It's getting harder to knitpick these days, but...

by Zachariah on Oct 2, 2006 6:29 PM CDT

..sometimes I really dont think people at ESPN know too much about football. From the "Last Call" section of ESPN

"Grossman didn't appear to make many mistakes with the exception of taking a first-down sack in the first quarter."

Another silly thing to say and reaching by critics to say at least one bad thing about our QB. I remember Ditka saying, "Interceptions kill you, sacks don't". I remember a play against Minnesota that looked eerily similar to that play. Grossman dropped straight back into the endzone threw off his back foot, and was picked off for the Vikings only Touchdown of the game. Taking that sack in the first quarter of the Seahawks game was a sign of Rex's ability to learn, rapidly.

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I have no problem...

With him taking the sack. However he should have thrown the ball away earlier. He held it too long. But instead of compounding his error, he ate the ball. He took door number two.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Oct 2, 2006 8:40 PM CDT reply actions

Rex

He took the sack, that's better than a pick no doubt. He learned something from the last game and that's good too. I wouldn't mind seeing him take off in those situations though. I seem to remember in the early Rex years that he had some quick feet. Take off, a receiver should come back to the ball or you run and slide.

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Oct 3, 2006 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions