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Pressure mounting for Mike Glennon as Mitch Trubisky continues to stand out

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. _ The sample size from the exhibition opener was far too small for the Bears to consider a move with Mike Glennon.

They weren't going to walk away from their starting quarterback after eight pass attempts, nor should they. Reality is Glennon's teammates didn't give him adequate help. The wide receivers didn't do their part, the offensive line didn't play well enough and there wasn't time to establish a ground game.

But the starting quarterback needs to be able to lift the team, make a throw

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