Grossman Ready For His Shot and McBride Looking Forward
by Adam T on Aug 13, 2008 7:26 AM CDT
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PrintThis Saturday Rex Grossman will get his shot to start versus the Seattle Seahawks. He may need a big outing to have a chance to pass up Kyle Orton as the Bears potential starter. Grossman though is not putting that much pressure on himself.
"I'm just going out there to try to play my game," Grossman said. "I'm going to try to make the plays when they're there, run the offense and move the chains. They (the coaches) will make that determination I'm just going out there and try to play my best."
Grossman has done a better job of stepping up in the pocket during training camp and he seems to be moving better in general.
After a horrendous outing against the Chiefs, Trumaine McBride cannot wait to get back out there and show what he can really do.
"I basically just have to be more focused," McBride said. "I have to be aware of the little things that got me in trouble in that game."
Bears DT coach, Brick Haley's kingdom for an injury free season.
A bum left knee for Pro Bowler Tommie Harris last season and a rash of injuries at nose tackle made the Bears' front less than it should've been. While Harris soldiered through to play 16 games, Dvoracek missed 15 with a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in the opener.
His replacement, Darwin Walker, missed five games with an assortment of ailments. Anthony Adams was next, and an elbow injury cost him the final four. By the end of the year, the Bears had plucked Matt Toeaina off the Bengals' practice squad and imported two players -- Babatunde Oshinowo and Jimmy Kennedy -- off the street.
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He may need a big outing to have a chance to pass up Kyle Orton as the Bears potential starter.
Why? What has Orton done so far?
And the article says he may need a “solid” game, which is quite different than a “big outing.”
Neither Orton or Grossman has set themselves apart up to this point. Both have been okay – somewhat mediocre. But Orton definitely hasn’t done anything that I can see (or that I have read) that puts him ahead of Grossman.
BTW… remember last week or so when people were saying that Orton “won” the starting job because he got to start in the first pre-season game. If that is true, why would Grossman be starting in game 2?
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not saying that Orton is the man, I am using what the article goes on. If Bears coaches are leaning towards Orton I don’t see how a solid game would allow Grossman to bypass Orton, unless Orton plays horribly. If Grossman is losing this battle he needs a big game. Just not throwing an INT or fumbling a snap won’t give him the job.
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well...
... once again, the article says he needs a “solid” game, not a “big outing.”
And the article doesn’t really say that the Bears coaches are leaning towards Orton, either.
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by big_lowitzki on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Sadly... Grossman is likely the better choice
to put points on the board.
Wow… that’s sad.
I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008
picking between grossman and orton
is like trying to pick your favorite STD
and to be honest with you i’d rather have crabs then watch grossman play
to the trumaine article
i really enjoyed watching trumaine last year, especially in the oakland game last year when they were going at him most of the game but i just cant imagine how he has passed ricky manning jr. Ricky was an intergal part of the 06 d, and this cb situation is just bizzare. for a team that prides themselves on takeaways, how manning jr gets passed by an unproven nickel in daniel and a 7th round pick is beyond me.
in 06 he had 5 ints and 50 odd tackles, which is nothing to laugh at for a nickel. anyways i guess its a moot point, but he deserves another shot at least at the nickel spot.
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