The Bears expect to have quarterback Mitchell Trubisky under center when they face the Rams on Sunday, as Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes. Chicago has struggled with Chase Daniel at QB for the last two games and Trubisky’s return is expected to give them a boost.
Daniel was sharp in a Thanksgiving win over the Lions, but the Bears were upset by the Giants last weekend in a close contest. Daniel is regarded as one of the better backup QBs in the NFL – despite his lack of actual playing time in recent years – but things just didn’t click for Chicago with Daniel at the helm.
“I think it’s a transition for our own players on offense,” head coach Matt Nagy said on Thursday. “All of a sudden you have a new teacher, right? A substitute teacher comes in, and it’s a different voice and you’re trying to figure out, ‘Do I like this teacher or not?’ ”
Trubisky, 24, threw for 20 touchdowns against nine interceptions before a shoulder injury took him out of action. Of course, his six TD/zero INT performance against the Bucs boosted that ratio, but he’s been playing solid football on the whole this year.
The Bears already have a 94% likelihood of making the playoffs, according to Five Thirty Eight, but a win against the star-studded Rams would clinch a postseason berth and move them even closer to the divisional crown. A combination of a Bears win and a Vikings loss would pretty much seal up the NFC North for Chicago, allowing them to rest key players down the stretch.
Won’t matter zero chance of winning Sunday. Not because of Trubisky but Fangio is most overrated DC in NFL. McVay will school him Sunday
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What?! Turning around a putrid defense into a top 5 defense in league does not mean overrated.
Guinness and Lucky Charms are a dangerous mix.
Could you sound any more clueless?
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Your a great predictor. Lol
so, how does your foot taste?
“Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone” / Pink Floyd
If the Bears don’t win it won’t be because of the defense. It will be from losing the turnover battle.
If they don’t win it’ll be because they can’t stop Gurley in the second half/ Trubisky turns the ball over.
If the Bears don’t win it, it will come down to one and only one thing: they scored fewer points than the Rams.
Unless they tie, then it won’t come down to that!