With a new coach and a young franchise quarterback, there’s naturally a lot of excitement about the 2018 Bears. The addition of Khalil Mack only added to that excitement, and expectations will be high for first year coach Matt Nagy.
While Mitch Trubisky will be expected to take a step forward in his second season, not everyone is sold on the former second overall pick. Dan Pompei of The Athletic spoke to three NFL scouts about the Bears, and “all of the scouts expressed some degree of uncertainty” about Trubisky. One of the scouts even called him “the weakest link of their team” according to Pompei.
Here’s more from around the league:
- Former NFL player Jameel Cook was arrested and charged with defrauding the NFL by submitting false claims to the players’ health reimbursement account per ProFootballTalk.com. Cook, a fullback who played eight seasons for the Buccaneers and Texans, allegedly stole $100K.
- The Buccaneers will be without number one cornerback Brent Grimes for their Week 1 game agains the Saints according to Scott Smith of the team’s official website (Twitter link). It’s a big loss for the Bucs, who already have a thin secondary, and a big boost for Drew Brees and co.
- With the Seahawks placing cornerback Dontae Johnson on injured reserve, the starting spot is likely to go to fifth round rookie Tre Flowers, according to Brady Henderson of ESPN (Twitter link). Per Henderson, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll raved about Flowers, saying he’s a “really smart player” who’s “done everything we’ve asked him to do.”
The scouts are spot on with Trubisky.
And they are so confident in their opinions that they hide behind anonymity…lol.
It’s always good to get an expert opinion. Thanks.
Oops. Hahahahaha!
You base a story on something Dan Pompei said? Really?… A Guy who keeps changing employment because he gets caught making stuff up? Even PFT has stopped quoting him.
Totally, there is so much data to point to. They should just release him now and save all Bears fans the frustration.