Bears can play safely with Mitch Trubisky – he's not the star of the offensive

The most intelligent answer to Mitch Trubisky's health uncertainty is more like a shrug than a scream.

Acceptance – but not indifference – would demonstrate a better understanding of the current situation of the Bears and what their future holds.

That is to say, it is not necessary that it spoils your appetite on this Thanksgiving day.

If Trubisky wakes up Thursday morning with a discomfort in the right shoulder, he should definitely be absent from the game against the Lions.

If the Bears quarterback wants to wait to see how he feels during warm-ups at Ford Field, let the emerging team leader explore his personal boundaries. The development process is to allow Trubisky to play if adrenaline alleviates the pain, provided that doctors and coaches see no harm in the long run to let him do his 23rd game in a row.

Defining the difference between pain and injury can be valuable for a 24-year-old quarterback and coach Matt Nagy did not suggest it was a serious and persistent concern. This is the first time Trubisky has invested in the ambiguity of NFL injuries, but this is probably not his last, and that's also part of his growth.

Trust the Bears to understand that they have more to lose than to win playing Trubisky if the risks outweigh the rewards. And that could be true with five games to play in December before the playoffs of the NFC – yes, the playoffs. Having a healthy Trubisky will be more important to the Bears than it is today, with a one-and-one-half lead in the North of the NFC and one opponent to beat against another.

The Bears can defeat the Lions with quarterback Chase Daniel, a professional lineup that is well paid to handle such situations.

Daniel signed a $ 10 million two-year contract last winter with $ 7 million guarantees as part of the team's investment in crisis management. Who knows? Throwing Daniel in a potential trap game could sharpen the Bears and avoid the emotional disappointment that often follows decisive wins.

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Forget the fact that Daniel has only thrown three passes for the regular season since 2014. The Bears would simply ask Daniel to replace and play a good game against a bad defense, not end the season.

Daniel's pre-season numbers suggest that it's not too much to ask: the 32-year-old veteran completed 50 out of 74 passes for 516 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions for a pass score of 93.1.

Those who make fun of using pre-season statistics to support Daniel's credentials would probably be the first to present them if he played poorly in August. Daniel, who measures less than six feet, combines precision, mobility and control of Nagy's system to move the chains.

The release has nothing to do with what the Bears experienced in 2011 when they were 7-3 and lost five in a row, Caleb Hanie replaced the injured departing Jay Cutler and eventually sent former general manager Jerry Angelo out.

Any Bears offense under Daniel offers more efficiency than explosiveness. Without Trubisky's big arm, the pass game becomes more horizontal than vertical.

But to think that the offensive would stagnate under Daniel misses one of the main points of this rebirthing season of the Bears.

With all due respect to Trubisky – who has developed enough that the biggest complaint lodged after 10 matches is that he slips awkwardly – he is not the star of the Bears offensive .

Allen Robinson, far receiver, neither Tarik Cohen nor Jordan Howard. Neither tight end Trey Burton or the offensive line.

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The star of the Bears offense is the offense. They used to say the same thing about Lovie Smith's Cover-2 defense – an exaggeration for a unit that included a future Hall of Fame and several perennial Pro Bowlers – but the scheme is really the only one. 39, history behind the Bears offense in 2018.

This simple truth makes the Bears largely immune to short-term injuries like Trubisky's. The success or failure of the offensive does not concern anyone, unless Nagy misses a match with the flu and can not keep up. The Bears have paid 25 offensive players up to $ 71.1 million this season, but the scheme outweighs the skills of the offensive meeting room at Halas Hall. The most consistent element of every Bears game plan was Nagy's schematic approach, perhaps the main reason why the receivers are so open and the holes so wide. This creates a fair distribution of balls and a camaraderie encouraged by all coaches. The Bears' brightest stars play on the NFL's fiercest defense, starting with Pro Bowl players Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks and Eddie Jackson, who become well-known names in Chicago.

It's not hard to wonder if the Bears would miss out on one of those outstanding defensemen than Trubisky, whose development was once the highest priority of the season. But things are changing fast in the NFL.

Trubisky was becoming a franchise quarterback. In his first full season as a starter, the Bears have become a playoff team. They are talented and profound enough to minimize the absence of Trubisky if it allows them to maximize their success when they return to good health.