It was supposed to be the year of Mike Glennon. He even said that “it’s my year”.

The 2017 NFL season was going to be like the summer of George in Seinfeld. Glennon signed a three year deal with the Chicago Bears in the off season. Eighteen million big ones guaranteed in the bank. This is his big chance to be a full time starter in the NFL. Finally get out of backing up number one draft pick Winston in Tampa Bay. Life was looking good as Mike was probably whistling Dixie. Getting another opportunity to start and show that he can be a full time starter in the NFL. The games he has already started, his numbers were very respectful. Way more TD’s thrown to interception rate. He was a guy with a reputation that did not turn over the ball. He was replacing Jay Cutler who was a turn over machine. Glennon was probably the best available in the off season which helped get a nice payday for the former Buccaneer.

Then in April, Glennon is invited to the Bears draft party. He’s meeting all the higher up in the front office. Hanging out probably with former Bear greats as well. In his mind he’s probably thinking, “What am I going to get from Santa Claus?” Will it be a tight end? How about a receiver. He will learn later on that the Bears don’t know what a Receiver looks like. Maybe he did not remember ex-Bear Muhsin Muhammad saying “Chicago is where Receivers come to die”.

If he did think about Muhammad’s words he might of thought that was all in the past. The Bears have the right people in place nowadays. That thinking was probably Glennon’s first mistake. The Bears front office has been off the charts horrible. Saying they hired Dave McGinnis when he did not accept the job was mind boggling and that was years ago. Then passing on Bruce Arians to hire Mark Trestman was all time dumb. As the night goes along, Mike Glennon probably laughing it up hoping for an offensive tackle to protect his bum. Then the Bears announce they have drafted Mitch Trubisky. GUT PUNCH!!!!  The Bears moved up one spot and gave away some draft picks for moving up one peg. Yes, another year with out a wideout, the Bears Christmas party theme will be.

So now in Mike Glennon’s mind, no worries I’m still the starting quarter back. The better I play, the number one draft choice will sit. He could of been thinking if he does play well he could start for another team after the season is over. Because you know the writing is on the wall. The media, the fans… would be asking when Mitch is going to play. The Bears probably hoped Glennon played well so they can use him as a trade chip. Plus have Mitch sit for one and soak in all the knowledge, was probably the plan of the year for the Bears brass. They were probably high fiving and patting each other on the back, saying “How do like us now bitches?”

However, you know and I know the wheels on the bus are going to start coming off in Bears world. In preseason, Glennon was not doing well. He had some good drives but he was showing us his imitation of Jay Cutler with picks six to other team. We’ve already seen that show. Somebody switch the channel to Barney Miller or WKRP because that Cutler show is very very bad. Then Mitch Trubisky showed everyone what a quarter back looks like in his preseason play. It was like seeing the eclipse. It was like seeing Haley’s comet in the sky as you have no words you just enjoy the moment in hope of seeing again.  Now that opened up the biggest can of worms and the biggest amount of pressure for Mike Glennon.

Then Glennon played decent in the first game of regular season. They actually should of won the game. However the Bears wideout comes into play. You run the pattern and then you catch the ball. However the Bears wide out can run the pattern but can’t complete the sequence in catching the ball. Then Glennon played awful in the next three games. It’s like if Cutler took over his body awful like. He did win against Pittsburgh. I think Pittsburgh was still confused on what the team was going to do for the National Anthem that game. The confusion spilled out on to the field as the Bears ended up winning. Early Christmas gift from the steel curtain.  Then finally the Bears are making the switch as Trubisky will be the starting quarterback this Monday night.

Did Glennon get a raw deal? YES. However it shows me one thing. With all that pressure on Glennon, how would he do in the playoffs or the Superbowl? He would go into a fetal position sucking his thumb as the other team walks all over us. I know it would be close to impossible to lead the present Bears offensive to the playoffs. Even though overall the whole league is watered down. If Glennon showed me toughness and not turn over the ball. If his leadership skills help his unit stay in every game. If he made the team around him better then I would say he’s a quality quarterback. However when he played in Tampa Bay those years before Winston, he had no pressure on him. They were a losing team. Lots of players can play better when they are out of contention with nothing on the line. He had a good opportunity. Maybe it would have been better for Glennon if they did not draft a quarterback that high. But it showed us that he is not the guy to lead the Bears to the promise land.