Rex Grossman the whipping boy

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

First off I'm not a huge fan of Grossman. I thought he was going to be a complete bust in the NFL but I have to admit he had a much better season this year than I thought he was capable of.

But this post Super Bowl piling on seems to be getting a little out of hand. I heard Mike & Mike talking this morning about an article that suggested that Rex needs to leave Chicago and start over.

Hello, it was his first full year as the starter. Did he have his share of stinkers? Sure, but damn where would the Packers be now if they gave up on Favre early on in his career when he was making horrible decisions and throwing tons of picks.

Again, I'm not a huge fan of Grossman, but how about giving him the benefit of the doubt considering he helped guide a team to a 15-4 record and a Super Bowl appearance? I also think their defense is getting a bit of a free pass here too. They couldn't stop the Colts especially in the 2nd half when they ran all over them.

I think it would be incredibly knee-jerk if the Bears look to replace him already. I don't think they'll do that, Lovie Smith seems like a very grounded and sensible man, but man the media is just so out of control with this Grossman needs to go crap.

Wow...

I haven't heard this talked about too much but I blame the Chicago coaches as much as Rex Brunell. They went the whole game without taking any risks and then in the fourth quarter (when the Bears probably should have had a lead), they expect him to throw them to victory.

The Bears coaches obvously did not trust him (which would have an effect on his confidence) the whole game and then expect him to become Superman? I don't get it.