Rex Grossman's Three Game Audition

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Originally Posted by freddyg12

Apparently "closer" means passing for TDs. So would you not look at td drives that ended w/a rushing td?

As a "closer" 2 of the 3 games RExy started ended w/his throws; v. Dallas w/an int., v. NY w/an overthrow. I know in both of those games there were costly turnovers & defensive breakdowns that weren't his fault, but he still didn't finish games any better than McNabb.

I know you've looked into a lot more than I, I'm just not convinced that Rex was any better than DM. The results were certainly similar.

Of course I would consider rushing TD's but the fact of the matter is the best QB's in the league as well as QB's in this system (both in Denver and Houston) have finished with many multiple TD games. Also McNabb left a good amount of TD passes on the field if you have to consider how many deep balls he under/over threw. Armstrong was probably as shocked as anyone during that Giants game that he was hit in stride by Sexy Rexy.

Anyway maybe the context is wrong and you have a point that these are very general numbers. Still from what I can see over the course of 16 games we would be better off with Rex then we would be with McNabb, in spite of the turnovers.

Either way my wish remains the same. Find someone who can finish drives on their own

Also thanks for reading my post, I'm starting to get to the point where I'm rambling on and on while going in circles