Mitch "Mr Biscuit" Trubisky-QB-North Carolina | Page 299

Phoenix49ers · 2016-09-29T14:44:50-07:00

A QB worth keeping an eye on throughout the season. This is his first year as a starter and he is leading in several passing categories, has largely looked pretty good this season including a terrific comeback win against Pitt. He comes with decent size at 6'3", has added some bulk during his time at North Carolina and also has the athleticism to take off and run with the football if needed. He has thrown 203 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest current streak in the nation. The offense that North Carolina runs is quite similar to Chip Kelly's offense, its a frantic, one-back up-tempo spread offense that utilizes the no huddle a lot. I'll take the Tar Heels entire WR group as well, incredibly well coached group, excellent route runners with outstanding hands(1 drop all season long). Ryan Switzer is one to watch for sure. That has definitely helped Trubisky out but he's made some really excellent throws at times, beating coverage, making timely decisions and with good ball placement on his passes. https://vine.co/v/5rjQ2h2Vvrl http://www.espn.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/94971/north-carolina-qb-mitch-trubisky-proving-hes-among-nations-elite CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- They had noticed the fans leaving after Pitt drilled a field goal to run its fourth-quarter lead to 13, but now, as North Carolina drove toward the end zone in the game's final minutes with a chance to pull out a win, the crowd seemed impossibly loud. Bug Howard was sore, having fought off physical defenders all game. Mack Hollins was just a spectator, an injury forcing him to the sideline. Ryan Switzer was so exhausted he compared the drive to an out-of-body experience. Their quarterback though? Mitch Trubisky was cool as a cucumber. "There was not one time when we thought he was nervous or we thought the stage was too big for him," Switzer said. "He was even-keeled the entire time. I think I even got a smile out of him." What's not to smile about? Trubisky is riding high after four games and, with apologies to that guy getting all the headlines at Louisville, he might be the country's hottest quarterback. Let's start with that game-winning drive. North Carolina needed 17 gut-wrenching plays to march 63 yards. It wasn't a thing of beauty. It was a deliberate, gritty, physical performance. On the drive, Trubisky completed three different throws on fourth-and-6 or longer, converting all for a first down. That's an insane statistic, really. Over the past 10 years, only one other Power 5 quarterback has converted more fourth-down throws in the fourth quarter of a one possession game in an entire career. "I wasn't really thinking about it," Trubisky said. "Just thinking about getting the first down, knowing the situation, trying to communicate. We just made it happen." That drive was Trubisky battling, but so much of the past three games have been easy. Trubisky started last week's contest by completing his first 12 throws, which ran his streak of consecutive completions to 30. That was a school record. Overall this season, he's completed 74.5 percent of his throws, second nationally, despite the fact that he has thrown more deep balls (passes of 20 yards or more in the air) than all but nine other Power 5 quarterbacks.

Nov 14, 2018 at 11:35 AM

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napo
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Originally posted by elguapo:

Originally posted by napo:
That remains to be seen, and we won't really know until next year.

No, not really it doesn't remain to be seen. Jimmy is worlds better. Imagine if he had a receiver like Robinson???

Have to disagree my friend. Jimmy throws a lot of Ints and there is a real question about his durability, Trubisky seems to be improving and the question is whether he will continue to do so. I see we aren't going to agree on this, so let's just see what happens.

Nov 14, 2018 at 12:15 PM

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9moon
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UNFAIR to compare the two... but I'm now wondering who's laughing about the Bears trading up to get Mitch..

Nov 14, 2018 at 12:16 PM

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Yea gotta give Mitch some credit. The guy is improving. Probably make a jump up next year as well. Looks worthy of that number 2 pick.

Nov 14, 2018 at 1:15 PM

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Originally posted by lamontb:
Yea gotta give Mitch some credit. The guy is improving. Probably make a jump up next year as well. Looks worthy of that number 2 pick.

Its funny how that TERRIBLE QB class is balling with Trubisky, Watson and Mahomes.

Nov 14, 2018 at 3:28 PM

#4475

napo
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by lamontb:
Yea gotta give Mitch some credit. The guy is improving. Probably make a jump up next year as well. Looks worthy of that number 2 pick.

Its funny how that TERRIBLE QB class is balling with Trubisky, Watson and Mahomes.

Yep, we were told that the next year's class (Rosen, Allen, Darnold, Mayfield) was far superior.

Nov 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM

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Originally posted by napo:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by lamontb:
Yea gotta give Mitch some credit. The guy is improving. Probably make a jump up next year as well. Looks worthy of that number 2 pick.

Its funny how that TERRIBLE QB class is balling with Trubisky, Watson and Mahomes.

Yep, we were told that the next year's class (Rosen, Allen, Darnold, Mayfield) was far superior.

That's pretty crazy to think about.

BUT, the most important factor is where you go. Could Trubisky, Mahomes and Watson gone to any better situations?

Nov 14, 2018 at 5:42 PM

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Mitch named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for week 10.

Nov 15, 2018 at 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by napo:
Have to disagree my friend. Jimmy throws a lot of Ints and there is a real question about his durability, Trubisky seems to be improving and the question is whether he will continue to do so. I see we aren't going to agree on this, so let's just see what happens.

Deal

Nov 15, 2018 at 12:05 AM

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The Bears still have not beaten that team over .500 and Mitch has still thrown the most interception worthy throws in the NFL. PFF ranks him Dead last or close to Last and I have to agree. He is not accurate and that's really hard to fix. Even when they beat up against bad teams that's the only reason he's looking this good but hey. We'll see

[ Edited by elguapo on Dec 22, 2018 at 3:48 AM ]

Nov 16, 2018 at 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by elguapo:
The Bears still have not beaten that team over .500 and Mitch has still thrown the most interception worthy throws in the NFL. PFF ranks him Dead last or close to West and I have to agree. He is not accurate and that's really hard to fix. Even when they beat up against bad teams that's the only reason he's looking this good but hey. We'll see

Yes, it remains to be seen how he will perform. I'd say don't overreact if he has another great game, or if he has a bad game. As you know, QBs progress at different rates. Some start with a bang, and others, including some very good ones, take several years to reach their potential. What bothered me was that a few media types branded Trubisky a bust because he started slowly this year and didn't look great under a very poor offensive coach last year. Same goes with Jimmy G. Let's see how they turn out in a couple of years before jumping to conclusions.

Dec 18, 2018 at 7:05 AM

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Trubisky has done great in highlights and paper. But he's beyond blessed to have Nagy as a coach. Dude is just like Shanahan, will consistently get you wide open receivers. Unfortunately trubisky still finds ways to miss them or throw picks.

Just his second year. And only had one full year of college football. So he should still be getting better.

Dec 18, 2018 at 7:45 AM

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Not comparing the actual play of the two, more the situation and truth of the matter, Trubisky has to be the Alex Smith of this team and not make mistakes and lose the game while his defense dominates, once he has to truly step up and make big plays in huge moments we will really see how good he is..

Dec 18, 2018 at 7:50 AM

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Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:
Trubisky has done great in highlights and paper. But he's beyond blessed to have Nagy as a coach. Dude is just like Shanahan, will consistently get you wide open receivers. Unfortunately trubisky still finds ways to miss them or throw picks.

Just his second year. And only had one full year of college football. So he should still be getting better.

This. Have to remember that not only is he a second year player, he had just a year as a starting QB in college.

That said, he's thrown for 2800 yards with 23 TDs and a passer rating of 94 after missing a fee games. He has had some really good games along with some bad ones but he has definitely shown progress as a passer.

Dec 21, 2018 at 8:47 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:
Trubisky has done great in highlights and paper. But he's beyond blessed to have Nagy as a coach. Dude is just like Shanahan, will consistently get you wide open receivers. Unfortunately trubisky still finds ways to miss them or throw picks.

Just his second year. And only had one full year of college football. So he should still be getting better.

This. Have to remember that not only is he a second year player, he had just a year as a starting QB in college.

That said, he's thrown for 2800 yards with 23 TDs and a passer rating of 94 after missing a fee games. He has had some really good games along with some bad ones but he has definitely shown progress as a passer.

It's for the better that he's not great and misses wide open receivers, often times has poor placement, and messes up game flow at times. Because then that team would be unstoppable.

To be fair to Mitch though. Chase Daniel for whatever reason was one of the most overrated backups I'd ever seen. He hardly played in his career, short qb, undrafted qb. But he was given a 3 year 21 mil deal by the eagles then 2 year 10 mil by the Bears. And he had his shot to start this year and the team wasn't nearly as good as they were with Mitch.

Dec 21, 2018 at 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:
Trubisky has done great in highlights and paper. But he's beyond blessed to have Nagy as a coach. Dude is just like Shanahan, will consistently get you wide open receivers. Unfortunately trubisky still finds ways to miss them or throw picks.

Just his second year. And only had one full year of college football. So he should still be getting better.

This. Have to remember that not only is he a second year player, he had just a year as a starting QB in college.

That said, he's thrown for 2800 yards with 23 TDs and a passer rating of 94 after missing a fee games. He has had some really good games along with some bad ones but he has definitely shown progress as a passer.

dude is young and at least he's showing promise early. The 2017 qb class is a lot better than we thought (minus Kizer)