I don't want to say I was right...
I was totally right. What was my suggestion about what to do with the whole Rex Grossman situation? I said to let him play. We were 10-2 with him at QB, and despite two terrible games by him (and a couple other bad ones) he's managed to still not make us lose.
So what does Grossman go out and do? 200 yards, 2 TD's, no picks. It was a clean performance, and he didn't make any stupid decisions. We all knew that if Rex had a terrible first half, he was going to be benched. So Rex came out and immediately did what he could. He didn't force the ball anywhere. He nearly fumbled twice, but he didn't, and I'm not positive but I don't think he even got sacked last night (and Joe Theismann could not have overused the word 'impetus' enough).
Some people will say that Grossman didn't really prove anything last night other than he can win games. This is pretty true. The Rams are a terrible defensive team. You could tell when Thomas Jones breaks a 30-yard run and he never appears to be doing anything more than jogging.
But last time I checked, the Bears didn't play in Philadelphia. They hate everyone there. And the second guess anything less than perfection. And they never get it.
All Grossman needs to do is manage the ball, make good reads and not turn it over. He did a great job of that last night. In the first half, he had that scramble to get the first down and then some. Sidenote, yesterday on The Score 670 there was a discussion about how Grossman may have never healed correctly after breaking his ankle so he's lost most of his mobility. I hope the scramble disproved that, and I'd like to see a little more movement.
In the second half, more management. He was taking the playclock down inside the 5 on virtually every play from the middle of the third quarter on because the Bears were up and all we had to do was run the ball.
So Grossman is fine. During the game I was feeling sorry for everyone who isn't a Bears fan because every single thing Grossman did was getting overanalyzed, and I'm sure it will continue to be so for the next 2-3 days.
We all know that Grossman is capable of playing like he did last night, it's just a matter of him fixing the things that cause him to play like Brett Favre and throw picks all the time. He responded nicely last night. And I think the Bears showed last night that we can allow a guy to pass 300+ yards and still get the win (I'm looking at you Drew Brees).
So Grossman will take us to the Super Bowl, and he'll do it in a fashion that won't remind anyone of Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson. At least I hope so, because in my opinion, that's a pretty big slap in the face.
So what does Grossman go out and do? 200 yards, 2 TD's, no picks. It was a clean performance, and he didn't make any stupid decisions. We all knew that if Rex had a terrible first half, he was going to be benched. So Rex came out and immediately did what he could. He didn't force the ball anywhere. He nearly fumbled twice, but he didn't, and I'm not positive but I don't think he even got sacked last night (and Joe Theismann could not have overused the word 'impetus' enough).
Some people will say that Grossman didn't really prove anything last night other than he can win games. This is pretty true. The Rams are a terrible defensive team. You could tell when Thomas Jones breaks a 30-yard run and he never appears to be doing anything more than jogging.
But last time I checked, the Bears didn't play in Philadelphia. They hate everyone there. And the second guess anything less than perfection. And they never get it.
All Grossman needs to do is manage the ball, make good reads and not turn it over. He did a great job of that last night. In the first half, he had that scramble to get the first down and then some. Sidenote, yesterday on The Score 670 there was a discussion about how Grossman may have never healed correctly after breaking his ankle so he's lost most of his mobility. I hope the scramble disproved that, and I'd like to see a little more movement.
In the second half, more management. He was taking the playclock down inside the 5 on virtually every play from the middle of the third quarter on because the Bears were up and all we had to do was run the ball.
So Grossman is fine. During the game I was feeling sorry for everyone who isn't a Bears fan because every single thing Grossman did was getting overanalyzed, and I'm sure it will continue to be so for the next 2-3 days.
We all know that Grossman is capable of playing like he did last night, it's just a matter of him fixing the things that cause him to play like Brett Favre and throw picks all the time. He responded nicely last night. And I think the Bears showed last night that we can allow a guy to pass 300+ yards and still get the win (I'm looking at you Drew Brees).
So Grossman will take us to the Super Bowl, and he'll do it in a fashion that won't remind anyone of Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson. At least I hope so, because in my opinion, that's a pretty big slap in the face.
posted by Jtrouble at 8:14 AM
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