Bears to Start Rex Grossman

The news is now official.  Rex Grossman will be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears in this Sunday’s game vs. the Seattle Seahawks.  The Bears were 1-2 with Grossman as their starter before they benched him in favor of Brian Griese.  Griese has started the last six games, during which the Bears are 3-3.  Griese had to leave last week’s game against Oakland with a shoulder injury, and in his absence Grossman led the team to a come-from-behind victory, sparking nearly immediate talks of a QB controversy.  Coach Lovie Smith added fuel to the fire by refusing to name Griese’s injury as the primary reason for the switch.

For some reason, Lovie Smith just can’t quit Rex Grossman.  After all the horrific turnovers in Rex’s career, still Smith will go back to the well once more.  Here’s a really scary thought for all you Bears fans out there, though.  If Rex does come back and play extremely well in the second half of the season, it could mean more Rex for the Bears for years to come.  Rex is in a contract  year, and if he leads the Bears into the playoffs after they year they’ve had, it could blind management to the point that they give him a new contract.  Can you imagine four (or more) more years of Good Rex/Bad Rex?

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