The Bears will start rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky over veteran Mike Glennon in Week 5, according to Adam Schefter and Dan Graziano of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
Signed to a three-year, $45MM deal during the offseason, Glennon has done nothing to prove that he’s a capable NFL starter through four weeks. Chicago has gone 1-3 in his four starts, and Glennon ranks 25th in touchdown percentage, 28th in interception percentage, 29th in adjusted net yards per attempt, and 29th in quarterback rating. The 27-year-old Glennon will now be relegated to backup duty while Mark Sanchez presumably will stick at No. 3 on the depth chart.
The Bears paid a hefty price to acquire Trubisky in the 2017 draft, as they shipped the two third-round picks and a fourth-rounder to the 49ers for the right to move up from No. 3 to No. 2 overall. The North Carolina product was strong during the preseason, but Chicago still went with Glennon at the season’s outset. But Glennon’s performance, the Bears’ team record, and — speculatively — head coach John Fox‘s job status have now led to Trubisky moving under center.
Trubisky won’t face an easy test in his first NFL start, as he’ll go up against the division rival Vikings (although he’ll have the benefit of a home game). While Minnesota’s defensive unit hasn’t played well statistically, head coach Mike Zimmer fields a strong pass rush and a top-notch secondary that could fluster a rookie signal-caller. Luckily for the Bears, they’ll have a 11-day layoff between games, so Trubisky should have time to get first-team reps in advance of Week 5.
Glennon, for his part, can easily be released after the 2017 season, as Chicago would only incur $4.5MM in dead money by cutting him (versus $11.5MM in cap savings). The Bears could potentially look to trade Glennon, although it’s difficult to see any club offering anything of value — or even being willing to take on his few remaining guarantees — given his production this year. Glennon has an offset on his $2.5MM guarantee in 2018, tweets Mike Garafolo of NFL.com, so the Bears could hypothetically get out from under that total.
Yea let’s start him against one of the best defenses in the league, that sounds like a great idea.
I guess it’s time to see who is interested in Glennon. Wasted signing of you’re only going four games deep with him.
Glennon will be cut and it will end up as a 15 million dollar failed gamble
I’m amazed at the Bears to spend that kind of
Money for a QB that really didn’t have a good
Career with the Bucs. Oh well!
How Ryan Pace isn’t on the hot seat with Fox is beyond me the guy has been terrible and that’s being nice
Pace inherited Fox. He will get his own hire. I can’t imagine Fox and the brainless offensive coordinator using Trubisky correctly We will see a small sampling with a huge dose of running. Next year with a new coach who the game has not passed by (Fox) we will see what we have.
Pace hired Fox buddy lmao…
Pace did NOT inherit Fox. Fox was Paces hire period.
Nothing the Bears do makes any sense.