The Cleveland Browns went with conventional wisdom with regard to the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and took the perceived best overall player in Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett. Prior to the draft, there was a notion that Cleveland could become enamored with former North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky but that went out the window with haste as Garrett took “the call” as the top guy.
However, the NFL world did not have to wait long for Trubisky to come off the board, as the Chicago Bears traded a king’s ransom to move up one spot to No. 2 overall in a deal with the San Francisco 49ers. Trubisky was the target. Because Chicago already has Mike Glennon on a rather enormous quarterback as the team’s starter, the decision to move “all in” on Trubisky was met with bewilderment from, well, almost everyone.
"Bears traded all their picks for Mitchell Trubisky???" https://t.co/Y4ZAvsea9n
— Legends (@LegendsofCH) April 28, 2017
#Bears traded a 3rd and 4th round pick to move up 1 spot to take Mitch Trubisky… #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/6pjaTP5JNE
— Zac (@DCzWall) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/purplebuckeye/status/857754433568083968
Mitchell Trubisky dodging being a Browns QB and ending up a Bears QB is like jumping out of a frying pan and into a frying pan.
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) April 28, 2017
If Trubisky wins the starting job in Chicago it will be his first win over an NC State quarterback
— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) April 28, 2017
When your team gets fleeced in a trade and then they take Mitch Trubisky. pic.twitter.com/3A519IurLl
— The Reverend Reiderson (@ChipReiderson) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cianaf/status/857753786122686464
"Mitchel Trubisky now gets the chance to learn under Mike Glennon" may be my favorite draft comment ever.
— Eric Crain (@EricCrain) April 28, 2017
Bears gave Mike Glennon $45 million and then gave up three picks to trade up one spot for Mitch Trubisky.
— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) April 28, 2017
As you might imagine, there are even some gems from Trubisky himself, including one where he pledges allegiance to the Green Bay Packers.
https://twitter.com/Mtrubisky10/status/554384600836087808
Some folks, on the bright side, did credit Bears GM Ryan Pace for making the gamble to get the player he wanted.
If Trubisky is a stud then Ryan Pace hit a HR. If he is a bust then he will probably lose his job. Give him credit for having huge cojones.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) April 28, 2017
However, others were skeptical that Trubisky should go ahead of Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, who went 10 picks later to the Houston Texans.
Friendly reminder that Mitch Trubisky lost more games this season than Deshaun did in his career.
— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) April 28, 2017
One more thing to keep in mind for tonight's #NFLDraft —
In their careers, Watson played in two Nattys. Trubisky beat one ranked team.— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) April 27, 2017
It should be noted, though, that Trubisky’s backstory is an impressive one and his rise has been astronomical.
Four years ago, Ohio State told him he wasn't good enough.
Today, Mitch Trubisky was the 2nd pick in the NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/mMkJ81BWnH
— Taylor Vippolis (@tvippolis) April 28, 2017
Oh, and the player that San Francisco acquired with the No. 3 overall pick, Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas, once ran down Trubisky on a big stage.
Solomon Thomas was last seen engulfing and devouring Mitch Trubisky at the Sun Bowl.
— Rob (@robg0927) April 28, 2017
We were reminded by this by the Niners themselves.
Following a trade with the Bears, the #49ers selected Stanford DL Solomon Thomas with the 3rd overall pick.
📰 https://t.co/JuCLvGgtTn pic.twitter.com/Mr4QO3JAkP
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 28, 2017
God bless the NFL Draft.
