Comparing Eli to Rex

There’s a very interesting article out of the Chicago Sun-Times today making the case that if Eli Manning can turn his play around and lead his team to the Super Bowl, then there is still hope for Rex Grossman.  The article is a well-written piece of “wait and see” logic.  It makes the case that Eli Manning’s career has seen the same ups and downs that have led to Grossman falling out of the good graces of Bears fans everywhere.  However, I can’t particularly say that I agree with the assertion that Eli Manning’s awakening has a quarterback means that there is hope for Rex.

Rex Grossman has already been to one Super Bowl.  He played extremely badly, and likely cost his team the game.  Now, it appears that this poor performance has carried over.  Grossman did not seem to have made progress during the 2007 season.  If anything, it seemed he regressed.  Grossman has also never been the type of quarterback to perform as well in the clutch as Eli Manning has played in these playoffs.  I believe it’s time for the Chicago Bears to go ahead and let Rex Grossman go on his way and start anew with a different QB.

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