Chicago Bears: 3 Takeaways from Week 1 vs Falcons

1. Glennon doesn’t inspire much

Mike Glennon seems like a nice fellow. He’s soft-spoken and works very hard. When the Bears drafted him, he got all the receivers’ numbers and called them to start working with them right away. The thing with him, however, is that he doesn’t inspire other players. He doesn’t have the “It’ factor that teammates and coaches say backup Mitchell Trubisky has.

Part of the reason for that is his abilities, or lack thereof. If he played in the 70’s or 80’s he could be pretty good. In this day and age, however, his standing in the pocket forever and inability to move hurts him.

The Falcons sacked Glennon four times. Just looking at the number, one would think the line had a bad day. That’s not the case, though. Except for Bobby Massie completely whiffing on his block on a fourth-and-goal with the game on the line, the line did a pretty good job. Glennon’s lack of mobility really hurts the offense.

I think Glennon knows he can’t get away from pressure so he goes down fast. Instead of trying to slip aside and extend the play, Glennon either goes down or he’ll throw the ball away. I understand there are times to do that, but with Glennon it happens way too much.

Yes, Glennon made some plays in the fourth with the game on the line and yes, his receivers dropped some catchable passes. Why does it happen when the game is almost lost, though? Other than Howard and Cohen, the offense dragged. Then, when down 20-10 in the middle of the fourth, he wakes up.

Glennon also had trouble with accuracy. While people lament the dropped passes, there were quite a few passes late in the game in which Glennon threw behind the receiver or threw low, forcing the receivers to make some very difficult catches.

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This was just the first game. Overall, considering this was a 3-13 team last season, the opening game was pretty good. If they can make a few more adjustments and look for some kind (any kind) of wide receiver help, this team can take the step forward to improving and heading in the right direction.