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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky tried on Wednesday to pump the brakes on the continued hysteria surrounding his preseason debut.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Trubisky said of Mitch Mania. “I don’t pay attention to it.... it was just a small sample. It was the first game, and you’ve just got to continue to be consistent in reproducing it. That’s why we’re out here working and practicing.”
Practice is where Trubisky can identify the majority of his flaws. Trubisky had no trouble with the vanilla scheme of Denver's second-string defense last week. But on the practice field, Trubisky often is shown looks he’s never seen before.
“[At practice], I’ve been taking the wrong drop a couple times, [and I’m working on] getting the correct Mike [linebacker call] down so we have it blocked correctly,” Trubisky said. “[I’m working on] just being more efficient. The game was actually pretty clean; it’s more in practice.”
Saturday's game against the Cardinals is an even bigger test for Trubisky, who is expected to play sometime after the Bears pull starter Mike Glennon.
Arizona coach Bruce Arians won’t be bashful about showing stuff in the preseason. Don’t be surprised to see the Cardinals go after Trubisky, who’s working on blitz recognition in practice but didn’t face much extra pressure in the Broncos game.
“I’m picking it up,” he said. “It’s tougher in practice than it was in the last game just because I don’t think in the preseason they wanted to throw a lot at us or show a lot, per se. But in practice I’m seeing a lot of different blitzes, and I think game-planning on a week-to-week basis will help in picking up the blitzes and everything.
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4706033/bears-qb-mitchell-trubisky-knows-hes-far-from-a-finished-product