Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Five players to watch
Mike Glennon
Just my opinion: the polarization of Glennon’s play Sunday needs to be brought back to center.
On one hand are people that claim that Glennon’s performance was impressive, mainly on the strength of him not turning the ball over and giving the Bears a chance to win at the end.
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On the opposite end, many dismiss his solid late-game play because of his atrocious numbers through three quarters. At one point, Glennon had completed 7/12 passes for just 41 yards a far cry from the 213 yards he finished with. As such, many blame the loss squarely on his play, which showcased his limitations as a starter.
Let’s even it out: Glennon was not very good, despite what the final numbers said, but the Bears didn’t lose because of him. No matter how much you want to see Mitch Trubisky, that’s just not accurate.
That said, the Bears didn’t win because of him either. And if he wants to keep his job, he’s going to need to start changing that.
On 2nd-and-goal, Mike Glennon's first read appeared to be Zach Miller. Had he gone sooner to Jordan Howard, the Bears win the game. pic.twitter.com/jeOXTUnn2C
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) September 12, 2017
Look for the Bears to protect Glennon with the rushing attack of Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen once more. And expect him to target Cohen, Wright and the tight ends frequently on the quick passes he’s most comfortable with. That has to be the game plan if the Bears want to conceal how bad Glennon has been with pressure in his face.
In the end, though he will probably take a shot or two, the Chicago Bears are going to do their best not expose Glennon’s shortcomings in throwing downfield while also trying to help him move the chains. In the eyes of the Bears, if he executes with that and protects the ball, that’s good enough.
Well…good enough to almost win. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Also, does the fact that this is a revenge game for Glennon – the Bucs benched him for Winston – seem so…not compelling, or is that just me?