The Top 10 players most vital to the Chicago Bears’ success in 2008 – #7 Rex Grossman
Continuing our list of…well…read the title, buddy.
# 7. Rex Grossman
When a franchise places their faith in a man that looks like this, the forecast can seem bleak – I know. Many people forget, however, that the other option, Kyle Orton, has never been more than a caretaker. As witnessed in 2005, even with an elite defense and solid running game, a team can’t win in the playoffs unless they get some production from their quarterback.
By now, you have all heard the rhetoric of how Rex Grossman is an asset when he’s on and a major detriment when he’s off. But it’s true. No other Bears quarterback in the last 15 years has shown the capability to lead an explosive offense like Grossman has.
This season, the Bears would do well to help Grossman find his happy medium. More checking down and fewer deep bombs might yield a less opportunistic offense, but it should yield a less turnover prone one as well.
Grossman has one more year to show he can be consistently good. To do that, he’ll need to make better decisions, refine poor mechanic tendencies and read defenses better. If he does, the Bears will be back in the Super Bowl. If he doesn’t, add him to the list of former Florida Gator quarterbacks that washed out in the spotlight.
Rex – I think he can be decent, but he will never be a big time QB. We shall see if he could step up to the plate, when he needs to. The D will keep them in most games, so he just needs to make smart choices and they will go far. Saw you on RootZoo man, welcome.
Thanks, Andy.
I concur. Rex can become Kyle Orton Plus — a smart quarterback who doesn’t lose games, but as the Plus indicates, has a knack for the big play.
It would be nice to see a bit more consistency from him this season. I want to see 2006-2007 Rex…none of this 2007-2008 bullsh*t.
I lost confidence in Rex after the Arizona game back in 06. I knew something was very wrong. It was more than just a bad game for him. Everthing went downhill after that. Enough film had been compiled on Rex to clearly see his considerable flaws.
Rex has a superior passing arm. He threw a pass in a Green Bay game in his second season that the only other quarterback I’ve ever seen make was Dan Marino. He has serious quarterbacking flaws but with a solid line and a running back who can block and pick up a blitz he can be deadly to defenses, that is why Lovie, and Angelo gives him every chance possible to learn this game on a mental level so he can play it more consistently. He has the ability to break every Bears passing record.
Yeah, I think Rex’s performance against Arizona in ‘06 raised a lot of red flags. He makes really good throws sometimes, and very, painfully awful throws at others. It’s all about keeping the mistakes few and far between — something Orton does well — and this will be Rex’s last chance to show he can.
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