After spending the beginning of his rookie season stuck behind on the depth chart and the second stage of his rookie season stuck in John Fox's bland offense, second-year quarterback has finally been freed by new coach Matt Nagy.Just ask Bears guard . On Thursday, Long told Madeline Kenney of the that the Bears have "taken the training wheels" off Trubisky. Asked how has grown this offseason (besides the scruff): "My little Brooklyn Nets Hats boy is becoming a man. Mitchthey've taken the training wheels off of Mitch's little bike. So he going to be able to do some things creatively and get to showcase his skills." Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) Long also told SiriusXM Radio that Trubisky "makes everything look easy." "Without a shadow of a doubt, our guy number 10 is our leader and that's echoed throughout our locker room. He's not afraid to call a guy like myself out, if the effort is lacking. He just makes everything look easy"Bears on SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) Expectations for the Bears haven't been this high since the start of the Jay Cutler-Lovie Smith era, which never lived up to the hype. The reason the Bears are finally entering a season with expectations again is because they're finally beginning to resemble a playoff-caliber team, with an already solid defense that and an offense that suddenly features weapons like , , , , , and .But let's stick with the James Harden Jersey quarterback and coach for now, because those two will likely end up deciding the Bears' fate.-- he's an athletic quarterback with good arm talent and real precision on his pa ses -- but there's no doubt he was hindered by the Brooklyn Nets T-Shirts Bears' unimaginative offense. Howard It went beyond basic. At times, it appeared to be actively working against Trubisky's strengths coming out of . Per 's preview, Mitch Trubisky went 98% shotgun at NC Jordan Howard has been remarkably more efficient from gun than from under center. What did the do? 50% shotgun, 13% below league average. Just mind-blowing. suuma (@suuma810) And that's why and , who comes from Kansas City, where he served as the ' offensive coordinator under Andy Reid. Nagy just helped turn into the league's highest-rated pa ser and the league's best deep-ball thrower this past season. His next task is to help Trubisky make the leap from promising to good. He can do that by making Trubisky's job easier, The fun part about the upcoming season is that we have no idea what the Bears' offense will look like, but chances are it'll feature modern concepts like ... shotgun-based formations. On his part, ."It will be different in some regards, which is only fair to our coaches on offense and the ideas they have," Nagy said in June, per The Athletic. "But the identity is going to be the same. . We're in the lab now. That's the fun part. All the coaches are giving their ideas and thoughts. Coach Andy Reid always said he had 51 percent of Taurean Prince Jersey the say. So ultimately, he had final say. Now I have that. There are plays I liked that Coach Reid didn't like, so now those plays are in."But don't be surprised if it also looks like the ' offense. TE : Matt Nagy was one of the top reasons why I signed in Chicago and a young QB in Mitchell Trubisky that could play at a high level. Also, the offense is completely the same as what we were doing in Philadelphia and a lot of similar terminology. SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) Expecting Nagy to do what McVay did to the last year is probably expecting too much, but the mere fact that signals just how much has changed in Chicago. Will the Bears surpa s the and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey the in the NFC North? But will the Bears finally provide an exciting, watchable product for their fans? Probably. And that alone is enough -- for now, at least.