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I'm bringin' Rexy back
That other boy threw just as many picks
I think Rexy's special... he's my quarterback
He can turn around our team or I'll take the flack
So maybe Lovie Smith didn't perform a parody of Justin Timberlake's hit song, but the Bears' head coach did announce to the press on Wednesday that he was changing quarterbacks again and that Rex Grossman will start when the Bears face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Lovie didn't make his official announcement to the press at 4pm, which lead to an awkward moment for Brian Griese as he came off the practice field not knowing that the Trib had already leaked the story. Informed of the news earlier in the day by Smith, Griese nonetheless denied knowing his status to the assembled reporters ahead of Lovie's official announcement.
While Griese left Sunday's game in Oakland with a shoulder injury, the bruise to his non-throwing shoulder is not serious enough to keep him out of action. So Lovie's move was based on Rex's performance in relief. Did Lovie violate the "unwritten" rule that players don't lose starting jobs due to injury? Chicagoist just wants to see the best players on the field. Those that give the team the best shot at winning. But does Rex Grossman qualify?
On the other hand, he did beat the Seahawks twice last season, racking up 65 points in those two games. In truth, Griese had not been much of an improvement over Grossman.
The question we have now is: How many games before Grossman makes way for Kyle Orton? As 4-5, maybe playoffs are still a possibility -- however slim they might actually be. But how many more losses before the season is officially lost and it's time to look toward the future. Griese's not the long term answer. Rex isn't either. Maybe Orton is, but we won't know unless we have a chance to see him play.
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Somebody's gotta move the ball.
Cedric Benson had 29 tries last game, and he didn't get it done.
Brian Griese had an entire half, and he certainly didn't get it done.
Devin Hester sure as hell didn't move the ball, or at least, not for positive yards.
Who moved the ball? Who was the only one who put it in the end zone? Who won us the game? It doesn't seem like those qualities matter much to some people.
it's the play calling...it's so frustrating to sit there and watch the Bears play so f'ing conservatively. i'm not saying they need to go out there and get crazy but the coaching staff needs to step it up. all pre-season bears fans were fed what now appears to be a bunch of bullshit about how the offense had all these great new weapons. where's hester? where's olsen? Olsen wasn't even in the game on Sunday! Occasionally he or Hester get to do something on offense and it's great but it's not happening enough.
Benjy, do I even want to know how long you sat in front of the computer humming "sexyback" in order to come up with your opening hook?
Neither Rex nor Griese are really good QBs. The difference between the two is that Rex could still grow into one, and has actually helped a team to a Super Bowl. Grossman just needs to find consistency, you really never know who's going to show up when he plays. The same could be said of my man, Rothleswhatever: sometimes I see John Elway, sometimes I see a kid from a Pop-Warner game. Only Big-Ben appears as the former more than the latter, while Grossman is still somewhere in between.
Give Grossman the season, and let Griese do what he does best: warm the bench.