Mike Glennon Is Wild Card Of The NFL Quarterback Market

With Robert Griffin III signed away by Cleveland, there is no question thing have gotten foggier regarding the NFL quarterback market.  Ryan Fitzpatrick remains un-signed and Colin Kaepernick is still with the San Francisco 49ers, not traded and by many accounts nowhere close to being traded.  Yet several teams, including the Broncos, Jets and Rams remain without viable options at the position.

That brings up the question.  Short of the draft, is there any other name out there who might have an unforeseen impact on the present status of the market?  This might be a good time to bring up a regular in trade rumor circles in Mike Glennon.  The former 3rd round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been connected to several teams over the past few seasons as coaching changes have led to quarterback change.

Despite obvious reasons to consider trading him, the Buccaneers have stubbornly held fast, preferring to keep Glennon as a quality backup rather than seek out draft compensation in dealing him elsewhere.

That may be changing.

With Jameis Winston firmly in place as the starter, the Buccaneers are finding that the trade market may never get better than it is for a chance to deal Glennon.  He’s been in the league since 2013, has starting experience, features a big body and strong arm and is only 26-years old.  Though he has compiled a pedestrian 5-13 record, he’s thrown for 4,025 yards with 29 touchdowns and a mere 15 interception.

He’s also engineered some impressive victories during his brief stints, including a stunning 27-24 upset of the Steelers in Pittsburgh in 2014.  Noted NFL Films producer and draft analyst Greg Cosell believed when Glennon came out of N.C. State that he was the best quarterback in the 2013 class.

"“I would argue that, in my opinion, Glennon could (go) late in the first round and I wouldn’t have a problem with that at all,” Cosell told NFL Network’s “Path to the Draft” on Friday. “As I talked about his attributes, I think he has probably — of the quarterbacks in this class — more of the attributes that you look for than maybe any other quarterback in this class.”“I think the thing that stands out with him, first of all, his functional mobility for a big man is far better than people might give him credit for,” Cosell said. “You see him move out of the pocket and make throws. He can do that. The thing I really like about him is his willingness to pull the trigger. You’ve got to do that in the NFL.”"

It becomes a matter of determining whether a team is not only willing to trade for him, but whether they will offer him a legitimate opportunity to start and play an entire season.  Something Tampa Bay never bothered to try.  Would Denver, New York or Los Angeles be different?