Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears had an undeniably successful season in 2018. They won the NFC North for the first time in a while, and they were a missed field goal away from winning a playoff game.

However, most of the success was due to the league's best defense, not anything amazing that Trubisky did. That said, Trubisky did make major strides under Matt Nagy, and there's a lot of optimism he'll continue growing with another full season in Nagy's system.

Many observers are high on Trubisky's upside, while others insist he isn't accurate enough and can't read defenses. Mike Sando of The Athletic recently talked to a bunch of coaches and executives around the league, and the opinions on Mitchell Trubisky were similarly mixed.

“When you get to the playoffs and things get tough, I’m not sure. When he has to win the game for you, I’m not sure. You need the good run game, you need the receivers, you need the really good coach, you need the good defense,” one general manager told Sando. “He is more in the Andy Dalton category to me,” he said.

“He has a really good arm, he can make the great throw, he is a good deep-ball thrower, he is not afraid to stand in the pocket, he’s not afraid of the noise of getting hit, which is a good sign,” an offensive coordinator said. “I just don’t think he really knows what’s going on yet.”

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A different offensive coordinator said:

“Talking to people there, he is an awesome guy. His production is not great, but I think he has the ability. I think he is going to get better. He has what you need in terms of leadership at that position.”

Everyone seems to rave about Trubisky's leadership abilities, now he'll need to translate them to on-field success. 2019 will go a long way toward determining his future in the league.