A Mark Schlereth rant about Mike Glennon was not something Chicago Bears fans expected to hear. Then again not many people these days know who he is. Or at least why he’s a prominent name at Fox Sports 1 after an extended run on ESPN. So here’s a quick recap. Schlereth is a former Pro Bowl guard who won three Super Bowls including one with Washington and two with Denver.
Since then he’s transitioned to the job of analyst where he’s become a highly outspoken personality on social media. His Twitter feed is always active, but he also has a podcast called The Stinkin Truth. Now to be fair Schlereth does have an entertaining personality. He’s definitely a character. However, as his most recent show indicates he can also be a bit of a jackass.
Mark Schlereth’s comments about Mike Glennon had nothing to do with football
With the Bears as the center of the podcast, count Schlereth among the non-believers when it comes to how they’ve handled the quarterback position. Never mind the fact Schlereth has never played, coached or scouted the position in his football career. He at least offered a straightforward, if generic take on the teams’ new top draft choice.
“I have no idea. The plan is potential. You know what potential usually gets you? Fired. Potential usually gets you fired.
What is Mitchell Trubisky? What did he start, 13 games in his career at North Carolina? Yeah, he’s a strapping dude. A big dude. A good athlete. Good arm. All those kind of things. That is all great. I don’t know if it will translate.”
Nobody knows if it will translate, Mark. That same exact statement can be used for every draft pick ever, but moving on. There is no reason to shoot down Schlereth for those comments. He’s entitled to his opinion as is everybody else. Where it got well out of hand was when the conversation shifted to Glennon.
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Then things got personal
It started innocently enough with him taking the Bears to task for spending all that money and then shifting gears to draft Trubisky. That it reeked of desperation. Then Schlereth took it three steps across the line.
“Mike Glennon [has] the world’s longest neck. He should be in a circus. Shouldn’t he? You ever look at that dude? He’s freakish.”
Come on, man. You’re supposed to be a respected member of the media who keeps it clean. I understand it’s a podcast and you’re trying to be edgy but attacking another human being for the way he looks? That’s what bullies do and it makes for shit listening. To hear the full rant, just click the link below. (34:50)
Hopefully not everybody will subscribe to that way of thinking.
