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[Victor Waldron]

Steve, I fully understand what you are saying about Rex but what you
fail to say is that you support Griese starting ahead of him. I think
Griese proved in the Detroit game that his lows can be as bad as Rex's
worst. Knowing they are both flawed, the question is: who are we
better off with?

V


> But Rex giveth, Rex taketh away.  What he adds in terms of deep threat, I
> think he subtracts in his work in the pocket and his tendency to cave under
> pressure.  I believe it was Rex's second drive that the Raider D brought all
> sorts of pressure and got two sacks.  That has got to be the formula against
> Rex.  Still.  Rattle his cage until he throws it away.
>
> Still.  For unlike Jim and some others here, I thought Rex was only a throw
> or two away from chucking a ball into double or triple coverage for an INT.
> It just so happens Berrian got a great step on the coverage, so it was for a
> TD instead.  Wonderful for Rex.  Wonderful for the Bears.  Wonderful for us.
> A win is a win.
>
> But with my hat duly and genuinely tipped to Mr. Grossman, it still looks to
> me that it was merely a fortuitous turn of events that kept Rex from getting
> a couple of those pressure INTs.  If he had started the game, who knows.
> And if he starts Sunday, watch out.  I just did not see as much reform in
> Rex's approach to the game as some here apparently did.