Nagy: Bears won't make switch from Trubisky to Daniel

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy gave quarterback Mitchell Trubisky a vote of confidence on Monday after the young pivot struggled again with late-game turnovers during Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Nagy said he won't bench Trubisky in favor of backup Chase Daniel despite the 3-4 Bears falling to the bottom of the NFC North.

"Yes, there is (enough time left for Mitch to improve)," Nagy said, according to ESPN's Jeff Dickerson. "And we understand that we didn't get the win, but we felt there was definitely an improvement. We're going to make sure that we keep our noses to the grind, we stay positive, we stay really positive because that's who we are."

Trubisky, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft, has failed to make the third-year leap many expected.

While others in his draft class like Patrick Mahomes (10th overall) and Deshaun Watson (12th overall) are producing MVP-caliber seasons through eight weeks, the Bears' signal-caller ranks toward the bottom in most quarterback statistics.

Out of 33 qualifying quarterbacks, Trubisky sits 32nd in yards per attempt (5.6) and 27th in passer rating (81.4) The 25-year-old's five touchdown passes are also the fewest among passers who have started six-plus games.

Trubisky threw for 3,222 yards with 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2018.

Daniel took over for an injured Trubisky in Weeks 4 and 5. Chicago went 1-1 and scored 37 points with the backup leading the offense. The veteran threw three touchdown passes with two interceptions while averaging 7.1 yards per attempt.

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