Player Upside
The Bears quarterback position a season ago was a bit of a mess with multiple passers taking turns under center. But no matter who was back there, they ended up being a decent option most weeks. In 10 starts between Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley last season, the pair combined for seven 300-yard games.
Glennon will be entrusted as team's starter, at least to start the season, while first-round pick Mitch Trubisky sits during the early part of his rookie season. As long as he stays healthy, Glennon should bring some consistency to the position. Glennon proved to be a competent passer during his playing time, and has had four years of development to improve. His career 30:15 touchdown-to-interception ratio shows good decision-making skills.
The trio of Hoyer, Barkley, and Jay Cutler combined to throw for 4,115 yards, 18 TDs, and 19 INTs. Glennon should be an improvement over that carousel of QBs.
Player Downside
There’s a lot of downside to Glennon this year. He joins a new team with one of the weakest receiving corps in the league and has thrown only 11 passes the last two years. He has a career completion percentage under 60 percent and an average career yards per pass attempt of 6.5.
Chicago is in rebuilding mode, making Glennon a stopgap quarterback. He has limited talent around him to work with and it looks like the Bears will likely lean heavily on their ground game with Jordan Howard.
2017 Bottom Line
Glennon at best will be a bye-week filler, or a quick replacement if your starter gets hurt. It’s highly unlikely he turns out to be an every-week starting option. He might have a few big games but he’s certainly not someone worth targeting early in standard drafts. Glennon is at the bottom of QB rankings for 2017.
