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| Height: 6-1 Weight: 218 Born: Aug 23, 1980, Bloomington, IN |
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August 6, 2008 With the first game of the Bears' preseason looming (Thursday vs Kansas City), reports have focused the discussion on the continuing quarterback battle between Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman . When asked about when he hopes to have a decision, coach Love Smith replied, "In a perfect world, before the regular season starts," according to SLAM Sports. Our View:Orton has been named the starter for this first preseason battle, but reports out of Chicago, as indicated by that quote from Smith, suggest neither is emerging as the favorite for the job. Fans are siding with Orton, having booed Grossman mercilessly during practice earlier in the week for throwing a pass away inside of the 20-yard line. It is starting to sound like Smith is all but certain that this will not be settled before the season begins, thus the already-low fantasy value of both passers could be further hampered by sharing snaps. |
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August 2, 2008 Rex Grossman got booed by Bears fans after tossing the ball away inside the 20-yard-line during a scrimmage, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Our View:There were nearly 25,000 fans at the scrimmage inside Soldier Field, and it's safe to say most of them are rooting for Kyle Orton to win the job. Not that it will make much difference to fantasy players, who should completely ignore these two at all times. |
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July 10, 2008 Rex Grossman is in the midst of battling Kyle Orton for the Bears starting quarterback job, and is progressing nicely, according to ChicagoBears.com. "The biggest thing with Rex that I’ve seen is his focus. He’s been locked in, really keyed in, doing a great job," said offensive coordinator Ron Turner. Our View:Neither player should be considered much of a fantasy option, regardless of who wins the job. |
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June 19, 2008 Coach Lovie Smith noted that Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton are tied in competition for the starting job at quarterback, according to NFL.com. OC Ron Turner added, "I think right now it is highly competitive. They both have done a great job doing what we ask them to do up to this point." Our View:The winner of the job isn't likely to break the top 20 among fantasy gunslingers, especially following the departures of deep threat Bernard Berrian and reliable vet Muhsin Muhammad. |
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June 1, 2008 The Bears may not name a starting quarterback until late in the preseason. Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton are fighting for the job. "Ideally, you would like to have someone in place going into that last week of the preseason, but we’ll just let it play out," head coach Lovie Smith tells the team's official web site. "If it’s not clear by then, we’ll go right up until [the start of the season]." Our View:The fantasy football world shrugs. On paper, the Bears have arguably the worst-looking pass offense heading into training camp. Grossman feels like the favorite, but the winner of this battle will end up in the 25-30 range amongst fantasy quarterbacks. |
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May 29, 2008 Rex Grossman will split work with the first-team with Kyle Orton, according to the Chicago Daily Herald. "I think the No. 1 thing is decision-making," OC Ron Turner said. "Obviously they have to have the physical talent to make all the throws, but decision-making, accuracy and athletic ability (come into play)." Our View:Grossman would appear to be in the lead at this point, though neither QB does much to get ones fantasy fire burning. Keep an eye on the final decision, though whomever is handed the title of starter is nothing more than a deep QB2 option. |
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May 3, 2008 Reports indicate the Chicago Bears are likely to put two undrafted rookie QBs, Nick Hill of Southern Illinois and Caleb Hanie from Colorado State, into battle to compete for the team's QB3 spot on the depth chart, according to Pro Football Weekly. Our View:Of course, that could change should Tampa Bay release a veteran arm the Bears find appealing. As we reported earlier this week, the Bears are rumored to be enticed by Chris Simms and may also have interest in Luke McCown and Bruce Gradkowski. The Bucs have a plethora of QBs on the roster and will need to trim at least one or two, at which time the Bears may heavily consider making a move. If that does not fall the way Chicago would like, one of these two undrafted rookies could be the team's NFL project for '08. |
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February 28, 2008 The Chicago Bears insist they're going to have an open competition for the starting quarterback job between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton in training camp, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Both players have recently signed one-year deals with similar financials, which places them on equal footing during the offseason. We expect a spirited training camp battle, with Grossman ending up as the likely field general on opening day. |
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February 23, 2008 Rex Grossman and the Bears have agreed to a one-year contract, according to the teams' official Web site. Details of the contract weren't known. On a short-term deal, the Bears won't have much invested in Grossman if he continues to play below expectations, and if he suddenly steps up, he could earn a better deal in 2009. |
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February 19, 2008 Rex Grossman's agent will reportedly meet with Chicago GM Jerry Angelo at the Indianapolis scouting combine to discuss a possible contract extension, according to the Sun-Times. Grossman, who has one year remaining on his current deal, has been an erratic performer during his five-year tenure in Chicago. He appears to be in the right place at the right time, given the fact there is a very thin class of available free agents at the quarterback position. |
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February 18, 2008 Jerry Angelo talked about the prospect of keeping Rex Grossman in Chicago on Monday, according to the Da Bears Blog. "We would definitely like to have Rex back. We’ve talked internally, and at some point we will visit with him and see if we can create a situation that’s workable for all of us. We’ve invested a lot in Rex, and we see him competing for the starting position. Given the familiarity that he has with our system and us with him, there’s no downside. He’s been a good soldier for us in terms of whatever role we’ve asked him to play, particularly this past season. We feel that having him in the mix makes us a better football team." The Bears blog noted that they expect No. 8 under center when the season starts in September. This of course would be quite unfortunate unless the Bears can ignite a fire in Cedric Benson's belly -- thus not having to throw the ball 40 times per game. |