If Mitch had a competent, pass blocking line and an actual NFL quality pass catching tight end, he would have a better chance to succeed. Don’t bet on it though for a couple of reasons. One problem is Mitch doesn’t have the skill set to run Nagy’s scheme. Also Nagy isn’t all that interested in changing his scheme to fit with Mitch’s purported strengths, such as accuracy and playmaking ability on the run.
Nagy wants to be the smartest guy in the stadium, and Mitch can’t run his offense. The coach wants to run the 200 level stuff so badly....remember the game he called last year when Mitch was down and Chase Daniel had a week to prepare. “Now I can call all this cool stuff that Mitch can’t run!” Maybe that’s what was happening in the first game this year, Nagy operating as if Mitch had progressed in the offseason.
Brad Biggs reported this week that Mitch was done as a starter for the Bears. I wonder if he has some inside knowledge or does he look at the situation through the eyes of the head coach, who clearly doesn’t believe in his quarterback?