National Football League notes: Bears dump QB Jay Cutler in latest offseason overhaul

For this, ESPN reports that Glennon is set to ink a three-year, $43.5 million contract that includes $19 million guaranteed.

From a practical standpoint, what the Bears have done is categorically not insane, provided you’re OK with the idea of Glennon as a starting quarterback in the NFL. I was and am a big fan of his.

At 27, Glennon is four years younger and throws a better deep pass than former backup Brian Hoyer, who signed a two-year deal with the 49ers on Thursday.

When Glennon faces heavy pressure, especially up the middle, his decision-making ability drops and he can make some poor decisions. With a perfectly clean pocket, Glennon was okay. I understand the signing and see potential in Glennon to be good, but he could also be terrible. Based on the how Jeffery and Gilmore went elsewhere, it’s clear that the Bears haven’t taken the aggressive approach everyone expected.

“I would like to thank Virginia, George and the rest of the McCaskey family for their support over my tenure in Chicago as well as Jerry Angelo, Phil Emery and Ryan Pace”. The Bucs tried to trade Glennon several times, but there were no takers. His throws usually lack accuracy, but they will get there in a hurry.

Glennon has some upside, as he is 6-7 and has a terrific arm.

Cutler is the Bears’ all-time passing leader in terms of touchdowns and yards, and he ranks 37th all-time in passing yards, ahead of Kurt Warner, Sonny Jurgensen and Randall Cunningham.

And apparently Bears fans won’t be spending the weeks between now and training camp wondering who will replace Cutler under center. How do you think the team should address their new hole at the second quarterback spot?

“Nobody knows what Glennon is”, former Bears scouting director Greg Gabriel said. There is at least some semblance of upside here. This is reportedly still an option. If they decide to go for a quarterback early, then players like Mitchell Trubisky and Deshaun Watson could be on their radar.

Nobody intended for Glennon to be the prize of free agency, an easy designation to assign him considering the Bears’ other nondescript additions. The Bears landed him with a three-year deal worth approximately $45 million, or perhaps just a shade under that.

It’s unclear what the structure of Glennon’s deal is, so perhaps there are options for the Bears to move on if Glennon doesn’t play well.

Do I have a problem with the Bears’ signing Mike Glennon?

This is an attempt to understand a move that requires an open mind in Chicago, the burial ground for National Football League quarterbacking careers. However, it probably is not as bad of a move as I originally thought.