Five major takeaways from the Chicago Bears victory against the Tennessee Titans
Mike Glennon improves his play
I went into today’s game with no expectations for Mike Glennon. In fact, part of me expected him to fall flat on his face. Except, he did not. He led a long, sustained touchdown drive to start the game, and it included nice some nice third-down throws to Kendall Wright.
Glennon completed 11 out of 18 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown. However, he was unable to put any other touchdown drives together, past that point. He lacks mobility and he is inconsistent in his play.
Glennon was able to sell the play-action and find Dion Sims in the corner of the end zone. The Tennessee Titans were clearly selling out for the run, and Glennon made them pay, which is a good sight to see.
This is not hammering down that you're the man. You Step and throw this to the spot for a TD-Glennon pisses this opportunity away #Bears pic.twitter.com/4yvzT993YR
— Draft Dr. Phil (@FulphilO) August 27, 2017
Glennon missed what could have been a walk-in touchdown to Deonte Thompson. He has to hit these kinds of throws. He needed to step up and deliver the football to where Thompson could catch it in stride. Instead, Glennon threw it at his feet. He has to start to hit these throws to stave off Mitchell Trubisky.
Glennon will likely enter the season as the starter, and he needs to make sure that he limits the turnovers and finishes a couple more drives with touchdowns.