[CBFF] Bears sign Chris Leak

[Steve Behrens]

He was a rookie.  That could happen to just about any rookie QB thrown into
the same situation (dumbing down the offense and a bad game).  He had a
great game as well vs the Lions if I recall...  all and all, I think he did
as well as could be expected considering the circumstances.   And what we
don't know is how he would have responded if they would have opened up the
offense for him...

I think he's getting a bit of a bum rap, AFAIC....

-Behr


On 5/1/07, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Yeah, the offense was dumbed down for him and he was asked to do no more
> than manage after his 5-INT day against Cincinnati.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Victor Waldron" <victor19 at gmail.com>
>
>
> > As far as QB skills to be successful in the NFL, yes, Orton is clearly
> > in a different "class" than Leak. Leak is another in a long list of
> > college QBs who played on a team with great talent. Several of said
> > QBs won the Heisman and did nothing in the NFL.
> >
> > As for Orton himself, I thought he did reasonably well considering he
> > was pressed into duty as a rookie and only had an average receiver
> > corp as his disposal. I won't go so far as to predict anything for him
> > down the road but it's a little premature to permanently affix a
> > "mediocre" label.
> >
>
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