Rex Grossman To Start For 'Skins

By Benjy Lipsman in News on Sep 7, 2011 3:20PM

As Bears quarterback, Rex Grossman lead the team to the 2006 Super Bowl, but by 2007 the team had tired of the "Good Rex/Bad Rex" routine where he wowed one week and bombed the next. Sexy Rexy lost his starting job to veteran reserve Brian Griese midway through the season, then backed up Kyle Orton in 2008. Finally released by the Bears in the winter of 2009, Grossman landed as the third string QB in Houston. The Bears soon after traded Orton to the Denver Broncos in return for Jay Culter, who was supposed to be the team's savior at the quarterback position.

As we jump ahead to the 2011 season, all three quarterbacks will be starters at the same time in the NFL. Cutler remains the Bears QB, with no competition for the position despite his own ups and downs in two seasons with the team. Orton has fought off competition from Tim Tebow (and God) and Brady Quinn to remain atop the depth chart in Denver. Over the weekend, the Washington Redskins announced Grossman will be their guy this year... well, at least in week 1.

Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan picked Grossman, who started the final three games of last season, over John Beck. Grossman backed up Donovan McNabb for most of 2010, but McNabb was traded to Minnesota after the NFL lockout ended.

Can Grossman take advantage of the opportunity to start in the NFL again? How will Sexy Rexy's season compare to the guys who replaced him? It'll be interesting to see how Cutler's, Orton's and Grossman's seasons stack up in 2011. Any predictions on who'll shine brightest?