Rex Grossman the whipping boy

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Originally Posted by 70Chip

I don't see how the Bears can be that unhappy. Grossman had no playoff experience and he got them to the Final game of the tournament. Yeah, he panicked and through a couple up for grabs, but no one thought he was going to take them on his shoulders. If their defense had played as well as they have at points over the last two years (injuries being one factor), then I think Grossman's play might have been just barely enough. And, what other options do they have? Not many.

I think I'm repeating myself, but over a period of three quarters of mistake free football (unless you attribute the fumble to Grossman and not Kreutz), the Bears were getting dominated in a losing effort. I think Grossman foolishly took it upon himself at that point to go win the SB, but it's tough to fault him for wanting to do so. We can rag on the two poor plays all we want, but the bottom line is that the Bears weren't going to win that game unless Rex did something about it, and his feeble attempt leads to the same result that a conservative approach would have, but with more bitching from an, in my opinion--underqualified media.

That's the part thats unfair. It's one game; critique the plays, not the player.