Lovie Still Coy About Quarterbacks

The Chicago Bears’ quarterback situation is still up for grabs and head coach Lovie Smith refuses to get pushed into making a premature decision on who will fill the role.  The struggle is between Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman.  While Grossman seems to have the most potential for big plays, he also seems to have a propensity toward fumbles and interceptions.  Orton may be the safer choice, but he isn’t going to put up any big numbers.

The Bears seem to be, like many other years, stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place when it comes to quarterback.  Smith has set a deadline of when he will likely make a decision, telling the Chicago Tribune, “Going into the last week you’d like to have things in place. The third preseason game of the year (Aug. 21 against San Francisco), that’s normally the game you play the guys you plan on going to war with most of the time.”

Although the debate of who will be quarterback rages on, it is almost more interesting to look at the other positions that are getting shuffled around like the offensive line and running back.  Since we have virtually the same quarterback situation we have been stuck with for a few years, the offensive line could provide the needed difference to make either Grossman or Orton more effective.  With Kevin Jones and Matt Forte at running back, the running game could either be incredibly explosive or sadly lacking.  Find out for yourself by getting your Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.com.

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