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I'm probably in the minority here, but I believe the sooner Mitchell Trubisky plays the better. The analysts liked to lump all of the QB's together in the "needs to sit" category, but Trubisky is not a developmental QB. There will eventually become a tipping point in his progression after he learns the offense where every game he misses starts becoming a negative.
- Cian Fahey @Cianaf
Ironically, Trubisky went from someone who "hasn't played enough" to someone who can now "benefit from sitting." #NFLLogic
All that being said, I am fully aware that Ryan Pace and John Fox will probably try to send Glennon out on the field as long as possible or until he stops breathing. Even then, I'm not so sure.
So accepting the situation, let's take a look at the different scenarios that could play out depending on his performance. I'll go over the pros and cons and then grade it using my Adigrade grading system
SCENARIO #1 - HOSTILE TAKEOVER
In this scenario, Mike Glennon is a spectacular failure right from the get go. John Fox has no choice but to bench Glennon after only 4 games. It's probably the last thing he wants to do, but sees the season slipping away from him and makes one final attempt at saving his job.
PROS
- Trubisky gets more than a half a season worth of playing experience. This is huge given the fact that Trubisky started only 13 games in 3 seasons at UNC.
- energizes the fanbase
CONS
- The Bears are paying 18.5 mil to a backup QB
- Depending on where he is in his development, Trubisky may or may not be ready.
ADIGRADE - Digiorno's
- This is a great outcome because every game that Trubisky starts will be invaluable to him.
SCENARIO #2 - SUICIDAL IDEATION
- In this scenario, Mike Glennon does not play badly enough to get benched but does not play good enough to show that he can be relied upon to become an above average starter. This leaves the Bears in a sort of purgatory, and it leaves the fan base numb.
PROS
- Bears will have seen enough of Mike Glennon to assess and cut ties with him after 2017.
CONS
- Mitchell Trubisky gains no experience other than a handful of series over the course of the season.
- The fan base is neither exited, nor angry. It's much worse, they are bored.
ADIGRADE - Tombstone's
- This would be a terrible outcome. You would have a QB that is as good as gone after the season taking valuable snaps from your game starved rookie QB.
SCENARIO #3 - HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
- Now this is the scenario where tough choices have to be made. Maybe even very unpopular decisions. In this scenario, Mike Glennon actually plays well all season. He doesn't take the Bears to the playoffs but keeps the team competitive. The team rallies around him
PROS
- The Bears may have just found a legitimate QB at a team friendly contract.
- Hope is setting in for the Chicago Bears fan base.
- Mike Glennon's trade value soars
CONS
- Again, Mitchell gets little or no much needed experience.
- John Fox and Ryan Pace have to make a critical decision.
ADIGRADE - Home Run Inn
This is a very good dilemma to have but it's also one that could have some dire consequences. On one hand, you have a guy who performed like a top 15 QB during the season. A guy who has a very manageable contract. A guy who the team believes in. I remember near the time Tony Romo was set to return, there were reports that the locker room was all in on Prescott. It came out that there would be a mutiny in the locker room if they pulled Prescott. So do you keep and start Glennon the next season? His value is sky high, so do you trade him for valuable prospects if their might be a mutiny. Will the fans except a move to trade Glennon after he had a promising first season?
And then we have Mitchell Trubisky. How does this all affect him? Well, the pressure would be surely on. The Bears will have traded away a QB who had a good season, and in comes Mitchell Trubisky who had little to no playing time the previous season and some resentful players.
Or do you just bite the bullet and keep both Glennon and Trubisky? For Trubisky, he will be 24 years old and have had only 13 starts in the past 4 years. Can the Bears really afford to keep their #2 pick QB sitting on the bench to start the 2018 season? Or what about the other way around. Could the Bears just keep Glennon as the backup QB? Maybe. But it might just be too ridiculous to keep a 16 mill backup QB. Also, after an impressive year, Glennon will expect to start. If not for the Bears, for another team. Glennon is not going to just sit idly by while the Bears bench him after a solid season. He will likely demand a trade. And such a QB controversy could become toxic.
- Cian Fahey @Cianaf
Ironically, Trubisky went from someone who "hasn't played enough" to someone who can now "benefit from sitting." #NFLLogic
All that being said, I am fully aware that Ryan Pace and John Fox will probably try to send Glennon out on the field as long as possible or until he stops breathing. Even then, I'm not so sure.
So accepting the situation, let's take a look at the different scenarios that could play out depending on his performance. I'll go over the pros and cons and then grade it using my Adigrade grading system
SCENARIO #1 - HOSTILE TAKEOVER
In this scenario, Mike Glennon is a spectacular failure right from the get go. John Fox has no choice but to bench Glennon after only 4 games. It's probably the last thing he wants to do, but sees the season slipping away from him and makes one final attempt at saving his job.
PROS
- Trubisky gets more than a half a season worth of playing experience. This is huge given the fact that Trubisky started only 13 games in 3 seasons at UNC.
- energizes the fanbase
CONS
- The Bears are paying 18.5 mil to a backup QB
- Depending on where he is in his development, Trubisky may or may not be ready.
ADIGRADE - Digiorno's
- This is a great outcome because every game that Trubisky starts will be invaluable to him.
SCENARIO #2 - SUICIDAL IDEATION
- In this scenario, Mike Glennon does not play badly enough to get benched but does not play good enough to show that he can be relied upon to become an above average starter. This leaves the Bears in a sort of purgatory, and it leaves the fan base numb.
PROS
- Bears will have seen enough of Mike Glennon to assess and cut ties with him after 2017.
CONS
- Mitchell Trubisky gains no experience other than a handful of series over the course of the season.
- The fan base is neither exited, nor angry. It's much worse, they are bored.
ADIGRADE - Tombstone's
- This would be a terrible outcome. You would have a QB that is as good as gone after the season taking valuable snaps from your game starved rookie QB.
SCENARIO #3 - HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
- Now this is the scenario where tough choices have to be made. Maybe even very unpopular decisions. In this scenario, Mike Glennon actually plays well all season. He doesn't take the Bears to the playoffs but keeps the team competitive. The team rallies around him
PROS
- The Bears may have just found a legitimate QB at a team friendly contract.
- Hope is setting in for the Chicago Bears fan base.
- Mike Glennon's trade value soars
CONS
- Again, Mitchell gets little or no much needed experience.
- John Fox and Ryan Pace have to make a critical decision.
ADIGRADE - Home Run Inn
This is a very good dilemma to have but it's also one that could have some dire consequences. On one hand, you have a guy who performed like a top 15 QB during the season. A guy who has a very manageable contract. A guy who the team believes in. I remember near the time Tony Romo was set to return, there were reports that the locker room was all in on Prescott. It came out that there would be a mutiny in the locker room if they pulled Prescott. So do you keep and start Glennon the next season? His value is sky high, so do you trade him for valuable prospects if their might be a mutiny. Will the fans except a move to trade Glennon after he had a promising first season?
And then we have Mitchell Trubisky. How does this all affect him? Well, the pressure would be surely on. The Bears will have traded away a QB who had a good season, and in comes Mitchell Trubisky who had little to no playing time the previous season and some resentful players.
Or do you just bite the bullet and keep both Glennon and Trubisky? For Trubisky, he will be 24 years old and have had only 13 starts in the past 4 years. Can the Bears really afford to keep their #2 pick QB sitting on the bench to start the 2018 season? Or what about the other way around. Could the Bears just keep Glennon as the backup QB? Maybe. But it might just be too ridiculous to keep a 16 mill backup QB. Also, after an impressive year, Glennon will expect to start. If not for the Bears, for another team. Glennon is not going to just sit idly by while the Bears bench him after a solid season. He will likely demand a trade. And such a QB controversy could become toxic.