Chicago Bears Preseason: Takeaways vs Cardinals

The Ugly

As I mentioned earlier, Glennon didn’t play too poorly. He certainly played better than he did last week against Denver. He didn’t quiet the critics who want to see more of Trubisky, however. While Trubisky continually looks good (albeit with the backups), Glennon looks more and more like the temporary bandage we thought he was.

The interception he threw really didn’t help his case. That was just about as ugly as a turnover as you can have.

With the Bears up 3-0 in the second quarter, Glennon drove the offense to the Cardinals’ 11-yard line. He then dropped back and attempted to throw a pass to wide receiver Kendall Wright. Staring his receiver down, Tyrann Mathieu took advantage and intercepted the pass at the 5-yard line. He ran it all the way to the Bears’ 43. The Cardinals eventually converted that turnover into a touchdown.

Glennon did redeem himself on the next drive. He led the offense on a six-play, 44-yard drive culminating with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Wright. With that said, this is the second costly mistake committed by Glennon in as many weeks. Both interceptions he threw cost the Bears touchdowns. He threw a pick-six last week.

Bears fans already went through multiple seasons of having a quarterback continually throw interceptions. They didn’t like it before and they’ll certainly hate it now. If this continues, expect to see Trubisky play a lot sooner than planned. At the very least, Trubisky continues to show that he needs to be on the field with the starters to see what they really have with him.

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Yes, the Chicago Bears still have much to improve on the field. They are, however, heading in the right direction so far. If they can continue to show their improvements once the games count, they could end up a lot better than anyone figured in 2017.