The End of the Glennon Era

HokieSports.com - Sean GlennonI read a Washington Post article (’Shocked’ Glennon Heads to the Bench) about Sean Glennon being benched in favor of true freshman Tyrod Taylor and I was “shocked” at just how disillusioned Glennon really is.

In the article, Glennon is quoted as saying, “I feel like, not to say I’d make it, but that I have a shot at the next level.” I can only assume Glennon is referring to the NFL as the next level. If my assumtion is correct, I think someone needs to be up front with Sean and explain to him that he was never slated to be a starter at Virginia Tech. If everything had gone according to plan, he would have been a 2nd stringer at best during his entire career.

Glennon, a redshirt junior, is in his fourth year at Virginia Tech. He played in a couple of games in 2004, redshirted in 2005, started the entire 2006 season and played six quarters in 2007. Marcus Vick, had he not gotten into trouble, would have started the 2003 through 2005 seasons, and possibly the 2006 season (depending on his NFL draft potential) after redshirting in 2002. That left Ike Whitaker as the transition quarterback for the 2006 season (assuming Marcus left early), with Glennon and Cory Holt backing him up until Tyrod arrived for the 2007 season.

Unfortunately, Ike developed a crippling addiction to alcohol and despite head coach Frank Beamer’s repeated insistance that we would see more of Ike as the 2006 season wore on, we never saw Whitaker get into a game late in the season. After the regular season was over, Ike went public with his addiction and entered rehab voluntarily. He missed the bowl game and just before the 2007 season, he was moved permanently to split end.

I like Glennon and I firmly believe that he gave everything he had to the Tech football program. I also think it is admirable that he believes he can make it at the next level and if there is a team out there that is willing to give him a shot as a free agent, more power to him and best of luck.

But facts are facts and stats are stats. He couldn’t move the ball against East Carolina and his timing and progressions just haven’t improved enough to keep him as the starting quarterback of a major college football team. Not to mention the fact that he isn’t mobile, which is very important for a team with a poorly-performing offensive line.

One thing I have always said about Frank Beamer is that he is loyal to a fault. I think he gave Glennon more than a fair shake. In the eyes of most Hokie fans, I would venture a guess that they feel this change is long overdue. If Frank thinks it is time to pull you, then that should be enough to let you know that you were given every opportunity.

E-mail me at gary@vthokiefans.com.


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September 17th, 2007
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2 Responses to “The End of the Glennon Era”



  1. Comment #14 | September 18th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
    theepiphany Says:

    I’ll admit I was a bit distracted last fall with getting married and unable to focus a whole lot on the football season but even still I do feel that Glennon’s situation was a little sudden. Maybe I’ve just had my head in a hole this past year but I hardly remember the guy getting a whole lot of play, at least not in comparison to the Vick brothers. While I realize Taylor may be more capable as a QB, I do have some pity for Glennon.



  2. Comment #15 | October 11th, 2007 at 4:10 am
    Matthew Says:

    I feel no pity for Glennon… football is an athletic sport… Glennon has no athleticism… it was never the plan for the man to have any time at QB… Vick was to help groom Ike Whitaker (who, as Gary says, developed an alcohol addition) to be the starting QB… Whitaker may have been a placeholder for two years… giving Tyrod Taylor some time to get ready… it’s cool that they had the loyalty to Glennon… but Bush also had loyalty to Rumsfeld… and thank heavens, that gave us a Democratic Congress and not some right-wing whacko evangelical aristocracy.

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