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With Josh McCown (thumb) expected to be unavailable this week against the Saints, Glennon is expected to earn his second straight starting nod, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With Josh McCown (thumb) expected to be unavailable this week against the Saints, Glennon is expected to earn his second straight starting nod, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Analysis:

McCown remains in a holding pattern with his thumb injury, but the team believes he'll be able to avoid surgery after he reported improvement while throwing Monday. Even so, McCown still needs further recovery time, and it seems rather unlikely that he earns back the starting role once he's healthy. Glennon wasn't spectacular in Sunday's victory over the Steelers, but he did limit his turnovers and showed excellent poise, driving the Bucs down the field for the game-winning touchdown. So long as he doesn't completely flop against the Saints, Glennon will have a good chance at hanging on to the gig, especially after McCown was horrendous (43-for-68, 420 yards, two touchdowns, four interceptions) in his three starts before falling victim to injury.

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