Is Mike Glennon NFL Ready?
October 11th, 2013
When the Bucs decided to bench, and then wash their hands of defrocked franchise quarterback Josh Freeman, it raised a whole lot of questions.
One question was if backup quarterback Mike Glennon was prepared to step in and replace Freeman as a starter, and perhaps lead a desperate charge for a wild card berth.
It’s a fair question, especially when Glennon looked shaky (at best) in his final preseason tune up this past summer. It’s also a question that Bucs commander Greg Schiano was hit with Thursday, and whether Glennon has been rushed too early as a starter.
“That’s a good question,” Schiano said. “Ready or not, that doesn’t matter if he’s the best choice for us to win. That’s the first thing. When are they ever really ready? There’s guys that are well into their careers that aren’t quite ready. The thing that, I think, has been talked about is how mature he is, how hard he works, he’s got a very good football mind. Are there things that are going to fool him? Sure. Are there mistakes that he’ll make early in his career that he won’t dare make later? Absolutely, because of the kind of worker he is and how smart he is. There’s some quarterbacks, and some football players, that’ll make the same mistakes over and over and over again, and that’s why they don’t play that much. This guy will learn from his mistakes. That’s one thing that I’m really confident about. It’s just, ‘how many times do you touch it [the ball]?’”
Well, Joe does think it matters if Glennon was/is ready. It’s not like the Bucs have had a rash of injuries at quarterback where a backup, ready or not, has no choice and neither does the coaching staff.
Now Joe is not a Dan Orlovsky fan in any way. But at least the guy has started a handful of games.
Simply put, the remainder of the 2013 season is really a trial run for Glennon to see if he will be the Bucs’ starter in 2014, not so much to see if he is ready for the fifth game of the season.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:17 pm
There’s guys that are well into their careers that aren’t quite ready.
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Like the guy we just got rid of.
Ready or not here Glennon comes!! And I for 1 am excited!
GO BUCS!!
October 11th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
LOL
October 11th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Joe should hang out with Tom Jones from 620 they are both very pessimistic.
As you have said at 0-3 the season was lost anyway so lets give glennon a whirl!
October 11th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
“Ready or not, that doesn’t matter if he’s the best choice for us to win”
That sentence doesn’t make any sense… Anyway.. Go Bucs!
October 11th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
It makes no sense to start Dan O….Glennon needs to be given every opportunity to develop. If we had a quality veteran on the roster, then that might be different as Glennon could learn & start perhaps when the season is totally lost, which it isn’t.
If Glennon succeeds the money that would have been earmarked for Freeman can be used to purchase a TE or WR….also, we can focus our draft on positions other than QB.
I think he will learn from his mistakes….its just how many mistakes that I’m worried about.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
If Glennon does succeed the which of the doubting Thomas’ have the honesty to come on here and say they were wrong. Questions don’t always give cover in a discussion .
October 11th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
It’s simple. If Glennon is great, we found our QB. If Glennon is terrible, we draft one in the upcoming star-studded draft class.
Problem is, what happens if Glennon is mediocre this season? Ideally, I’d like to draft a QB in this scenario, but I can see the team sticking with Glennon and hoping he develops. If he ends up staying mediocre, we will end up wasting another season of our players in their prime.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Well, Schiano thinks he’s ready so much so that he has bet his job on him. He also thinks he’s a man of steel and can’t be hurt. Schiano placed a rookie QB on the PS, with only the big “O” left as back-up. I’m sure Schiano has a plan! Lol.
October 11th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Glennon has to show steady improvement as the season progresses. If he does that and shows he can win then I think they stick with him. If he goes south then they draft a QB and Glennon is backup material.
October 11th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
Bobby,
Agree +1.
Splengo,
Schiano had NO CHOICE but to turn to Glennon, as Josh Freeman RUINED ANOTHER BUC SEASON.
The last 3 seasons all have been defined by Freeman’s ineptitude to be consistent.
Freeman is a hot dog, and no he gone!
October 11th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I feel more hopefull about this season knowing Glennon is QB instead of Freefall.
October 11th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
No SteveK,
Josh Freeman should have been traded during the off-season when we could have gotten a high draft pick then gone hard after Alex Smith or Carson Palmer before they signed elsewhere. You saw how Glennon was prepped in preseason. This is what Schiano wanted. Now let him deal with it.
October 11th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Is Schiano ready for the NFL?
October 11th, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Is Glennon ready? Likely not. Was Peyton Manning handed a job….YES. Was Tom Brady handed a job…..YES. Were they ready?……Doubtful however they were SMART and learn quickly. They were DEDICATED to their craft and weren’t distracted with the CELEBRITY that comes with the NFL. Let’s quit acting like Josh Freeman beat out anyone when he became the starter and when he did start, his first few games were much better than Peyton Mannings however look how both developed. Let’s not act like Glennon being “handed” the job means he’s doomed or that his first games are rough are indicative of his future. The kid has all the “tools” you look for, will he figure it out?……Time will tell but watching him throw darts at his receivers when he gets going is SOOOOO MUCH better than watching every route possible being thrown a hail mary. Freeman was the only guy I’ve ever seen rainbow a curl route, slant route, fly route, HB screen, etc. I’m excited to see Glennon develop and hopefully gunning full throttle.
October 11th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Shiano is a fuckin idiot……………worst coach in the league and its not even close. If raheem had this team we would be 3-1, he had confidence in freeman. Like it or not, freeman played his best football when it mattered most…..lot of comeback wins. I watch every bucs game. That Nepolian Dynamite lookin mo fo we have as qb now is terrible.. I want lovie…..Then lets be honest, we would get immediate respect. Im from illinois and the bears were always a legit team. I say we hire holgren as gm and lovie as coach, rod marrinelli as dc and have holgren get his guy as oc….The bucs are a joke and have way to much talent to suck……………………..Shiano has to go
October 11th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Shiano is a f’n idiot……………worst coach in the league and its not even close. If raheem had this team we would be 3-1, he had confidence in freeman. Like it or not, freeman played his best football when it mattered most…..lot of comeback wins. I watch every bucs game. That Nepolian Dynamite lookin mo fo we have as qb now is terrible.. I want lovie…..Then lets be honest, we would get immediate respect. Im from illinois and the bears were always a legit team. I say we hire holgren as gm and lovie as coach, rod marrinelli as dc and have holgren get his guy as oc….The bucs are a joke and have way to much talent to suck……………………..Shiano has to go
October 11th, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Doesn’t matter if the guy is ready he is all we have.
What a wonderful place were in.
Good shot at 0-16
October 11th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
@Scott Hunter…..scott, please……..don’t mention Raheem in the same breath as Schiano. This defense is fun to watch and has made me jump out of my chair with some of the hitting, the goal line stand against the Saints, etc. Apparently you forget the 45-0 halftime score when we played Atlanta in the final game of 2011. Just by reading your post it’s not hard to see who the f’n idiot is…
October 11th, 2013 at 7:56 pm
Well- if all you Zombies can stumble to the very next article Joe posted, it will confirm what I’ve said since spring!
Without a TE and Slot Reciever attacking the middle if the field- then Jackson and Williams have not been able to get open!!
No Sh*t!!!
That is what started last years losing streak, and has crippled the team this year!!
Surprise!!! It’s because we are running the Rutgers offense.
Failed in the crappy small college division Schiano used it in- Damn sure failing here.
Like I’ve said since last winter.
But good news! He brain washed some of you into ignoring John Lynch, Tim Ryan, and dozens of others.
He blamed his stupidity in Freeman.
Soon, he’ll blame it on Glennon- saying he isn’t an NFL QB.
How long before you guys realize that this coach is clueless!, and disassembling our team.
The articles are being posted on JoeBuc all the time. But some of you are so busy attacking Freeman, or defending Glennon.
Schianos trick is working. He’s diverted you from the real problem
October 11th, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Since Coach Schiano Took the helm of the Buccaneer Flagship, we have brought in Free Agents: Jackson Nicks Revis Goldson Te’o-Nesheim Gibson Landri Casillas etc. Coach Schiano has also drafted David Barron Martin, and others but what’s wrong with these players? All of these guys have experience and some good ball skills. Has he been perfect, No. No coach ever is even the great Head Coach Don Coryell or Bill Walsh never where perfect in the draft or in bringing in new players.
I understand the frustration of us all. But from my view since 1976 we are doing some good things Our Defense is getting better, our Offense is not quite there, but we do have the play makers to make this offense run well. So we closed the door on Freeman, move on Next Man Up happens to be Glennon so lets see what he can do. Is he the next comming of Slinging Sammy Baugh, or just maybe he has some of Dan Fouts touch and anticipation. What i can see is he is not Freeman. Not to run Freeman down he has some great moments for us, but never enough play after play series after series game after game moments. This is why he is no longer here as far as I see it. Good luck in Minnesota Mr. Freeman. .
Bring IT Glennon You are the new Buccaneer QB. Will it be pretty, successful or even fun and ugly? I do not know but I have my sights set on him being better than we think now.
Go Bucs!~
October 11th, 2013 at 10:17 pm
@ bobby……….so your saying you like what you see from shiano? And yes raheem is better……..raheem had 0 talent then they had mccoy and mike williams and freeman and won 10 games…………….Your saying that lovie wouldn’T be better? YOur an idiot dude
October 11th, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Simple answer… No, he’s not ready. Bigger question is will he ever be? How many years wasted experimenting with him as opposed to drafting a more talented, more ready, more likely to succeed QB in a draft loaded with them? And more importantly… Would this staff adjust an offense to best suit any QB or keep forcing players to fit the scheme?
October 12th, 2013 at 9:29 am
Exactly….I like Glennon. He looks poised and is intelligent to learn quickly. I believe he has a higher ceiling than Freeman. I think the fans have put up however with mediocrity for 5 years and we see how important a above average(not necessarily elite) QB is. If Glennon does not show more than substantial 1st year progress fans want to look for a QB in the draft. Any one see the Ducks QB Mariota…I love his smooth running style and seems to throw accurately….any comments?
October 12th, 2013 at 9:59 am
Rusty Rhino.
Wow. A lot of Schiano love.
M, you do know he’s 1-11 in his last 12 games?
With one if the most talented Buc teams in franchise history!!!
It is his offensive scheme that is crippling this team.
Not the QBs, the RBs, The WRs, or the line,
It’s Schiano. He has 8 Probowlers, and may not win a game!
Yet, you are happy watching?
Not me. Raheem won 20 games with a horrible team. This guy may lose 16 with a great team
I’m damn sure not entertained- or happy watching that crap!!
October 12th, 2013 at 10:01 am
I’m”10″ games