Mitch Trubisky will always be the door prize number 3 out of the 2017 draft. It was the draft where Mitch Trubisky was picked ahead of a well-polished Clemson quarterback, Deshaun Watson. Trubisky was picked ahead of Patrick Mahomes, who was a wild card with some intriguing intangibles. Trubisky was a wild card himself with only one year as a starter in college under his belt. Most teams would have went Watson because of the big bowl games in the College playoffs going eye to eye versus power house Alabama. Patrick Mahomes obviously has been the better choice out of the three, winning a Superbowl in two attempts leading the Chiefs to the promised land back to back years. Will things be different in 4 years with these quarterbacks, or will they remain the same? Trubisky has moved on from the Bears as he shuffles off to Buffalo on a one year deal. Getting out of the city that turns men behind center into stone cold statues, where quarterbacks go to die. Watson is having problems with the massages and if the allegations are true, could his career be in question? Watson was demanding a trade before from Houston, but then all the women that had massage sessions with him suddenly came out saying he wanted a lot more than their pay grade. Mahomes will be Mahomes still. That leaves me the man picked number 1 that year out of the three. Can Mitch Trubisky turn the tables, flip the script, and play like the guy the Bears thought they were getting?

Last season in ten games for the Bears, Mitch Trubisky went 6-3 as a starter. Trubisky was benched earlier in the season, for Nick Foles would return later in the season and played better when head coach Matt Nagy and his staff playbook were tailored to Mitch’s strengths. The Bears also finally ran the ball. Trubisky completed 67% of his passes for 2,055 yards with 16 touch down passes and 8 interceptions. Those are not bad numbers. In four years, Trubisky has 10,609 passing yards with 64 touch downs and 37 picks. Trubisky has a career 64% completion rating. Trubisky has a 29-21 record as starting quarterback. Trubisky is only quarterback since the AFL NFL merger in 1970, not to throw a pick six starting 50 or more games. Trubisky went 0-2 in the playoffs but lost one of those from the double doink kick off the leg of Cody Parky. Trubisky has engineered 5 comebacks and 7 game winning drives. Overall, Trubisky’s numbers speak for themselves. These are not numbers you want for a top quarterback selected in the draft, especially number two overall. Trubisky’s play shows you he does belong in this league as he is not a Ryan Leaf bust. Trubisky will probably never be a top tier passer in the league. Trubisky could be a top back up or a serviceable starter. Trubisky put up better numbers than Andy Dalton, who is the Bears number 1 QB option this up coming season.

Mr. Biscuit, which they call Mitch Trubisky in his circle, had numerous offers from teams this off-season. Why did Trubisky settle on a one year deal to go to Buffalo? Plus, Trubisky probably would have gotten more money elsewhere, settling for a one year deal worth 2.5 million. Then he would be automatically backing up a stud at quarterback like the Bills have in Josh Allen. For the Buffalo Bills, this is a savvy move by them as they love collecting X Bears quarterbacks. Bills replace Matt Barkley, former Bear, with a former Bear with Trubisky. Bills also have Jake Fromm, who they drafted last season who they are still developing. This move by the Bills they improve the quarterback room. Plus, Trubisky’s skill set is similar to Josh Allen’s skill set. The offense would remain the same if something happened to Josh Allen. The reason why Trubisky signed with Buffalo is he has a similar skill set to Josh Allen, who has thrived under offensive coordinator Brain Daboll. Trubisky may be prepared to just be an understudy for a year to learn and improve his play watching Allen and soaking in any knowledge the Bills staff can provide. Remember, the Bears wanted to do that when they drafted Trubisky, but Mike Glennon was horrible and had to throw the biscuit into the wolves his rookie year.

I think if any other team picked Mitch Trubisky in the draft, they would have had better results than the Bears. The Bears brass and coaching staff should be fired because they have problems developing younger talent. Plus, it seems they are never on the same page. John Fox was the head coach with the Bears when Ryan Pace went on his own and took Trubisky in that draft. Fox was probably thinking a stud for his defense. Matt Nagy inherited Trubisky when he took the job. From the beginning, Matt Nagy deep down wanted anyone else other than Mitch Trubisky. Just by selecting the game plan for Mitch Trubisky, Matt Nagy was not doing anyone favors. Half those games Trubisky started, the game plan was not tailored around his skill set. Matt Nagy over and over would use Mitch Trubisky as the scapegoat. Trubisky did not ask the Bears to draft him. The Bears even intended to have Trubisky sit out the entire first season like the Chiefs did with Patrick Mahomes. Going in, Trubisky was going to be a project. Trubisky is a good person and probably did the extra reps in practice and watched the extra game film every week. The biggest reason Trubisky signed with Buffalo is to improve his game and maybe get the help he needs to get better. Trubisky may only do one year in Buffalo and find himself as a starter with another team in 2022. That shows me he wanted coaching and tells me Bears can not coach. Look at Leonard Floyd, another top pick by the Bears. Last year, Floyd played one season with the Rams, turned his career around, and got himself a contract extension. I can’t predict the future as you probably saw my March Madness brackets. In 4 years, Patrick Mahomes will probably still be in the top tier of quarterbacks in the league. Deshaun Watson’s saga could be uglier. I suspect Watson, if he can get out from under all this massage therapy, will play at an elite level. Where… I have no idea. An educated guess is I can see Mitch Trubisky resurfacing in the NFL as a starter being a middle of the road type of quarterback. If a team can run the ball, use Trubisky’s skill set and coach him up, he could be a guy to get your team into the playoffs. At the end, it will show you the booby prizes were always running the show with GM Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy.