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"Because this is how it was done for over 50 years" sounds like Kodak or the newspaper industry. I don't know if that is even a valid argument with the complexities and variables involved in the QB position. If anything, that would almost disprove itself. That is the very reason to start Trubisky. I don't think there is one defined method or process that makes a franchise QB, and there is nothing saying that any of those QB's listed would've performed any worse if they started Day 1. They just didn't have the opportunity. Also, how many of those guys clearly beat out the incumbent or "anointed" starter in the preseason before being relegated to the clipboard for up to 2 years? "Sorry Russell Wilson, you have looked way better than Matt Flynn in the preseason, so the logical thing is to start Matt Flynn for your rookie year", not stated by Seattle GM. Lastly, do you actually believe a coach would deem a player "not ready" who outplays the older player, but somehow that older player performs worse, but is "ready". I just don't know how live game action would make a QB worse or degrade his learning. He gets immediate feedback from the sidelines and can watch tape on what he experienced. Also, is Glennon the appropriate role model for Trubisky to watch? When they break down the tape of the Atlanta game, wouldn't it be more productive for Trubisky to see himself and know what he did and why he did it versus seeing Glennon, who could react differently (and wrong) which would further confuse Trubisky on the play? It seems like you are adding an extra variable into the process that doesn't need to be there. Now I understand there are other factors involved in the process that play a part in this (salary, etc), so it is not a cut and dry decision. At the end of the day, the best players need to be on the field, regardless of experience.

Cutler Game #2, did look better, but first couple of drives were pretty bad, lost a fumble on a sack, and almost threw a pick. He seems to be about the same as always, boom or bust. 5-8, 105 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 1 Sack, 1 FL 72 yard pass play, 2 dropped INTs, 1x 65yd DPI call, 1 sack-fumble So 2 huge chunk plays, 2 horrible throws, and barely touched on the sack fumble. Miami is going to love his big play ability but hate the mistakes. Sound familiar?

Interestingly, we actually have somewhat of a light defensive schedule this year with not too many top defenses outside of the division. BAL and PIT are the only defenses we face that ranked in the top 12 in yards last year (PIT was 12th). If we solely went off defenses, Week 7, at home against CAR seems like a good place to bring in Trubisky, if he doesn't start earlier. The obvious logical place is after the Week 9 Bye, at home, against GB in Week 10 where we go 7-1 and Trubisy leads us to a SB victory over Cutler's Dolphins as Cutler throws a Pick-6 to Fuller. 1 - ATL - 25th 2 - @TB - 23rd 3 - PIT - 12th 4 - @GB - 22nd 5 - MIN - 3rd 6 - @BAL - 7th 7 - CAR - 21st 8 - @NO - 27th 9 - BYE - 10 - GB - 22nd 11 - DET - 18th 12 - @PHI - 13th 13 - SF - 32nd 14 - @CIN - 17th 15 - @DET - 18th 16 - CLE - 31st 17 - MIN - 3rd

If he is worthless then why start him? Why even have him on the team? If he has no value, then cut him and take the salary hit this year.

Did you not find it odd that Manning was giving Trubisky pointers about the offense and not Glennon. Even he knows what's up. http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-m...-some-pointers/

I have really soured on Glennon. I understand you are upset at how everything transpired, from the draft day invite, etc, however, he has had every chance as the "anointed" starter to "win" the job. All he had to do was be average and he couldn't do that. He has looked up and down in practice and at TC, and looked down right horrible in the preseason. Now that he is feeling the heat at the position, his attitude/personality is coming out. He has never been good at competitions, which is odd based on him playing a sport for a living, but he threatened to quit at NC State, got beat out by Winston in TB, and is now getting beat out by Trubisky here. Hindsight being better now. It seems that the Bears did not have the draft plan in place when they signed Glennon on March 10th, they met with Trubisky after that. I believe that is when they came up with the plan to draft him if Trubisky was not selected by CLE at #1. The Glennon deal, especially the money, indicated that the Bears had a starter and didn't need one in the 1st. This set the Bears up to take Trubisky and shock the world (they shocked me). Also, I don't envision the Bears thought Glennon would be this bad and for Trubisky to be this good/confident so early. My vote is for Trubisky, and if Glennon has a hissy fit, you trade him and retain a bunch of salary for this year. You go with Trubsiky/Sanchez/Shaw.

I don't understand how working with the 2nd and 3rd team and standing on the sidelines is better than 1st team reps and playing on Sundays. I also don't know of a metric that measures QB readiness, if there is one, I would love to see it [Place in oven for one year or until completely cooked, then remove Franchise QB from oven]. You can make a case for any position in this situation and be right. Trubisky can hang on the bench for a year and still suck, or he can start Game 1, struggle, and never improve. I don't think there is any magic formula out there. I believe our running game and offensive line are built to support a young QB. He is not going to get wrecked on every play and should be able to learn on the fly as he builds a rapport with his receivers. It is not like Glennon has much on him there. It is hard to build that when you can't hit them. Another benefit to starting him early is you will know sooner than later if he is legit, and not spend years hoping. You can move on to the next one. If he sits and ends up struggling anyway, we wasted a few years for no reason.

I could see him going on IR.

The key for me is continually increasing the number of drafted players on the 53-man. That also makes the cap much easier to manage with a good chunk of guys on entry level deals.

I'm fine with it if he is rated in the top 16 LT's in the league (top half). If he is below average, then there is no point in signing a subpar guy to a 4 year deal. I hope he earns his pay and lives up to his potential. If he does and we can improve at RT, we will have a top 5 line.

Sad to see bowlingtwig go, but that opens up a slot for a new GM. Right now we have 3 Keepers identified: Keepers: Jordan Howard (Victorious Secret) for a 12th round pick Spencer Ware (My Deflated Balls) for a 10th round pick Derek Carr (Domination Inc) for a 13th round pick

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Interesting seeing how each of the QB's are looking so far: Mahomes 17-23, 73.9%, 137 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 Sack, 128.1 QB Rating Kizer 11-18, 61.1%, 184 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 3 Sacks, 114.1 QB Rating Trubisky 24-33, 72.7%, 226 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 Sack, 111.4 QB Rating Watson 18-35, 51.4%, 281 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT, 3 Sacks, 78.4 QB Rating Obviously the numbers alone don't tell the whole story, otherwise Cooper Rush, QB from DAL would be the league MVP right now. However, after watching some of these games, I would say that Trubisky seems the most consistent and calm, Mahomes has made some pretty high difficulty throws, Kizer has shown flashes (boom or bust), and Watson's best attributes are his legs. An interesting observation, none have thrown an INT yet.

Glennon will be serviceable at best and I assume he gets the start for the first few games. He has familiarity with Atlanta coming from TB, so that should help for Game 1. I see several red flags with Glennon that he needs to fix: 1. Most of his throws are initial reads or his first option. On his INT, he locked onto that WR the entire time making it easy for a defender to jump the route 2. He has a tendency to double clutch or tap the ball, which makes his throws late or behind the receivers, watch his incompletions 3. With his height, the play action, is very mechanical and slow...same for the bootleg rollout 4. I don't know if he has thrown a completion past 10 yards in the air (even though some have gone longer with RAC), which is concerning for the running game 5. Confidence...or lack thereof, I can't imagine Glennon himself, or the rest of the team is really confident when he is out there (speculation), because I know I am not I hope he improves with more time in the offense.

Bears leave Glennon in and he leads them on a short drive that leads to his first TD pass to Kendall Wright. Even with that TD, all of his completions have been very basic and short. The defense has been borderline dominant, a ton of pressure, and stuffing the run.

Wow, Cut...um I mean Glennon, rolls out and throws into triple coverage and somehow it is not intercepted and returned for a pick 6. Then on the next play he doesn't let the screen develop and throws it to Carey who is covered. I hope that's the last we see of Glennon, I've seen enough. He is the worst parts of Cutler and Hoyer but less mobile.

LeBlanc gets robbed on a fumble/interception that was returned for a TD. They ruled down by contact but the WR never had full control.

There is no way Glennon is starting a real game for this team. Another interception, in the Red Zone (from the 11). He is absolutely brutal.

First score of the game on 2nd drive (a FG by Barth) , all Cohen so far who looks amazing. Glennon with all short passes, 4-5 for 10 yards and his incompletion was thrown right at a defender for a near interception. After two drives against Cards #1 offense, the defense has been solid forcing two punts. Some nice pressure from the front 7.

You listed 8. Carey was drafted by Emery. Houston and Young were signed by Emery. Boggs was from Emery, left and came back. Miller was a Pace acquisition.

I also think the combo of Howard-Carey-Cohen-Cunningham provide the biggest diversity as a group that we have had in a long time. All have very unique strengths.

Wow, all Miami QB's looked like crap. Cutler had 2 decent throws, but looked exactly the same. Never seems comfortable in the pocket, throwing off back foot, and threw one into double coverage. He went 3-6 for 24 yards. I didn't know Miami has Fales on the roster. He looked bad and so did Matt Moore. Senorise Perry is on Miami as well, scored a TD and looked good on special teams. Miami, in general, looked terrible. Tyrod Taylor was horrible for BUF.

I wouldn't say that completely, Marshall, Jeffery, Bennett, and Forte were potentially one of the top 5 skill position groups in the NFL. I am still a fan of Cutler's and hope he does well and ends his career on a high note. The organizational turnover killed any chance at consistency. They should've hired Gase as the HC instead of Fox. The Bears went into a tailspin after letting Angelo and Lovie go. Cutler then went thru the abortion of Emery/Trestman, and then the Pace/Fox team. So he survived 3 different staffs and even more Offensive Coordinators. I am just amazed at how the media is reacting to his return. The same haters, who ragged on him constantly when he was on the Bears are now praising him. So it seems that the national media has a bias against Chicago in general, especially the Bears. We win a trade by moving up to grab Trubisky (we had a better return in the trade value chart), HOU, and KC give away 2x first rounders to move up, but we overpaid?

Looks like Cutler is starting tonight against the Ravens. It will be interesting to see his performance.

Langford is an easy cut candidate. With the emergence of Howard, he seems like the odd man out. I am sure there are a few needy RB teams that would take a flyer for him. I would say WR is going to be another interesting battle. Meredith, White, Wright, Cruz, Wheaton, Gentry, Bellamy?