The Rex Grossman Sucks Onion

OK Rex haters and non-believers...

Rex Grossman is a GREAT QB in a bad system. If he were to go to Indy or New England he would blossom and amaze us week in and week out.

This is the current Rex Grossman story line starting with the Cardinal game in 2006: Rex sucks, he doesn't belong in the NFL. Jeez, the month before that game everybody voted him offensive player of the month and talking Pro Bowl this and that.

What has happened? Several things. First off the coaching is showing it's limitations and 2nd tier ability. Lovie ain't that great. Ron Turner sucks. I'll elaborate on him in a while. Arizona found a way to get to Grossman. He didn't have much time if any to throw. Everyone says he can't think on his feet and is a gun slinger. Not true. He just has no one to throw it to. Muhammad? Berrian? Bradley? Davis? These guys have a hard time getting open. Do these WR's frighten any team out there? Are they in anyone’s Fantasy leagues? No, of course not. Before I get a quote reply about "not having time to throw" and how a NFL QB should be able to deal with it, consider this - Manning has a Reggie Wayne and Brady has a Moss.

Grossman has a quick release as good as anyone in the league. The problem is that a quick release is useless when you have no one to throw it to. The Bears receivers suck. End of story. As a matter of fact, if you put the Bears receivers in Dallas, New England, or Indy, where would those teams be? They would start sucking real bad, just like the Bears are now.

Running game. Show me a great QB who's is having statistically a great year and leading his team to the playoffs and I'll show you a good O-line and a great back. What did the Bears brain trust come up with? Trading Thomas Jones to the Jets so they can let the soon-to-be-a-bust Cedric Benson average 2.2 yds a carry so far. Wow that's got to scare opposing defenses. Hey Dallas fans, before Sunday night's game, were you guys in awe of our 4th round pick, Benson? The guy has the whole package: break away speed, can bounce to the outside on the drop of a dime, never fumbles...

Bring in Brady, Manning and Romo to the Bears and they will put up Rex numbers as well. They'll have Berrian drop a perfect hitch pattern pass cuz the defender bumped him a little too hard. We used to have a receiver named Tom Waddle (you can catch him on the NFL Network - smart guy) who used to get hit twice as hard week in and week out and never dropped the ball. Period. We have receivers running BS routes and slowing down at the end cuz they don't know what to do. I will bet anyone if we could look back at Rex's pics, 30-40% of them were not his fault. We don't have receivers who can fight for a ball or run great routes or, minor point, separate from defenders. TO put on a clinic and showed all Bear fans what's wrong with our team. It was hiding right in front of us - TO found pockets in the zone and exploited them. Our guys are afraid to do that for some reason or they just suck. Did I say the Bear receivers suck?

The story line that “Rex sucks” has gotten to the absurd. During the Dallas game, NBC producers had the sideline babe train a camera on Grossman. She made him appear aloof and maybe not "getting" what the coaches were showing him...she trails off with "and then he just walks away and keeps his thoughts to himself". Like that’s a bad thing. Was he suppose to yuk it up with the guys and pretend the team isn’t getting whipped? Then what would the media say? Come on. That was pure stupidity. I was surprised NBC did not throw some depressing soundtrack running in the background during their impromptu hit piece. This is a perfect example of the media going nuts to find and perpetuate this story. OK, now our side line babe does a 20 second infomercial on Tony Romo. Life is good, Romo is great, yadda, yadda, yadda and she ended with and "Tony Romo just goes off and keeps his thoughts to himself". Like it was a good thing. De what?

Ron Turner. Now there is a master of utilizing talent. I thought Schoop left town? OK, you are Dallas and the Bears just ran Benson to the 3 yd line. 2^nd and goal. How come every one at the game including the guys about to make the tackle knew that Mr. 1^st rounder was going to run up the middle? Dallas just closed down the box and we got no where. OK let’s kick a frickin’ field goal. 4 points lost. That is the Turner I know. Oh did I say Rex has no one to throw to? Maybe Turner doesn’t take the game down field not because he has no faith in Rex, but he too, knows that Rex has no one to throw it to. Ya think?

I like Rex because I think he posses great talent and has a great arm. His throws are usually accurate and almost have the same zip as Farve’s. I’ve had many a Packer fan tell me they see Rex making throws only Farve could do. Yea, it’s the unwashed guy on the street making that statement and not an "expert" but everybody who isn't caught up in the Rex hype sees something special.

Brian Griese. Like Deion Sanders said last night on the NFL Network, Brian Griese is a backup for a very good reason. He got cut from 3 teams as the starter. The dumbest story line in Chicago is the “let’s give Griese a chance”. A “chance”? For what? If we have a flat tire – to me it’s the offensive line and receivers – then don’t replace the engine because things don’t move. Doug Buffone and Eddie O'Bradovich, both ex-Bears and the only guys on the Score (WSCR AM 670) worth listening to, want Grossman benched and Griese as the starter. Fine. I respect those guys but it’s not the answer. They say it’s about “now” and not a few years from now. Well, I’ll have to be proven wrong but Griese will put up similar Rex numbers soon enough and there isn’t any “now” either with him. Just wait and see Doug and Ed.

If the line cannot protect their QB or make holes for their backs then the best guys are just average or worse. Just ask LT and the “high-powered” Charger offense. That’s the first layer of the onion. What NFL team would take any Bear WR’s? None. And that would be the 2^nd layer of the onion. Predictable, vanilla play calling. That is the 3^rd and definitive layer of the “The Rex Grossman Sucks” onion.

Rex is too good for Chicago. I hate to say that. I’m a life long Bear fan. I want him do to well here. I think the “Bad Rex” syndrome has gotten so out of hand that people are not thinking through what makes a great QB. The team and the city are ruining a great kid and bona-fide NFL QB.