Mitch Trubisky dubbed Bears' biggest disappointment of 2019

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There were a lot of things about the 2019 Chicago Bears that fell way short of expectations. Khalil Mack's sack total, Eddie Jackson's highlight-reel plays and the entire tight end position immediately come to mind, but no player was a bigger disappointment than quarterback Mitch Trubisky.

His regression in Year 2 under Matt Nagy was obvious to anyone who watched a Bears game this season. He looked more like an inexperienced rookie panicking in the face of NFL pressure than he did a third-year player who was once deemed a franchise-caliber prospect.

And that's why it should come as no surprise that he was dubbed the Bears' biggest disappointment of 2019 by Bleacher Report.

After completing two-thirds of his passes for over 3,200 yards with twice as many touchdowns as interceptions in Chicago's 12-win 2018 campaign, Trubisky's numbers this season were down nearly across the board—his yards per attempt and passer rating dropped substantially, and Trubisky's rushing yards fell by over 50 percent.

The stats only tell part of the story, and they were bad, too. His final box score showed a 63% completion percentage, 3,138 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. They're numbers worthy of optimism if they came from a Day-3 pick who ascended into a surprise-starter role.

But after 41 regular-season starts and very few inspiring moments, Trubisky's stats scream NFL backup. His inconsistent mechanics and often inaccurate passes do, too.

Sure, Trubisky was the Bears' biggest disappointment in 2019. More troubling, however, is he may end up being one of the franchise's biggest letdowns of all-time.

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