THEY LIKE MIKE
Bears’ belief in Trubisky doesn’t diminish their lofty expectations for Glennon
With three draft classes in the fold and several more free agents signed, the Bears are general manager Ryan Pace’s team more than ever.
This week, players begin onfield organized team activities with their coaches. On Tuesday, practice is open to the media.
With plenty to learn about the Bears’ makeup, here are five things we gleaned about five new players from recent talks with coaches:
Quarterback: The Bears won’t temper their high expectations for Mike Glennon.
The Bears want to be patient with rookie Mitch Trubisky’s development. It’s an organizational mandate. Trubisky will get his share of snaps in practices, but nothing will be rushed. The team won’t stray from the sit- and- learn situation they’ve put him in for now.
Starting with Pace, the Bears truly believe Glennon has the potential to be a starter.
Lost in all the Trubisky talk during rookie minicamp was offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains’ positive appraisal of Glennon.
Loggains liked Glennon coming out of North Carolina State in 2013. But he also had favorable reviews of Glennon’s play as a rookie for the Buccaneers.
“He had NFL tape, so you got to watch and see, ‘ Hey, this guy is a starting quarterback in the NFL,’ ” Loggains said. “[ It’s] his ability to handle a lot of different things. He’s extremely intelligent. His size helps him a lot because he can see everything. He’s really good in three- step [ drop- backs]. He can play under center. He can run all the play- action stuff. For a guy as long as he is, his movement skills are sneaky. He can do all the [ naked bootlegs] and do those different things. You’re not limited offensively [ with] what you can do.”
The Bears would welcome a tough decision between Glennon and Trubisky going into 2018.