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Dan Wiederer: Mitch Trubisky has the Bears starting QB job and is in a good place mentally. But how much will that mean?

Man, the signs were sure there Sunday afternoon, those qualities within Mitch Trubisky's personality and approach that are easy to believe in.

Two days after being told he had won the Chicago Bears' closely scrutinized quarterback competition, Trubisky sat on a Zoom call with reporters oozing gratitude, expressing eagerness and appearing every bit like a confident franchise quarterback with big intentions for the 2020 season.

At the very least, this was a 26-year-old veteran with his career on the line who seems to have found his way to a really good place mentally.

"It's exciting," Trubisky said. "I know we're all eager to get ready for this year and play this weekend. So it's time to roll."

Seven weeks ago, when Trubisky ducked into a

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