Just when Bears fans were falling in love with Kyle Orton, he goes down with what looks like a relatively serious injury. Early indications are that the Bears starting QB will miss at least a month with a severely sprained ankle. Welcome back Rex Grossman. Actually Rex did a pretty darn good job coming off the bench. He did throw one interception, but it was a deflection that wasn't his fault. If anything was disturbing, it was the Bear defense once again letting a team complete 3rd and long plays all day. The worst part, is that it was the NFL's 29th rated offense that was doing it. With a quarterback whose name most people can't even pronounce. Don't get me wrong, we'll take the win, but once again this team scares me. When they have to go up against a team with a proven quarterback, I think their in trouble. Two games left against Green Bay, who gave an undefeated Tennessee team all it coupled handle today, will be a big test.
Back to Rex for a minute. For a guy who hasn't played all year, I thought he manged the offense pretty well. We have to take into account it was the Lions, but if he had to come into a game cold, I'm glad it was against them. He'll have to work pretty hard this week to get ready for his first start since who knows when. Let's hope he can manage he can play as mistake free as Orton has the first half. If so, the NFC Central is still up for grabs.
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GoodDokter....I agree, sexy Rexy did an "OK" job off the bench but after watching Orton the last (8) weeks makes you realize how far Orton has progressed while Rex has plateaued. He still makes poor decisions and its unbelievable how many of his passes are batted down. He's following the likes of David Carr and will be nothing more than a serviceable backup than again theres always theres always the CFL.
Sorry to break it to everyone but thats all Orton is, "a serviceable backup". Are you goofy enough to think Orton is the second coming of Dan Marino. He is a future Jonathan Quinn.
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