Most of us agree that NFL preseason games are a waste of time, a money grab by owners, a major injury waiting to happen and an all-around threat to the republic.
Yet I can’t shake a powerful need to see Mitch Trubisky throw a pass in a game. To know that he has improved. To wipe away all the reports of his middling training camp. To make sure that what the Bears are saying about their quarterback is in the general vicinity of the truth.
Coach Matt Nagy has done the right thing here. He obviously believes his team is a Super Bowl contender and so has not exposed his top players, including Trubisky, to the risk of getting hurt in meaningless games.