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Earlier today White Kyle Fuller Jerseys ,via an article in The Player’s Tribune." The Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansBears’ legend Josh McCown hangs ‘em upNew,27commentsEarlier today, Josh McCown announced his retirement via an article in The Player’s Tribune.CDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Bears’ legend Josh McCown hangs ‘em upTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesHis time in the Windy City was short, but the impact Josh McCown had on the franchise lasts to this day. He only played for the Chicago Bears from 2011 to 2013, but he won the “Media Good Guy” award in 2013, an award voted on and presented by the Chicago chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America. He was named to the USA Today’s All-Joe Team, which goes to an unsung player on each franchise, following his 2013 season. And he was also awarded the prestigious Brian Piccolo Award by the Bears in May of 2014.Earlier today, McCown announced his retirement via an article in The Player’s Tribune.Calling him a Bears’ legend is an admitted bit of hyperbole, but I was a fan of his when he played in Chicago and always rooted for him when he moved on from the Bears. In that remarkable 2013 season he played in just eight games, with five starts, while throwing 13 touchdown passes to only 1 interception, for a franchise best, single-season passer rating of 109.0. If you go by the newer QBR (from ESPN), he also holds the highest such single-season mark in Bears’ history at 83.4.In fact, no other quarterback (minimum 200 passing attempts) in the history of the Bears’ franchise has a higher career passer rating than Josh’s 101.0. McCown was signed by the Bears in November of 2011 to back up Caleb Hanie after Jay Cutler injured his thumb making a tackle against the Chargers. McCown was coaching high school football when the Bears called Kyle Fuller Jerseys 2019 , but he jumped at a chance to get back into the league after playing with the UFL’s Hartford Colonials in 2010. With Hanie at quarterback in 2011, the Bears limped to four straight losses, so they turned to McCown for week 16 in Green Bay. He was rusty in his first start against the Packers, a game in which they dropped their fifth in a row thanks to Aaron Rodgers’ 5 TD passes, but McCown helped the Bears beat the Vikings in their week 17 contest to end the season 8-8. He was waived in final cut-downs before the 2012 season, but came back when Cutler suffered a concussion to back up Jason Campbell. Once Jay came back, McCown stuck around as the number three QB to close out the season.In 2013 he won the number two QB spot behind Cutler, and he saw his first action in a week 7 game against Washington where he went 14 of 20 for 204 yards, with a passing touchdown, while rushing 4 times for 33 yards in Chicago's narrow 41 to 45 loss. McCown played from 2002-2009 for five different teams, then for another five teams from 2011-2018, but his best season was 2013 under the guidance of Marc Trestman. He finished third in the NFL in passer rating, and his interception percentage of 0.4 was lowest in the league. That year he was also the first Bears’ QB to throw for 300 yards in three consecutive games.To this day, many Bears’ fans wonder what could have happened had the Bears stuck with McCown for all of 2013 instead of turning to back Cutler.What are your favorite memories of the short, but sweet, Josh McCown era in Chicago? This is the first of a series of collaborations between film guru Andrew Link of Windy City Gridiron and stats guy Johnathan Wood of Da Bears Blog. We’re excited to be working together to bring fans of both sites great content by combining our approaches."Being who you thought we were since 2005!Log In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBearsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsThe Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansBreaking News:The Bears' 2019 Draft class is complete!脳Latest NewsXs and OsVideoTrubisky’s sophomore season was impressive White Charles Leno Jerseys , but there is plenty of room for improvement. New,49commentsThis is the first of a series of collaborations between film guruAndrew LinkofWindy City Gridironand stats guyJohnathan WoodofDa Bears Blog. We’re excited to be working together to bring fans of both sites great content by combining our approaches.CSTJohnathan WoodShareTweetShareShareTrubisky’s sophomore season was impressive, but there is plenty of room for improvement. Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsFiled under the “trying something new” category comes a collaboration of personalities, strengths, styles, and even blogs. I am very excited to bring a unique cross-over between Da Bears Blog and Windy City Gridiron. This off-season project started months ago as a few random Twitter comments sparked an interesting idea. There are tons of analytics folks out there in the NFL world, and an equal amount of film buffs. But something hit Johnathan Wood and myself at the same time: what if we used the analytics to tell the story and confirmed/de-bunked with the old “eye test?”The result is something that we both think is pretty cool and hopefully Bears fans will enjoy this as well. I urge you to read Johnathan’s article before going any further (although I will be taking excerpts from his article in this one). Nobody really wants to see a bunch of short throws from Mitchell Trubisky, besides, there will be some more silver lining articles to come, so let’s focus on the deep ball. Fifteen yards seems to be the magic number for what constitutes a deep ball by the numbers, I am not sure I totally agree, so I mainly focused on throws over 20 yards. The numbers clearly show that there was something off about Trubisky’s deep ball, but there has to be a reason, right? I came up with 3 reasons why the deep ball struggled. As with many things in sports, you can make the case for different reasons on the same play. Cause and affect. Did poor mechanics cause a throw to be inaccurate? Possibly. Could a poor decision still be well thrown? Absolutely. While I had to ultimately put clips into certain categories, there are often times when you could put a play into any of the 3. Timing/Poor (In)Decisions Whether it be timing within a new offense and with new players or simply being a second year quarterback whose unsure of his reads. Whether those factors lead to indecision or Charles Leno Jerseys 2019 , many times, a poor decision, Trubisky struggled with the deep ball last year. There are tons of hesitations, late throws, and poor decision making, but in the spirit of length, I am only looking at week 1 (at Packers) to week 7 (vs Patriots). This was clearly something that affected Trubisky, and the offense as a whole, a great deal. These types of issues really cleared up quite a bit later in the season, so that was something to build on for 2019. Mechanics/Pocket AwarenessAh yes, mechanics. We have all heard it about Trubisky, and rightly so. You generally see the mechanics break down with heavy pressure, so I don’t think that mechanics are as big of an issue as others claim it to be, but there were still times that they fell apart. Moreso than anything, I would categorize his play early as laissez-faire. They just seemed lazy. But again, this improved as the season wore on and it’s not something that I worry about a whole lot. This is another aspect that should improve in 2019. Ball Placement/AccuracyAccuracy. I really hate to use that term. Yes White Bryce Callahan Jerseys , there are some throws that were simply missed, but all quarterbacks miss throws. A lot of times, the ball was simply put in the wrong place. If a pitcher hits the target and still gives up a home run, is that “missing the mark?” Nope, that means that the ball should have gone to a different spot. That is the biggest issue I have seen has been Trubisky’s inability to pick the right throw. I blame some of this on it being the first year of a new offensive system, a large part on simply being on the same page as his receivers, but there were a few where his targets let him down, and the highest priced ones the most...This is an area that needs to improve and I believe that it will. Again, later in the season, Trubisky started making different throws. You could tell that there was more chemistry later in the season than earlier. With all-11 starters returning, all-11 starters knowing the playbook, an imrpoved running game, and a healthy Allen Robinson II and Adam Shaheen, this offense is poised to make a huge leap in 2019. Keep checking back on Da Bears Blog and Windy City Gridiron for more of this fun series!