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Buyer Beware: Mitch Trubisky Not Worthy of all the Hype

By Carl Cockerham

Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Every year, there is a player coming into the NFL Draft with way too much hype. And this year, that player is North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky.

What is all the fuss about Mitch Trubisky?

What did he do that’s so special?

He plays in a spread offense that inflates stats but doesn’t have 4,000 yards passing or 1,000 yards rushing. Trubisky was never a threat to win the Heisman Trophy nor was his team a National Championship contender. It seems like he’s the guy the media just decided to like.

He does have the 30 touchdowns and 6 interception but that was a product of his system. Making a living on bubble-screens and slants, he doesn’t put the ball in harm’s way very much. But at 6’3″, 220 pounds, he has good size, arm strength and mobility.

And those three things just happen to be the most overrated traits quarterback prospects have. His arm strength allows him to make all the throws but he doesn’t make all the throws. His downfield accuracy is a problem as he constantly misses guys that are wide open.

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And if you look at his game against Stanford, you can rattle him and confuse him. He already isn’t relied on to make pre-snap reads to change the play or protections. All of this plays come from a dummy card on the sideline where is to chose one from a handful.

The interceptions he threw against Stanford came on plays that he didn’t read the defense properly. This is important because Stanford runs the kind of defenses we see in the NFL. The biggest thing is he just came out of nowhere as a first-year starter.

That is the scariest type of quarterback you can draft in the first round. Statistics say that one-year starting quarterbacks in college go on to fail when they get to the NFL. Mark Sanchez and Jamarcus Russell are two prime examples of that.

So Trubisky could end up in the green room for a long time at the draft. And if someone reaches for him and he as to play early on, he could be a bust.

Buyer beware!

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