Ten thoughts after the Bears opened the preseason Thursday night with a 24-17 loss to the Broncos at Soldier Field that sparked optimism within the organization and fan base after the debut of rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky. 1. Let’s not overdo it based on first-round draft pick Mitch Trubisky’s effort in the closing minutes of the second quarter and throughout the second half against a lot of players that will be ex-Broncos in the near future. Remind yourself it’s foolish to make sweeping judgments based on preseason performances, especially against second- and third-teamers. But Trubisky was good enough (18 for 25, 166 yards, 1 touchdown) and Mike Glennon was bad enough (2 for 8, 20 yards, 1 pick six) that a fan base that has already been calling for the draft pick to play ahead of the veteran is only going to get louder in that regard. It’s inevitable and it’s been that way since the opening night of the draft when the Bears feared someone would jump ahead of them and forked over draft picks to John Lynch and the 49ers in order to draft Trubisky No. 2 overall. It’s been only a matter of time since then and Glennon is smart enough to realize that. I asked him about that during minicamp in June and Glennon had an intelligent answer and said he viewed it was “wasted energy” and admitted if he allowed his mind to wander down that path it could lead to “negative thoughts.” Surely there was more negative than the Bears were hoping for in four possessions by the starting offense that produced no points, three first downs, two turnovers and a touchdown for the Broncos on Chris Harris Jr.’s 50-yard interception return. Glennon is smart enough to realize the conversation about Trubisky and what’s going to happen at the position is only going to be amplified. Unfortunately for Glennon, it’s a long wait to play again as the Bears don’t get back on the field until Saturday, Aug. 19 at Arizona. “There’s always going to be (talk) when you take a guy that high,” Glennon said. “I immediately knew that there could be something stirred up. But I’m not going to focus on the outside world. I’ll focus on what’s going on within the locker room and the coaches.” It’s got to be difficult to actually pull that off though, right? “I think you can make it difficult if you wanted to,” Glennon said. “If you’re going to be looking on your phone and getting on Twitter and all that, then yeah. But I won’t do that.” An NFL Network reporter asked if Glennon’s phone would be off for the next week. “I wouldn’t say it’s going to be off, but I’m not going to be — you work for NFL Network — I’m probably not going to be checking out what’s going on on there,” Glennon said. The hype is going to roll back into Bourbonnais for three more practices there beginning Saturday before the Bears break camp. The topic is going to be intense. Coach John Fox said depth chart changes will not be made after one preseason game and that doesn’t come as a surprise. But I have to think the Bears bump Trubisky ahead of Mark Sanchez and reduce snaps for Sanchez in practice. They clearly need to give Glennon, new to the offense, more work in the scheme and at the same time allow Trubisky to get more action. The situation could easily become a distraction for Glennon but Trubisky does not envision the quarterback room becoming an awkward work space. “No, there’s no reason,” Trubisky said. “Mike is the starter. It’s his team. I was just able to get a lot of reps tonight and there’s things in that film that we can all learn from each other’s reps. And it’s all about just getting better at this point. So, I mean, it’s the first preseason game. We’ve still got three more preseason games to go and a long season. So it’s just about working together, getting each other better. “They were helping me a lot on the sideline, Mike and Mark were giving me a lot of good in-game advice: What to do, how to control the game. That helped me a lot throughout the game. Hopefully we block everything out on the outside — what everyone is writing and what everyone is saying — and it brings us closer together so we’re able to push and get better as a group.” 2. The consensus in talking to people around the league is the Bears will likely attempt to trade cornerback Kyle Fuller before roster cuts are due at 3 p.m. on Sept. 2. That’s what I gathered after speaking with a variety of folks from other cities over the last week. They seem to think it’s a matter of when and not if the Bears try to deal the 2014 first-round draft pick. Whether this is legitimate or not remains to be seen but there’s an awful lot of smoke and usually where there’s smoke you’re eventually going to find a fire. Don’t get your hopes up too high the team could get much in return for him. He missed all of last season following arthroscopic knee surgery and that more than anything will make flipping Fuller for a draft pick challenging. Multiple scouts believe there is actually too much buzz about trading Fuller for the Bears to be able to put anything together. “Anyone interested in him will simply wait for them to cut him,” one personnel man said. “Because everyone believes that is what will happen.” Fuller played with the No. 2 defense at left cornerback. He was credited with three tackles. On two instances, he gave too big of a cushion to Cody Latimer and didn’t close on the ball fast enough, allowing for easy completions on slant routes. It looked like Fuller was worried about getting beaten over the top, he was backpedaling and thus there was just too much space underneath. It will not be a surprise if the Bears move Fuller. In fact, I’ve operated with the idea it will be a surprise if he makes the 53-man roster. Not after the way things unraveled in 2016 with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio bluntly assessing the situation in December after it became apparent Fuller would not be activated from injured reserve.

“Any time a guy's hurt, there's three stages to getting back to the field,” Fangio said. “One is you've got to get medical clearance. Two, the player's got to say he's ready to go and feels confident and he's champing at the bit to go play. And then the coaches get involved and see if he's better than what the other choices are and if he really is back to being able to play. A has happened. B hasn't. So C is a non-issue.” That’s about the most damning commentary you will find when it comes to a coach discussing a player and Fangio’s words made waves in the locker room where players were upset. That’s because players back players and if a player says he’s not healthy enough to go, teammates are going to back him. Now, it’s worth pointing out Fangio said during his first (and only) media availability before the start of the regular season that each year offers a fresh start for everyone, Fuller included. Photos from the Bears-Broncos preseason game at Soldier Field on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The Bears clearly were not counting on Fuller for a starting role when they prioritized the position in the offseason, pursuing Stephon Gilmore before he signed in New England and ultimately adding Prince Amukamara and Marcus Cooper to free-agent deals. They’re pretty well entrenched as the starters and the battle for the nickel position right now appears to be a decent race between Cre’Von LeBlanc and Bryce Callahan. A fourth cornerback is going to have to be a significant special teams contributor. The Bears declined the fifth-year option in Fuller’s contract for 2018 and he has a guaranteed base salary of $1,740,955 this season. That’s not enough for a general manager that did not draft Fuller to feel compelled to keep him, especially if the feeling is he’ll be unhappy about his situation. “They want to move him but everyone knows it so it will be hard,” another personnel man said. “If he plays well they might keep him because most teams are waiting for them to cut him.” Reality is a fresh start has to be the best thing that could happen for Fuller. Whether it happens remains to be seen. 3. Instead of the mindless Michael Jordan-LeBron James discussion that can take you in circles with MitchTrubisky, how about what was being said about him on Twitter after the game? Switz happens to be his former North Carolina teammate RyanSwitzer, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys. 4. Impressive play by defensive end Jonathan Bullard to stuff Stevan Ridley for a 3-yard loss in the second quarter to set up a punt. Denver faced third-and-1 from the Bears’ 48-yard line and Bullard knived through to blow up the play in the backfield. “It was a play call where I could just cut loose and go,” Bullard said. “It was short yardage so I just shot it. I beat him to the point. That wasn’t a read it was a go. That was a good call and they put me in that situation. “ That was important to see from my perspective because Bullard has added about 15 pounds to his frame. The club currently lists him at 296 and the reason he was a third-round pick a year ago was because he had a real nice get-off and quickness to penetrate. My question was bulked up could Bullard still be quick off the ball? “That was one of my questions for myself but the whole time I was putting (weight) on I was doing explosion work to make sure I didn’t lose it,” he said. “I don’t feel like I lost it at all. As long as I can keep doing what I am doing with the weight I added, coming off the ball the way I still am, I am fine with it.” He’s also a lot more confident this time around. He’s got a better understanding of what’s being asked of him and the word is he’s taken a more mature approach. “It’s not like going out there and worrying about messing up because you’re not going to be put back in there,” Bullard said. “You know what I am saying? It’s little stuff, the mind-set, the mental part of it too. There is a lot of it. This year I am more comfortable with the playbook. “The coaches have talked to me and reasons they drafted me were because of that first step and explosion and get-off and they want me to use it more and go out and just play and not really think about a lot. All of that comes when you get comfortable but not only comfortable but knowing exactly what you are doing.” Now, let’s keep in mind that he flashed a little in preseason last summer and then quickly disappeared during the regular season. Bullard did very little as a rookie and was on the field for 296 snaps. One offensive line veteran said Bullard was going on first count in preseason (which most everyone uses) and that when he encountered quarterbacks that mixed things up in the regular season, that was one of his struggles. So hopefully he continues to produce because he could push for much more playing time this year. “Wouldn’t say frustrated (last year),” Bullard said. “It don’t always come the way you expected it to. You’ve got to keep working. Right now I am just trying to stack these days. Stack these preseasons and continue to get better and ultimately be able to help a little more than last year.” 5. Victor Cruz caught the 2-yard touchdown pass from Mitch Trubisky right before halftime and then the veteran was on the field when the game ended. Normally, I might consider that a bad sign for a decorated former veteran to be playing in the closing minutes of the first preseason game but let’s recall that Daniel Braverman was sidelined and newcomer Alton Howard, another slot receiver, probably isn’t up to speed yet. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Bears wide receiver Victor Cruz celebrates with Jerrell Freeman after scoring a touchdown during the first half at Solider Field on Aug. 10, 2017. Bears wide receiver Victor Cruz celebrates with Jerrell Freeman after scoring a touchdown during the first half at Solider Field on Aug. 10, 2017. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune) (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune) “It’s been a while,” Cruz said when I asked him when the last time was he finished out a preseason game on the field. “But it’s cool, man. I embrace it. I love playing football. I love being out there. It’s all good. I came out unscathed, thank god, lost the wind for a little bit there late in the game.” What’s worth noting is it appeared Kendall Wright got a little more run than Cruz and played earlier than him. That could all change quickly but Wright wasn’t in there at the end of the game. Wright, of course, has a history with offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains going back to their days in Tennessee together.