The Denver Broncos appear to really like Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky. The two teams practiced together on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of their Saturday night contest against each other. In the two days the teams practiced against each other, Trubisky was a hot topic after both practices. All-Pro edge rusher Von Miller called Trubisky a "great quarterback" on Wednesday. After Thursday's practice, Broncos legend and current general manager John Elway gave some of his own praise for the talented young quarterback.

Elway spoke with the media after the final joint practice and was asked about Chicago's starting signal-caller.

"I like Mitch coming out," he said. "I am sure he's in his second camp and things are a little bit more clear and he has a good feel for having played as much as he played last year and going through his first year. I think Mitch has got a lot of talent and he's got a chance to have a really successful career. I think they continue to make strides. It's always hard. He's putting in a new offensive system that he's got to get used to too. Physically, he's got all the tools."

Trubisky was picked second overall by the Bears in the 2017 NFL Draft after Chicago moved up one spot with the San Francisco 49ers to draft him. The North Carolina alum was the first quarterback taken in last year's draft and went through some ups and downs as a rookie. Despite a strong showing in the preseason last year, particularly against the Broncos, Trubisky began the year as the No. 2 quarterback behind Mike Glennon. Earlier that offseason Chicago had given Glennon a lucrative contract and made him the starter to begin the season.

After Glennon completed 93 of his 140 passes for 833 yards with four touchdowns, five interceptions, a quarterback rating of 76.9 and three fumbles lost, he was replaced by Trubisky in Week 5 last year. Glennon sat on the bench the rest of the season with Trubisky taking every snap at quarterback. He started the remaining 12 games, throwing for 2,193 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. It was hard to get a good grasp on Trubisky's performance as a rookie because of the lack of talent around him and an archaic offensive scheme.

The tools are there for Trubisky. He has an accurate arm, can throw the football deep, has good footwork and knows what to do when the pocket breaks down. The Bears have made it a point this offseason to put him in the best position to succeed by giving him a lot of weapons and a new scheme. Head coach Matt Nagy, as well as offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich and quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone, have been tasked with getting all the kinks worked out in short order.

Sometimes these comments from the opposition are just lip service, but for both Miller and Elway to make those comments is saying something about the young quarterback.