The biggest question fans had going in to the season was how long it would take before number two overall pick Mitchell Trubisky would surpass Mike Glennon as the starting quarterback, and the answer should be now.

The Chicago Bears have started the 2017-18 season with an 0-2 record, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. After all, this season was expected to be a poor one, and the Bears are living up to it.

After a Jay Cutler-esque performance that saw Glennon throw two interceptions and give up a fumble in a 29-7 loss Sunday to his former team, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the time for Glennon to pack his bags has quickly arrived, and he should take Head Coach John Fox with him.

After Sunday’s game, Fox said he is not considering a change of quarterback for their next game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, even with Glennon struggling.

“Mike Glennon will be our starting quarterback against [the Steelers,] and we’re going to do everything we can to get him prepared,” said Fox, according to the Sept. 18 article on the Chicago Bears Official Website.

The fact of the matter is that Glennon shouldn’t be starting this week or any other week. The pros to starting Trubisky significantly outweigh the cons.

Trubisky may not be ready to play at an NFL level just yet, but let’s not forget he is a rookie that has yet to take a real NFL snap.

Trubisky saw limited time during the Bears’ four preseason games, as he tallied three touchdowns in those limited minutes, according to ESPN.

Senior journalism major Brandon Morocco said Trubisky should be the starter but noted that it needs to be the right situation.

“[Trubisky] would definitely be a lot better than Glennon,” Morocco said. “Some people might say he has no [talented] receivers to throw to, and it might be a bad situation, but he needs practice. He should get the experience now while the team is struggling.

There is only one way he will get ready to be an NFL quarterback and that’s to be an NFL quarterback. He needs to get out there and play. Whatever the reason may be as to why Fox may not want to play Trubisky, is unjustified and can’t be ignored.

The Bears have shown in the last two games they are not going to be the team to watch this season. If they are going to lose, they should lose with some promise and a look into the future.

It’s possible the Bears are being cautious with Trubisky and don’t want him to get hurt. The Bears have been hit with injuries left and right and this raises concerns about the possibility of Trubisky getting injured.

Behind a second-string offensive line, a third-string defense and receivers that can’t seem to catch the ball, those concerns are valid ones, but that’s the reality of the business.

The situation is simple — the Bears need to be bad before they can be good. Trubisky is a rookie; he will get hit, he will throw interceptions, he will make bad throws and he will lose games.

It makes more sense to have the rookie use this season as a learning experience than to have a veteran who hasn’t done much of anything in his five-year career, continue to not do anything or move the team forward.

The Bears took a chance on Trubisky when they traded up to the No. 2 overall pick to get him in the 2017 NFL draft April 27, a move that many Bears fans questioned. Glennon said he felt ‘cheated’ and had no idea of the Bears’ plans to trade up for Trubisky, according to a May 1 Bleacher Report article.

Maybe the Bears drafted Trubisky after regretting to label Glennon as the starting quarterback and giving him a multi-year contract. Whatever the case may be, the Bears need to begin starting Trubisky so they can move forward as a franchise.