Trubisky's new mindset fueled by self-confidence

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Trubisky won the quarterback competition in part due to the improvements he showed in training camp practices involving his footwork, accuracy, decision-making and willingness to remain in the pocket.


"I heard that coach Nagy challenged him on his footwork in the pocket and not flushing the pocket too early and I feel like he definitely took that challenge and ran with it," Cohen said. "He's been great about that in training camp and he's definitely finding the guys in his third and fourth read."


Trubisky's first chance to transfer those improvements from the practice field to games will come Sunday in Detroit. Given how COVID-19 has impacted the entire sports world—including the cancellation of NFL offseason practices and all preseason games—it's almost surreal that the league's regular season will begin on schedule this weekend.


"I'm excited and very anxious," Trubisky said. "It's only Wednesday, so I know we have a few practices to go before we get to gameday. So it's all about taking it one day at a time, making sure this offense is going out to practice, staying focused and executing what we've got to be great at on Sunday.


"I would say I'm just super excited. With everything going on, we're excited to kick off the season and just proud of the way our team has handled everything on and off the field and how we continue to come closer together and overcome the obstacles so we're able to kick off the season the right way."


In terms of how Nagy would like Trubisky to kick off the season, the coach discussed tempo in and out of the huddle and leading the offense to touchdowns.


"That's a big emphasis for us is, 'Let's get touchdowns' and let's try to do everything we can because when you score touchdowns, things are a lot easier," Nagy said. "As a quarterback, it doesn't always mean that has to be a special throw. Maybe that's a special decision that you made in another part of the game. That's his No. 1 deal right now is to do that. [And] stay away from making negative plays. As we all know, that can get you in a hole. But other than that, let's just do what we do and play fast."