I wanted to post that I was actually happy for Rex Grossman this past week. A large pet peeve of mine is the way the sports media treats QB's. They have this pile-on mentality and when any QB struggles for any period of time, they can't wait to classify him as a bust and turn them into these tragic figures deserving of our shame and pity. I hate it. Not everyone will be great. Rex Grossman played for a historically poor offensive team and scheme and he struggled and all of a sudden he was the poster child for futility and nearly laughed out of the league. He is not alone. Chad Henne was a bright prospect for Miami hardly more than a year ago. Now the media treats him like he couldn't play division 2. Jimmy Clausen gets about 6 games before they label him a bust. Derek Anderson is 2 years removed from an all-pro year, now he's a laughingstock. And these guys are mean about it too. They don't let up. Never mind how hard it is to play QB in the NFL. Never mind how the owners change coaches like laundry and no one has any stability. If you don't deliver, and right away, you're a moron, a weakling. It's brutal. So, good for Rex. He stayed around, found a team, and for one week, delivered the goods. Next week he might be a moron again. Such is life in the NFL.
S
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You must be in the mood of being sick of the media ripping qb's for anything.
It is funny, Super Bowl is supposed to mean something, but Rex goes with the Bears and it wasn't enough.
J.
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