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Glennon's surprising season

Winning, putting up good numbers

Tampa Bay appears to have found its quarterback. Mike Glennon is putting up solid numbers, and he's taking care of the football. His passer rating, believe it or not, is better than what Andrew Luck or Matt Ryan managed as a rookie.

Maybe North Carolina State knew what it was doing when it let Russell Wilson transfer to Wisconsin?

In the last 10 years, 26 rookie quarterbacks have attempted at least 200 passes. Only three of those guys had higher passer ratings than where Glennon is at right now, and they're all franchise-type guys -- RG3, Wilson and Roethlisberger.

(RG3 is still a franchise quarterback, right?)

ROOKIE QB WITH 200 ATTEMPTS, 2003-
YearPasserPctTDIntRating
2012Robert Griffin III66%205102.4
2012Russell Wilson64%2610100.0
2004Ben Roethlisberger66%171198.1
2013Mike Glennon62%13491.6
2008Matt Ryan61%161187.7
2011Cam Newton60%211784.5
2012Nick Foles63%6582.1
2013E.J. Manuel59%8482.1
2011Andy Dalton58%201380.4
2008Joe Flacco60%141280.3
2012Andrew Luck54%231876.5
2010Sam Bradford60%181576.5
2012Ryan Tannehill58%121376.1
2010Colt McCoy61%6974.5
2006Matt Leinart57%111274.0
2003Byron Leftwich57%141673.0
2012Brandon Weeden57%141772.6
2007Trent Edwards56%7870.4
2011Christian Ponder54%131370.1
2006Vince Young52%121366.7
2011Blaine Gabbert51%121165.4
2009Mark Sanchez54%122063.0
2013Geno Smith55%81862.1
2009Matthew Stafford53%132061.0
2009Josh Freeman54%101859.8
2010Jimmy Clausen53%3958.4

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