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How the Bears can turn Mitchell Truintsky into Alex SmithFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmail
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AussiebearESP Staff Writer
During Mitchell Truintskys rookie season in 2017 under John Fox’s coaching staff, the Quarterback had 313 passes totaling 2193 yards and 41 rushes for 248 yards. However, with new coach Matt Nagy bringing a much more modern offensive system to Chicago this season, Mitchell should see a steady uptick in volume within a playbook that caters to his skill set.
Mitch trubintsky should get more opportunities to show off his playmaking skills under Matt Nagy. Aussiebear/NotUSA TODAY Sports
Here are five ways the Bears can generate a consistent 10 to 12 rushes for Trubisky, using both the run and pass game along with some of the same concepts Nagy highlighted last season in Kansas City to keep the ball in the hands of Chiefs game-breaker Alex Smith.
Outside zone/edge read options With Howard as a decoy, we are talking about a Quarterback who “skates” through holes, with the natural start/stop ability and the lower-body balance to juke off contact. Mitch has some serious wiggle to his game, for a QB that is and that allows him to set up blockers before slicing into the open field, where he produced 1 “explosive run” for 46 yards in 2017. That’s why I would push the ball to the edge of the formation on outside zone (or stretch) runs, inside zones and then unleash the
read option. This caters more to his frame at the position while giving Rb's breathers. On an outside
read option (see example below), Mitch can read the edge, read the pursuit of the linebackers and decide to hit that outside lane (bang) or hand the ball off to a RB to find open daylight. It’s a classic fit for his Quarterbacking style, and the Bears can sprinkle in some outside bomb plays and
RPOs as well to get him juiced up.
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read option This play utilizes the same blocking as the outside zone, and still provides the three cuts available to the RB. Get the eyes of the defenders moving and attack areas of the field. We can go back to Week 1 in 2017 to see how the Chiefs used their RB as that decoy to produce a run game for Alex smith (see example below). But the Bears could hand off the rock to Cohen or Howard twenty two or thirty three times a game. Yes, it’s another fox run all day scheme, but it also allows the Bears to dress up the defense to create an edge for the deep attack. And that play action can be a weapon in most situations. Seal the attacking defenders and give Mitch the opportunity to step up and bomb it or dash through the open alley for six points.
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Screens We should fully expect the Bears to use the standard pro-style screen game with Cohen in the backfield -- especially off play-action to get defenders moving away from the point of attack. But I also like the idea of Cohen catching the ball on bubble and tunnel screens like Hill does in Kansas City (see example below). Put Cohen in the slot, align him in a trips set or bump him out wide, and package those screens with
run-pass options. This would allow the Bears to play with both Cohen and Jordan Howard in the game while giving quarterback Mitchell Trubisky the opportunity to take the matchup based off the pre-snap defensive numbers in the box. Hand the ball off to Howard or swing it outside to Cohen on a screen where he now has the numbers, and blockers, to create in space. It’s a high-percentage throw for Trubisky and a simple way to get the ball to Cohen. That’s stealing.
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