The Facts: In the hours leading up to the start of the draft on Thursday night, Glennon’s name came up as a rumored target of the Patriots in the event the Patriots traded current backup Ryan Mallett to the Texans. But HC Lovie Smith said after the first round that Glennon was a player they still had big plans for down the road. “You know how much I like Josh McCown as our starter here." Smith said. "But I love Mike Glennon. Mike Glennon is our quarterback of the future here."

Diehards Line: If nothing else, trading Glennon would leave the Bucs without a backup to McCown or a young QB to develop behind the veteran, although as PFT's Josh Alper suggests, that’s the sort of thing they could take care of as the draft unfolds. They chose not to do that with the seventh overall pick, taking wide receiver Mike Evans at that spot, however; and Smith said: "Why would we want to add a third quarterback to the mix? We needed other positions and forget just a quarterback position – yeah, we like it, but we thought this was the best available player for us. It was an easy decision for us.” Of course, they could still add a QB. Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo both spent time with the Buccaneers during the pre-draft process, so there are still options available to the Bucs if they want to change directions when it comes to their future quarterback. But if the second round passes without a quarterback joining the roster, there’s a pretty good chance Glennon will remain the quarterback of the future in Tampa.