Mitch Trubisky has already had his share of ups and downs as an NFL quarterback in his rookie season.

He's made some dazzling throws and plays with his feet, but he's also tossed a pair of costly interceptions late in games which ultimately sealed the team's fate. In eight starts this season he has completed 106 of his 193 passing attempts for 1,237 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. During that time he has been sacked a whopping 21 times and holds a 74.6 quarterback rating.

According to Pro Football Focus, on Trubisky has been pressured on 39.2 percent of his dropbacks this season and sacked on 23.1 percent of his dropbacks. The result of all of his pressures is a combination of inconsistent line play and Trubisky's reluctance at times to get rid of the football quickly. While that is clearly an area he needs to work on, PFF also pointed out just how impressive he is when given a clean pocket.

Analyst John Kosko pointed out on Twitter earlier in the week that Trubisky is among the NFL's best from a clean pocket. Only he and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum have registered a 100 percent in terms of aimed passes deemed catchable. That does not mean Trubisky has complete all of his passes from a clean pocket, rather all of his throws have been deemed catchable in those situations.

Four of his five touchdowns have come with a clean pocket, but so have three of his interceptions. PFF also points out that when throwing from a clean pocket Trubisky's targets have dropped 11 of his 131 passing attempts. In total his targets have dropped 14 of his 193 passing attempts. His 7.3 drop percentage would be the fourth highest in the NFL by PFF's metrics if he qualified under their criteria of at least 50 percent of his team's dropbacks.

Trubisky's accuracy has been questioned in recent weeks and a lot of that has to do with the pressure he has been facing. Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains noted last month.

“I don’t think it’s accuracy at all because I think he’s extremely accurate,” Loggains said in early November. “We need to do a better job in pass [protection]. We need to do a better job of creating separation out wide. When he’s had time and had clean pockets, he’s thrown some really good balls. We’ve played good defenses with good secondaries, and we have to help him a little more.”



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It is clear Trubisky's accuracy is great when not pressured and he will have to put in the work this offseason to perfect his throws when under pressure.