BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) – Chicago Bears coach John Fox paused to recall when he last had a quarterback whose debut created a stir as great as Mitch Trubisky’s.
“Real recent, the first time we threw Tim Tebow out there in Denver it was pretty similar,” Fox said. “The awareness on the outside that was mentioned – that brought quite a bit of attention.”
Mike Glennon remains the Bears starter, and there is no change in the team’s quarterback depth chart after the Bears’ 24-17 loss to open the preseason Thursday against Denver.
Yet, it’s obvious Trubisky’s performance focused public pressure on both Glennon and injured backup quarterback Mark Sanchez.
“There’s a reason why we drafted him with the second pick of the draft,” Fox said. “I think for the first time people got to see that in a Bears uniform, which I think is exciting.”