The Pittsburgh Steelers made a quarterback change last week, going from starter Mitch Trubisky to rookie Kenny Pickett, looking for a “spark” in the second half of the Week 4 game against the New York Jets. And while this wasn’t enough for the Steelers to get the win, the coaching staff saw enough to make the change permanent.

The Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomin announced earlier this week that Pickett would be their new starting quarterback moving forward. The Pitt product will get his first career start on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. 

Explaining his decision, Tomlin said that the move isn’t solely based on Trubisky’s performance but that he believes the team will have a better chance to win with Pickett.

“in an effort to be better, in an effort to score more points, in an effort to move the ball more fluidly, we decided to go to Kenny in the hope that he would provide a spark for us,” said Tomlin. “ … not only in terms of our ability to move the ball, but just in terms of energy.”

“And so, hopefully, that’s a catalyst for us as we try to move forward and change the outcome of some of these games,” he added.

Mitch Trubisky, who came to Pittsburgh as a free agent this offseason, struggled during his run as the Steelers’ starter. He completed only 59.5 percent of his passes while throwing for just 653 yards and two touchdowns. Trubisky also threw two interceptions.

Stepping in for Trubisky versus the Jets, Pickett threw for 120 yards in two quarters while having two rushing touchdowns. However, he also threw three interceptions, including one in the last drive of the game. 

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Chicago Bears’ disappointing season continued in Week 11 when they suffered a 17-7 loss to Los Angeles Rams. The talk after the game, however, wasn’t the loss itself, but the fact that their starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky was benched in the fourth quarter despite Bears still having a chance to get back.

Considering Trubisky’s bad performance against Rams, and overall in 2019, most of the analysts thought that coach Matt Nagy decided to insert backup Chase Daniel for a comeback attempt. The move didn’t help, as Daniel completed just one pass during his time on the field.

Now Bears decided to address the rumors of Trubisky’s benching with Nagy saying on Monday that the 25-year-old signal-caller left the game due to a hip injury.

According to Nagy, Trubisky’s injury got worse as the game went on and he was in such pain at one point that he couldn’t sit on the bench.

“What ended up happening over time with him was it became stiff and tighter and tighter,” – Nagy explained. “We ended up keeping an eye on it and noticing that we wanted to be careful of it affecting his play. … I knew he had a hip deal but it wasn’t significant to not play. But over time the stiffness got to a point to where he really wasn’t even able to sit on the bench. That’s when I became aware of it and we kept an eye on him for a series and a half.”

Mitch Trubisky is now expected to sit out in the Week 12 game against the New York Giants nursing the hip injury. Bears, however, might not be a lot worse without him as Trubisky’s numbers rank among the worst in the league.

Trubisky threw for only 1,580 yards and nine touchdowns this season, while also adding four interceptions.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers made a quarterback change last week, going from starter Mitch Trubisky to rookie Kenny Pickett, looking for a “spark” in the second half of the Week 4 game against the New York Jets. And while this wasn’t enough for the Steelers to get the win, the coaching staff saw enough to make the change permanent.

The Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomin announced earlier this week that Pickett would be their new starting quarterback moving forward. The Pitt product will get his first career start on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. 

Explaining his decision, Tomlin said that the move isn’t solely based on Trubisky’s performance but that he believes the team will have a better chance to win with Pickett.

“in an effort to be better, in an effort to score more points, in an effort to move the ball more fluidly, we decided to go to Kenny in the hope that he would provide a spark for us,” said Tomlin. “ … not only in terms of our ability to move the ball, but just in terms of energy.”

“And so, hopefully, that’s a catalyst for us as we try to move forward and change the outcome of some of these games,” he added.

Mitch Trubisky, who came to Pittsburgh as a free agent this offseason, struggled during his run as the Steelers’ starter. He completed only 59.5 percent of his passes while throwing for just 653 yards and two touchdowns. Trubisky also threw two interceptions.

Stepping in for Trubisky versus the Jets, Pickett threw for 120 yards in two quarters while having two rushing touchdowns. However, he also threw three interceptions, including one in the last drive of the game. 

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Chicago Bears’ disappointing season continued in Week 11 when they suffered a 17-7 loss to Los Angeles Rams. The talk after the game, however, wasn’t the loss itself, but the fact that their starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky was benched in the fourth quarter despite Bears still having a chance to get back.

Considering Trubisky’s bad performance against Rams, and overall in 2019, most of the analysts thought that coach Matt Nagy decided to insert backup Chase Daniel for a comeback attempt. The move didn’t help, as Daniel completed just one pass during his time on the field.

Now Bears decided to address the rumors of Trubisky’s benching with Nagy saying on Monday that the 25-year-old signal-caller left the game due to a hip injury.

According to Nagy, Trubisky’s injury got worse as the game went on and he was in such pain at one point that he couldn’t sit on the bench.

“What ended up happening over time with him was it became stiff and tighter and tighter,” – Nagy explained. “We ended up keeping an eye on it and noticing that we wanted to be careful of it affecting his play. … I knew he had a hip deal but it wasn’t significant to not play. But over time the stiffness got to a point to where he really wasn’t even able to sit on the bench. That’s when I became aware of it and we kept an eye on him for a series and a half.”

Mitch Trubisky is now expected to sit out in the Week 12 game against the New York Giants nursing the hip injury. Bears, however, might not be a lot worse without him as Trubisky’s numbers rank among the worst in the league.

Trubisky threw for only 1,580 yards and nine touchdowns this season, while also adding four interceptions.

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