Monday, February 05, 2007
All The "King's" Men . . .
. . . couldn't stop Rex from literally throwing the game away. All that the Superbowl proved to me is that Rex Grossman should not have been the starting quarterback for the Bears. Once Cedric Benson was out of the game, the offense needed some passing to be effective. The problem with a two-back offense is that one back is not used to carrying the load alone, and shouldn't have to. A Superbowl team should be able to rely on their quarterback to not throw two underthrown interceptions. Hey, interceptions happen, fumbles happen, missed extra points happen, even in Superbowls. But they usually happen because they were forced by the other team, not because of a lack of wisdom or skill.
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*sigh* silly, tom. i've decided two things about the bear's loss at the superbowl. #1 - Rex Grossman's quarterbacking capabilities are squashed by his coaches and team when they try to overcompensate their nervous energy, blaming him for what he might do wrong. No one can work well under those conditions, and when those conditions are removed (e.g. the Bears-Saints game), Grossman makes some pretty stellar plays. #2 - Let's not forget to let the defense carry some of the blame. Clearly they also had a crappy game. Folks here in Chicago are beginning to recover, there has been mourning and wistful celebrations. My favorite radio dj couldn't even find words for the sad loss and kept referring to the game in vague terms, like "I can't believe the freezing temperatures and then there is that other thing that happened yesterday. Can't believe that either." Wow, that's a long comment, just thought you'd like the inside scoop from chicagoland. -Julie
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