[CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

[Tom Shannon]

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> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com


> Yeah, but who?  The Derek Anderson argument doesn't hold water if you
> believe the Bears still have the talent to be one of the top teams in
> the NFC.

I do not believe that they have the talent to be one of the top teams in the
NFC.  They have many needs and QB is one of them.  It should be taken care
of, in at least a limited fashion, along with the rest.

> If you believe that, do you really want to roll the dice?

Yes.

> The
> difference is that Cleveland wasn't expected to be a contender and
> needed a place holder for Quinn.  They got lucky and it's a great
> story, but with all the lamenting that has been done about the QB
> position being the weak link you want to just take a leap of faith?

Yes.  Truthfully, I don't think it’s a big risk.  Just shaking things up and
bringing in new blood might help break the log jam.  And, as with Cleveland,
if you have a good GM who has done his homework you might get lucky.

Believe me, if Griese's contract were up I'd be saying the same thing about
him.  Let him go and let's try something different.  It just happens that
Grossman's is up and Griese is signed through 2010.  I think we know who he
is and I don't think it's good enough.

> Orton could be the next Derek Anderson, he's show enough in three
> games after sitting on the bench for two years for me to be
> comfortable with him going into training camp. We need to use our
> resources to improve in other areas.

Could be.  All the more reason to let Grossman walk and take a chance on
someone else.  Yeah, there's a small chance he'll be worse.  Its most likely
he'll be no better.  But at least there's hope that they could hit the
jackpot.

Tom S.


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