The Chicago Bears were looking for an upgrade at the quarterback position in 2017, but Sporting News does not believe Mike Glennon is a major upgrade over Jay Cutler, or even Brian Hoyer.

Sporting News' Brian Bender recently ranked all 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL and labeled Glennon as the NFL's 27th-best QB.

"The Bears paid a lot to land Glennon, a backup with the Buccaneers who has a 5-13 record as a starter," Bender wrote. "First-round pick Mitchell Trubisky also will factor in at quarterback for Chicago."

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The addition of Trubisky in this year's draft will definitely change Glennon's career trajectory, and while his spot at No. 27 shouldn't come as much of a surprise, Hoyer did surprisingly land one spot ahead of him on the list at No. 26.

"Unless you think it's Matt Barkley or rookie C.J. Beathard, the veteran Hoyer figures to be the starter for first-year coach Kyle Shanahan," Bender wrote. "Hoyer is 16-15 as a starter with five different NFL teams. This doesn't feel like a long-term answer."

Glennon has a better skill set but lacks the overall experience Hoyer has as a starter in the NFL. Chicago's decision not to bring back Hoyer came as a surprise to some this offseason, but it makes sense as to why they did not bring him back considering he has maxed out his potential as a starting quarterback.

There's always a chance Glennon ends up having a solid year for the Bears, but the pressure of playing ahead of the second overall pick in Trubisky may be enough to force him to scuffle this season.

The veteran quarterback can hold his hat on the fact that he landed ahead of Denver's Trevor Siemian, Houston rookie Deshaun Watson, former No. 1 pick Jared Goff, Cleveland's Cody Kessler and former Bear and current New York Jet Josh McCown.