPN broadcast of the Bears – Vikings game, John Gruden may be interested.