[CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

[Tom Shannon]

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> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 1:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com
> 
> I'm coming in late on this thread, but of all the changes that need to
> be made on this roster, I think QB might just be the least of the
> them.  I still want to see what either Orton or Rex can do with a
> decent line in front of them.

That does make it tough to evaluate a QB.  But I think there are some things
you can definitely say about Grossman that make me think he's not worth it.
I know you agree with some of these things, Jer, because I remember your
comments were all for pulling Grossman as a starter earlier in the season.
I think time sometimes causes us to forget what we all saw then.

Grossman continued to make the same errors that he made in the second half
of last season.  Admittedly he did move better in the pocket.  But I'm
constantly reminded of comments by opposing players that made it out to the
Chicago media.  These were basically:

1)  "Grossman is a mental midget".  This one was made by the Chargers and
they got the information from Ron Rivera, who definitely ought to have known
(he denies that he believes this but you know he said it).  In support,
Grossman continued to make all of the same mental errors that he made last
season.  These were particularly damaging because they resulted in an excess
of turnovers that the team couldn't afford.

2)  "Hit Grossman hard and he collapses".  Basically this looked true to me.
Hit him hard and all of the sudden he's tentative, he's nervous, he fumbles
and bumbles.  On a related note, I don't blame Rex Grossman for the Super
Bowl loss.  But there's no doubt that in the biggest game of his life he did
more than his share to help choke it away.  He never once performed what I
consider to be well under pressure.  Most of the time is was easily the
opposite.

Just my opinion.  I understand why not everyone would agree.

Tom S.


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