Rozner: Can Mitch Trubisky hype match Chicago Bears' hope?

Mitch Trubisky offers much of what you'd hope to find in an NFL quarterback.

He commands a huddle, sees the field and has the physical skills to play the position.

So did Jay Cutler.

But GM Ryan Pace has bet everything on Trubisky being a great NFL quarterback, so for the sake of the franchise and the sanity of Chicago Bears fans, Trubisky better be great.

It doesn't seem quite fair to the kid, especially in an offense with so little to offer the quarterback.

Meanwhile, Pace gets a free pass for three years of producing a 10-26 record when the Bears should be making the playoffs.

So Mike Glennon is tossed aside and this is somehow on John Fox, who will likely pay the Price for Pace's roster after the season.

It seems the right time to revisit what Pace sold the McCaskeys when he spent $18 million guaranteed on Glennon in a three-year, $45-million deal.

Said Pace in March, “I've liked Mike ever since N.C. State, honestly. Being in the same division at New Orleans was beneficial, being up close.

“Obviously, he's a big quarterback with a strong arm.”

Well, he is big.

“But beyond that, he's intelligent,” Pace said. “He can quickly process. He can see the field. He's accurate. He gets the ball out quick.”

Wow. Raise your hand if you saw the same.

Pace was particularly excited that Glennon wanted to learn the names of everyone who worked in the building. Human resources probably loved that, but not sure that would make him a better quarterback.

“I think you look back to how he performed in college,” Pace said. “He was a highly successful player in college and then you just evaluate every single snap that he's taken the entire time in the NFL.”

Every snap.

“I mean his sample size is big enough to have a good feel for that,” Pace said. “Mike Glennon is our starting quarterback, and we're fired up about that. He's got all the traits you could want in a quarterback.”

Pace used the same words to describe Trubisky after the draft, when he proclaimed again his love for Glennon.

“Mike Glennon is our starting quarterback. There's no quarterback competition when Mitch gets here,” Pace said. “I'm extremely excited about Mike Glennon this season.

“There is really no timeline (to start Trubisky). That's why I'm fired up that we got Mike. Mike is a good quarterback, and I'm excited about Mike's future here. There's no rush on this.

“I think we've got a really good situation for Mitch to come into and develop the right way.

“Again, I'm really fired up about Mike Glennon, and I think we've created the perfect environment for Mitch to develop.”

It seems he was fired up, which is nice.

But after four awful games, Pace is not quite as fired up about Glennon, who's been replaced by Trubisky — developed or not — for the Monday night match at home against Minnesota.

It wasn't what you'd call a terrific job evaluating Glennon, a player Pace said he knew very, very well because he had seen so much of him.

Glennon had thrown 630 NFL passes with 18 NFL starts and played two full years in college. Trubisky started 13 college games.

Pace has been wrong about much since he got here, but he'll be given the keys to the kingdom if he finds the Bears a franchise quarterback.

Here's hoping Ryan Pace was better at evaluating Trubisky than he was at evaluating Glennon.

Sundays have been miserable around here for long enough.

brozner@dailyherald.com

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