{"id":308907,"date":"2021-01-03T18:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T00:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=308907"},"modified":"2021-01-04T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:21:17","slug":"pros-cons-of-placing-the-franchise-tag-on-mitchell-trubisky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/pros-cons-of-placing-the-franchise-tag-on-mitchell-trubisky\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros & Cons of Placing the Franchise Tag on Mitchell Trubisky"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since the Bears drafted him in 2017, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky ends the 2020 NFL season without a contract. Through the first four years of his career, Trubisky has had his fair share of ups and downs. After Sunday afternoons loss against the Green Bay Packers, Trubisky posts a winning record of 29-21, with a completion percentage of 63.9% and a 87.3 passer rating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With numbers like these, the Chicago Bears front office has a tough decision to make. Do they let Mitch walk and move on to a new quarterback? Or, does the team take another shot at Trubisky with the franchise tag and give him one more year to prove himself? Both options make sense for the future of this team, which is why we\u2019re here to talk about the pro\u2019s and con\u2019s of the Bear\u2019s <\/span>placing the franchise tag on Mitch Trubisky<\/span><\/a> for next season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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