This is not what the Bears envisioned.

Mitch Trubisky certainly didnt expect a Week 3 game in Washington to carry any more weight than a Monday Night Football game in September would or should.

Alas, here we are. Trubisky needs to have a good game. No more game manager. He has to show he can take care of one of the leagues worst passing defenses.

We shouldnt still be talking about a litmus test for a third-year quarterback (second in this system) entering his 30th start. But an offense that ranks 30th in yards per pass play (4.56), and a quarterback that looked overwhelmed in Week 1 and shackled by his head coach John Fox-style in Week 2, has brought us to this point.

A Week 3, out-of-division game for a 1-1 Bears team becomes a hallmark moment for Trubisky. No one in the franchise will publicly bill it that way. Trubisky is even-keeled, though his tumultuous start has tested that. Matt Nagy has championed staying steady. But the...

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