Pros and cons of Pittsburgh Steelers signing QB Mitchell Trubisky

Pros of Matt Canada’s offense

One thing which is a plus for Trubisky is that he has mobility. We are not talking about a Lamar Jackson level of mobility, but he might rack up 200-300 rushing yards a season. Certainly much more than Big Ben posted in his final years or any season he played except 2017.

Yesterday on the Matt and Dale podcast, they brought up an interesting point regarding Trubisky’s mobility. Say he averages 30 rushing yards a game. While that may not seem like a lot, it has a ripple effect.

On top of what Najee Harris rushes, it’s an extra 510 yards beyond that. In many cases, that’s an additional first down or two per game. From this point, It could extend the time of possession by 30 seconds or a minute, and your defense plays fewer snaps. That could lead to an extra three points per game. SO his mobility is a plus.

In addition, as all of the supporters bring up, this fresh mobility makes him a capable candidate to run Matt Canada’s offense much more so than Big Ben could do trying to run Canada’s offense. Canada’s schemes are such it requires a mobile quarterback. That could be what happens when Mitch takes the reigns. Two things happen Trubisky makes Canada look like a genius or a fool, one of the two.