{"id":970910,"date":"2026-08-12T06:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/970910\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:09:26","slug":"mitch-trubisky-knows-the-quarterback-trap-cam-ward-can-avoid-with-brian-daboll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/970910\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch Trubisky Knows the Quarterback Trap Cam Ward Can Avoid With Brian Daboll"},"content":{"rendered":"

After playing for six NFL play-callers, Trubisky knows what it feels like to be second-guessed even when a play works. He doesn’t expect that for Ward.<\/p>\n

By PAUL KUHARSKY<\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 In nine seasons, Mitch Trubisky has played for six different NFL play-callers.<\/p>\n

Now lined up behind Cam Ward, working for Brian Daboll for a second time, Trubisky brings a unique perspective to the Titans quarterback situation. And he sees Ward entering a situation that gives him freedom designed to maximize his game.<\/p>\n

He knows Ward\u2019s not going to feel the dread he sometimes had on a Monday walking into a film session, knowing he\u2019d get grief even for some plays on which he found success.<\/p>\n

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\nBrian Daboll and Mitch Trubisky\/ ASSOCIATED PRESS, George Walker IV <\/p>\n

When a Completion Still Isn’t Right<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it felt like when you’re being forced to do something, it’s you’re worried about throwing it in the right place every time,\u201d he said. \u201cSo even if you do find a completion, you’re worried that the coach wanted it to be completed somewhere else. If that makes sense. So even if<\/p>\n

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