Bears' Nagy: Unfair to compare Trubisky's, Mahomes' numbers so early

Quarterbacks from the same draft class are linked for their entire NFL careers, especially when the earlier selection fails to live up to expectations.

Such is the case for Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and Kansas City Chiefs signal-caller Patrick Mahomes. Trubisky was the second overall pick in 2017, while Mahomes went at No.10. Despite starting nine less games, the dynamic Chiefs passer has thrown for more touchdowns than his Bears counterpart.

While the stats are telling, Bears head coach Matt Nagy thinks it's unfair to compare the two's performances so early in their respective careers.

"What's fair to compare is you have one in Patrick, who has had a full year in this offense to understand it," Nagy said, per NFL.com's Herbie Teope. "Now, regardless of playing it, (Mahomes has) had a full year - more than a year - to sit behind it and learn and understand and watch tape with those quarterbacks last year, and get to see all the talk, all the discussions of where you go to on this play and that play, whereas Mitchell hasn't had that."

Nagy is preaching patience with Trubisky, adding there is no sense of urgency for his young quarterback to produce to the level of his fellow draft class member.

"(Trubisky's) being forced into this thing right away, and so that's where these growing pains are going to occur," Nagy said. "That's where - I just want to make it clear to him and to everybody that if you're realistic about it, it does take a little bit of time and, in the meantime, as you saw (Monday versus the Seattle Seahawks), we have a defense that can help us out during this process.

"And so the sooner we get it and it starts clicking, then the better, but that's the difference between the two, and it's obviously neat to see Patrick doing so well right now."