Bears plan to press Trubisky into action

• The Chicago Bears are going to give prized rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky a try.

The No. 2 overall draft pick from the University of North Carolina will start against the Minnesota Vikings Oct. 9 after Mike Glennon struggled in the first four games. The team announced the move Monday.

It’s hardly a surprise the Bears will go with Trubisky considering how badly Glennon has struggled. He has five interceptions and three lost fumbles. He got picked off twice, lost a fumble on a sack and had another snap ricochet off his knee for a lost fumble in Thursday’s 3514 loss at Green Bay.

The Bears had envisioned this as sort of a redshirt season for Trubisky even though they made a bold move by trading up a spot with San Francisco to grab him on draft night. He started only 13 games at North Carolina and worked primarily out of the shotgun in a spread offence with few similarities to Chicago’s scheme.

He started third on the depth chart behind Glennon and veteran Mark Sanchez. But with his mobility and arm strength, he progressed quicker than expected.

Glennon played turnoverfree ball in a 23-17 seasonopening loss to Atlanta and had the Bears threatening for a last-second touchdown after struggling for much of the game. Things only got worse for Glennon in a blowout loss at Tampa Bay and he didn’t play well in a surprising win over Pittsburgh, either.