Kenneth Sothman, Bears Superfan

Kathee, I don't mean to single you out, but you hate Rex too much!

I'm seriously thinking you're in cahoots with Mr. Joe "Swing and a Miss" Buck, who after Rex threw his 53-yard touchdown was quick to point out that Rex was still having a forgettable game.

First of all, before I point out anything,the Baltimore Ravens recently won a Superbowl with an offense that didn't score a touchdown for three straight games and a quarterback in Trent Dilfer. Also I remember the Chargers making the Superbowl back in the day with Stan Humphries, so I find it pretty hard to argue a team can't win without a good quarterback.

Also, since it's a fun stab, Peyton Manning, Donovan Mcnabb, Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Mark Bulger, Carson Palmer, Trent Green (not starting or helping a team doesn't count), and Jake Plummer have never won a Superbowl game.

(I edited this one because at first I had Mcnabb never playing in a Superbowl, which I forgot about the T.O. game in which Mcnabb was sick and lazily attempted to lead his team down the field...)

So Kathee please explain, why are you drinking so much Rex Grossman flavored hatorade?

Because I just can't see what Rex did wrong yesterday. Sure, his production was lack-luster for 119 yards and one touchdown, but he also threw the ball for only 22 attempts. And among those 22 attempts, there were NO, I repeat NO interceptions. Quite frankly, this was a different version of Rex rather then the Miami game. He realized he didn't have his best stuff, stuck with the short ball, and didn't try to force anything into traffic. It takes a good teammate to realize he doesn't have his best stuff and still not attempt to put the game on his own shoulders.

In fact, I'm pretty sure it was Rex who led the team to a two-game win streak on a road-trip in which this team was supposed to fall apart. What's the problem with winning games ugly if it comes down to it? Sure, I'd rather have Rex throwing for three touchdowns with 250 yards to go with it, especially since we know he's capable of it. But like I mentioned before, Grossman right now represents a ladder-day Brett Favre rather then a Tom Brady. I have no problem with, for I don't expect Rex to play to that ability game in and game out. Once again, it's the Jon Garland factor.

I'm not sure about anybody else on the blog, but seriously, what would you take: Joey Harrington and Drew Brees loss where they throw for 400+ yards but lose because they threw too many interceptions, or a Rex Grossman game where he throws for 119 yards where he wins the game?

And if the Bears winning with the run/defense paired with Rex playing the short-ball while winning is a problem, then what's your diagnosis? Put in Griese? What has Griese ever done in his NFL career to make us think he's worthwhile? There's a reason he signed with us to become a back-up quarterback while he was snubbed by other teams, including his former-team the Bucs, who are now starting a rookie quarterback. The highlight of Griese's career is when he took over a very good Denver Broncos offense that is set-up so simple with the play-action that even Jake Plummer has mastered it, and then he failed to win play-off games. Sure, it's good to have him as a back-up, in fact he's probably the second-best back-up quarterback in the game behind Kurt Warner, but I wouldn't trust him with the keys to start the team.

Then there's Kyle Orton, who's confidence is probably at such a low-point after we took him out for Rex, and then snubbed down to the #3 spot when he proved he could at least manage a good team, that it'd be too dangerous to start him.

I mean I know your pain, I watched the same game you did yesterday. But I have to believe Rex is going to lead us to the promise-land, even if he's going to be the most shaky-quarterback in the playoffs. Trust me, it scares me just as much as everyone else.

But then again, it scared me when Jon Garland toed the rubber in game two of the American League Championship Series, and us Sox fans know how that turned out.