[CBFF] Quinn

[Jim Ferolie]

I'm not arguing Grossman's benching. You're absolutely right that he 
appeared to be regressing. I mean, after an entire offseason, you'd think he 
would have at least come out on fire and THEN had problems.

But the backup deserves more than a week before getting criticized? I don't 
think so. We brought this highly-paid backup in for one reason, to perform 
in just this sort of situation, to be at minimum *decent*, and ideally 
better -- people were talking about him as the QBOTF, for God's sake -- and 
against the worst passing defense in the league he manages a 65 and a pick 
six.

Bullshit. His job for the past two years has been to be ready on a moment's 
notice, and he got a whole week -- and really more, considering everyone was 
talking about this since the offseason.

The rest of the offense is to blame, too, but he sucked, and there are no 
excuses.

I'm about ready for Orton.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>
>>
>> There's more to a game than stats. Rex's problem is not that he doesn't
>> make
>> big plays, but rather than he makes those awful, bad ones. Rarely has
>> he
>> done worse in that arena than Griese did last week. And anyone who's
>> watched
>> Griese in preseason could have seen that coming.
>
> Grossman's problem is only peripherally related to that.  The heart of the
> issue is that he continues to make the same mistakes that he made at
> midseason last year.  He wasn't developing.  In fact, some would argue 
> that
> he was regressing.
>
> Griese at least has a track record of performing.  Anybody remember the 
> last
> time the Bears had a QB who has been to the Pro Bowl?  Having said that, 
> I'm
> withholding judgment on him.  Obviously what happened last week can't
> continue.  But he obviously gets more than a week for heaven's sake.
>
> Tom S.
>
>
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