Rex Grossman was finally benched, after suffering his latest ass-kicking at the hands of the Cowboys. As much as I would love to blame Grossman for all of the Bear's failures, I can't seem to ignore the lack of effort by our wide receivers who collectively fucked up various plays in the last few weeks. Furthermore, our offensive line has struggled to keep the quarterback safe in the pocket. Even worse, our defense has taken major hits with the losses of Mike Brown, Nathan Vasher, Tommie Harris, Dusty Dvoraceck, Lance Briggs, and others.
Is Brian Griese the answer?
Maybe. If he can spark the offense to, at the very least, stop turning over the ball to our opponents, our weakened defense should be able to perform to a minimal standard. Griese is not a phenomenal quarterback. He has never been tested in a leadership role. Therefore, we shouldn't expect a whole lot out of him.
This should be the Bears' goals:
1) Stop turning the ball over. Give the defense time to rest so they won't be tired in the second half. The Cowboys game is a prime example of this. It wasn't so much that Tony Romo (at least in my eyes) was brilliant, or that T.O. made the plays. Our tired defense allowed the Cowboys to get their offensive game going. We need to stop the turnovers.
2)Establish the running game. Someone needs to kick Cedric Benson in the ass in order to get him moving. He needs to start producing some long runs and 100+ yards/game, or we will be in serious trouble. If we can keep the pressure off of Griese to make plays, the passing game will naturally compliment the running game.
3)Win the next 2 games. If we don't win the next two games, or at least 2 out of the next 3, we can kiss this season goodbye. We don't know whether the Packers are for real yet, but we cannot take the chance of letting them get a big lead. Furthermore, the NFC north is getting better. We need to take control of the division NOW.
IF the Bears can win the next three games in a row, we will be in control of the division once again. Let's hope Griese does a better job than Grossman, so we can get our REVENGE against the Cowboys in the playoffs.
PICKS FOR WEEK 4
Jets > Bills
Ravens > Browns
Cowboys > Rams (although I would love the upset...jk bnd)
BEARS > Lions
Dolphins > Raiders
Texans > Falcons
Vikings > Packers (Upset...if you can call it that)
Seahawks > 49ers
Panthers > Buccaneers
Steelers > "Crown their asses" Cardinals
Colts > Broncos
Chargers > Chiefs
Giants > Eagles
Bengals > Patriots (UPSET!!!)
I have no record yet, so we'll see how this goes.
5 comments:
Good write up man. There are more experts picking the Bears this week and I think it may be too early for people to simply write off Griese. Look at the difference even a few weeks can make: the same McNabb who was getting booed earlier this season lit it up in week 3.
I'm excited, because it seems the Bears are ready to rally around Griese. Even the hint of a passing threat will open up the run game; I don't know if you could even consider Grossman a "threat" anymore.
This should be a good start. We need some momentum going into Green Bay. That game is always huge.
I think Griese may provide the spark needed by the Bears to play the football that they are capable of playing. This move should have been made a long time ago, but the Bears really need to figure out the future of the QB slot for the team. Neither Griese or Grossman are championship calibre QBs.
Oh, and the Packers are going to destroy the Vikings. The Bengals over the cheaters (I mean the Patriots)???? What the hell are you smoking?
First of all: Fuck the Packers!
Secondly, I don't like the Pats either. Although I know in my heart they'll beat the Bengals, I can't help but hope that they get upset.
Strange things happen in the NFL...I mean...the Cowboys beating the Bears??? Who would've thought?
The Cowboys would beat the Bears any day of the fucking week. Also, remember that Brett Favre is better than both griese and grossman put together.
The Cowboys got lucky last week. That's the only explanation. Anyway, they were performing to a similar standard last season, until they collapses when it mattered...in the playoffs.
I won't deny Favre is better than Griese and Grossman combined. But he's also better than Griese, Grossman, and Romo combined. That false Mexican isn't so impressive.
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