Rex Grossman Signs with the Texans
by Dane Noble on Jun 11, 2009 2:53 PM CDT
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PrintNo longer out of a job, former Super Bowl QB Rex Grossman has signed a 1 year deal with the Houston Texans. The deal is for the league minimun salary of $620,000.
The Texans have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent quarterback Rex Grossman.
If Grossman passes his physical on Friday as expected, he will give the Texans four quarterbacks entering next week's minicamp.
Grossman, the Bears' No. 1 pick in 2003 will sign a one-year deal for the minimum $620,000.
He will join starter Matt Schaub and backups Dan Orlovsky and Alex Brink as the four quarterbacks on the roster.
The Texans completed organized team activities Thursday. Their three-day minicamp begins Monday.
Let WCG be the first website to refer to the Texans as the Rexans.
Helmet-tip: tripsevens
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So long Rex, I love you man!
It was a wild ride, thanks for the memories.
Passion For The Game, Loyal To The Name, Chicago Bears, I Trust In Thee, Standing Strong Since 1983.
Eventhough they weren't so great!
ok, sorry, the lyrics popped into my head, and they’re a great fit, so I had to do it…
PC Load Letter? WTF does that mean?!
by ChiTown2ShineIn'09 on Jun 11, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Bye Rex.
Good luck. Maybe you can’t teach Dan not to run along the back line of the endzone, and maybe he can teach you that very difficult QB-Center exchange.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
by Ditkavsworld on Jun 11, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That my friend is hilarious.
Hear about the blind hooker, you gotta hand it to her.
Rex Grossman has to be a test-tube baby, cause he's not worth a f---!!!
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jun 11, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
the Rexans
that’s awesome, i’ll pass that along to my houston friends. i’ll see him live and in person again in october as the rexans battle the raiders in houston when i’m on vacation. i’m sure schaub will be injured by then so rex will be in.
Tex Cannon?
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He will be the backup QB and Shaub is always getting hurt
I think we’ll have an opportunity to see what he can do with a great receiver.
Kick it to me... I'm open!
gotta love him
helped lead us to the superbowl and back in 2006 i know you guys like me that he was our franchise qb finally but best of luck
I wish him luck
I rarely wish ill upon someone’s career. I hope he latches on with them which shouldn’t be too hard. Seeing him chuck it up to Andre Johnson would be interesting.
by Sam Householder on Jun 11, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions
Houston Rexans!
I love it :)
I really hope we will only see him fumble on the Houston sidelines..
good luck rex
it was sometimes great and a lot of times not-so-great to have you behind olin leading the offense. always thought you were a stand-up guy even during your worst single digit qb rated games. hope you have some success in houston.
i remember when he got that nfc offensive player of the month award in sept 06…shame he went south so quickly. i guess being a fumblesaurus and a lot of F!@# it i’m going deep will do that. that and a shitty offensive line. watching some of the 2007 games on nfl network o my god that o-line was crappy. anyways good luck rex!
ESPN threw this in the blog over there
thought I’d put it here for you guys incase you hadn’t seen it yet.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
Disclaimer
the above link has nothing to do with Rex. (Isn’t it great!)
And yes I replied to my own post.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
by Ditkavsworld on Jun 11, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
are you serious
I usually like siefert but that post sucked, I understand why you would pick rodgers over cutler, seeing as cutler hasnt played a snap as a bear, but putting delmas on there, he hasnt even played a snap in the nfl, at least cutler has gone to a probowl, in the qb strong afc no less.
"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"
by leopoldjones on Jun 11, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah the post was pretty random
thought you guys would like to see it. He must really be bored.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
by Ditkavsworld on Jun 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm glad he got a job.
I bet he can succeed in Texans. Their fan base expects failure.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jun 11, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
A wreck for you sir.
Because as far as we're concerned, there is still no team in the history of the NFL that could beat the '85 Bears.
by Ditkavsworld on Jun 11, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Good for Rex, he’ll be the #2 there, and see the field with brittle Schaub starting
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jun 11, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
Well... I predicted he'd sign with a team who plays in Texas
Does that count:)
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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we will give you half a point
If you live in Chicago you are a bears fan, if you move from chicago you stay a bears fan, if you move to chicago you will be a bears fan.
Close enough for a sham wow
http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2008/12/29/704227/your-top-off-season-predic
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wow some people were predicting we would take Tebow
If you live in Chicago you are a bears fan, if you move from chicago you stay a bears fan, if you move to chicago you will be a bears fan.
Without me looking...
was it No It All?
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it was
however everyone and thier mom commented on that including you, so you get 3/4 of a point but then again you get a 1/4 of a point taken away for likeing lsu
"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"
by leopoldjones on Jun 11, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I admit.
I said I wouldn’t mind Tebow coming to the Bears. But give me a break I couldn’t FATHOM the Bears signing an available pro bowl QB or even one being available.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jun 11, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I couldn’t FATHOM the Bears signing an available pro bowl QB
To be fair, though, neither did anyone else!
"They tried to take out the quarterback, and if they managed that, they tried to take out the backup." - Bears SB20 TE Emery Moorehead, on the mentality of *that* defense
No kidding..
I still think Tebow will be an NFL QB and the dude has great leadership qualities that will translate to the NFL. He’s the white Ray Lewis without having to murder anyone to achieve his faith in God.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jun 11, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
If the Bears...
pick up another QB from Florida i will kill myself.
On a side note, 10 more days and bye bye Iraq!!
by Chitownproduct on Jun 12, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
good for you!!!
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Thats exciting!
Let us know when you’re home and safe!
There is no infinity button for failing in sports. At some point, things turn. They always do. - Bill Simmons
I did a search
No mention of Cutler in there. Who’d a thunk it waaaay back then?
by Sam Householder on Jun 11, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Rex, you the man
Cant ever forget how you took us to the Super Bowl, yes you, not how some people say only the defense and special teams did. You are gonna be remembered as ‘Mr. Inconsistently Great’
I will miss thee
You were inconsistent but you had a half good 2006 season.
by The Beast With the Sugar and Yeast on Jun 11, 2009 7:11 PM CDT reply actions
I don't know what it was
but something screwed his head up bad. It may have been the pressure and the media, but whatever it was, he couldn’t get out of his own head.
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay
Rexy
He had a fair enough chance with us and I thought he was done when he couldn’t step up in the Superbowl. He has a good arm, but he brutally stares down he receiver every time. He also just “throws it up there” too many times. The best he will ever be is a good back up QB. Because he was on the Bears our perception of him being a good quarterback was a little skewed, i mean who do we really have to compare him to, Eric Kramer? Cutler is far better than Rex will ever be.
Stop Hating....
The guy was our QB for our first Superbowl appearance in 20 years. He was on an MVP pace the first 6 games and then was average or completely awful the rest of the season. He also did fairly well in the postseason, better stats than Manning expect W’s. Give the guy a break he did pretty good considering how little he had around him on offense. Good luck in Houston!
Won't make the team
Let’s face it, the guy really sucks. You can’t be a QB in the NFL if you play scared.
He’ll be cut before the season starts.
Maybe he’ll turn out to be MVP of a flag football league.
I must disagree.
He’ll be the #2 or #3 back up. I think he was so scared all the time because of the Chicago fans and media and knowing that everything he did was under the world’s biggest magnifying glass.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jun 11, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
He could have been a decent backup to Cutler
n/t
I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!
Not in this town.
"The cup is not half empty and neither is the cup half full. The cup's just too damn big." -George Carlton
Hope Texas learns to love this:
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by Allie on Jun 11, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Awesome... Wreck'd! - One more for green?
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Bye Rex.
Write to us, sometime. We’d love to hear how you can throw the ball 100 yards without all that snow shit slowing it down. Have fun!
- Bears’ Fans
Rexan The Texan
He is gonna be alright with the head coach being a former QB somehow I think he’ll be better than we gave him credit for, Good Luck Sexy.
To every poster on this site
It doesn’t matter what side of the argument you fall on, Rex gave us all some very memorable moments. He gave you hope or he gave you heartburn, but it was rarely a dull moment. Love him, hate him, or fall somewhere in between, any true fan won’t forget him for quite some time. Thanks for the controversy Rex. It was truly your calling.
"The cup is not half empty and neither is the cup half full. The cup's just too damn big." -George Carlton
It's amazing.
There are Bears newsworthy items posted on this site everyday, which for the most part go undiscussed. Yet, anytime you write something about Rex Grossman, everyone on the whole damn internet chimes in.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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In Memory Of...
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Did you check out the video on the IMO - Sexy Rexy link - effing hilarious!
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I've seen that before
but it’s still hilarious and you still get a rec
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions
damn it's been a while since i posted...
That was a reply to Polish
"One time I went to a social gathering, I brought a bottle of Tanqueray and a shotgun and showed those motherf&#@ers the best time they ever had!"- Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)
"Why give 100% when 35 can still get you paid and laid."- Kenny Powers
by gridiron_assassin on Jun 12, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
rex grossman
no matter what Q.B. you ould put back there instead of rex in those situations. they out come would have been the same rex is a very good Q.B…. and i cant wait till he gets the chance to prove it to the whole league.. and to the BEARS fans that booed him……..go get em REX prove them all wrong…
yup, every QB...
…would have gone 2-12 for 33 yards and 3 interceptions – with a 0.0 QB rating against Green Bay (in Chicago) the final game of the 06 season!
To add on to your point, in the same scenario, they too would have posted other QB ratings of 1.3, 23.7, 36.8 and a 10.2 that very same season.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh, but you forget....
The reason he did so poorly was that he really didn’t study that much leading up to the game.
What a joke. Peace out, Rex.
I'M A MAN! I'M 23!
but EVERY QB...
…in that situation, would have done the same thing. Come on, the team was 14-1, first place in the NFC and home field was already clinched through the playoffs. And he had only expected to play the first half of the game. It was New Years Eve – in Chicago – he was thinking about his boys Jim and Jack and all the fine Chicagoan ladies that would love to mack with the Sex Cannon. Manning, Brady or Brees would have done the same thing.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
you mean his wife?
if most qbs would do it how come you don’t get those stellar performances more often?
You are a Debbie Downer!
I keep reading on post and seeing how you criticize everything anyone says. Do you troll the site looking for something negative to say, I just wonder this because I have yet to read a positive posting of yours? Did your mother not love you as a child? Someone, please SOMEONE give Mike B a friggin’ hug.
And for the record, it was sarcasm. Here is a link to the definition, since this expression has eluded you.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
whoops
i read this
they out come would have been the same rex is a very good Q.B
but replied to yours instead.
glad to hear you are keeping good notes in your whole month here.
month posting... not reading!
And if you actually were posting to trnman, explain the wife header? Nice retraction.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
1 to the smudgers
I’ve noticed mike b appears to be a miserable sod, too.
"They tried to take out the quarterback, and if they managed that, they tried to take out the backup." - Bears SB20 TE Emery Moorehead, on the mentality of *that* defense
funny
i haven’t noticed you at all.
more comments getting deleted huh?
Nope.
Be nice. Flag comments that you think are offensive. Use the "reply" button. Drink plenty of water. Compliment others. "Rec" comments and posts you like. Don't call people names. If you don't like someone's comment, attack the comment and not the commentor. Learn the difference in your/you're, then/than, to/too. Exercise. Relax. Stretch often. Find good in the world.
And at this point...
you have officially become a waste of my time. Enjoy being bitter at the world.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Not true
Manning, Brady, or Brees would have been smart enough to not admit it to the media! We all know it, but don’t tell us.
I'M A MAN! I'M 23!
What about all those pictures of Manning...
…with the ’fro holding up that bottle of Vodka?
What… oh, that was Grossman too! Never mind then. I will now bow out gracefully as I have no rebuttal for this logic of yours.
- Smudgers
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jun 12, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Rex had his flashes, he really did.
But this is the NFL. This is also Chicago. Love you one quarter, calling for your head the next quarter. When i used to watch him on post game press conferences i just wanted to strangle him because he just didn’t exude any kind of confidence and he was suppose to be the leader of the team. I know there are leaders of different positions out there but the QB is supppose to take the blaim..the QB is suppose to not get rattled, the QB is suppose to put the team on his back and give his life if need be to win and Rex just wasn’t that guy.
I am not mad at Rex, i wish him the best. If he is going to have success in this league though he needs to exude more confidence and even get mad every once in a while if a receiever drops a pass or a RB misses a block. Show some kind of fire.
Just out of curiosity I just checked the message board for the Texans on cbssportsline
Not a single thread regarding Rex’s signing. Ouch, that has to hurt.
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