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While on the surface, the continual imploding of Rex Grossman
would warrant a quick jettison from the Bears roster... and
no doubt would satisfy many a Bears fans' whimsical nature...
Do not look for it to happen any time soon.
When a young QB leads a team to a stellar record and a
Super Bowl berth.... such accomplishments are viewed as
important milestones and way ahead of the growing curve
of the typical NFL quarterback. Bears team management and
head coach Lovie Smith have much invested in Grossman, particularly in terms of financial obligations and in
fulfilling the quarterback role within the teams' structure.
For a franchise that has never possesed what could be considered a "franchise QB" (McMahon not withstanding)
the Bears would be left bereft of any impact within the roster
should they let young Rex go any time soon. Rex is not
the second-coming of Bobby Douglas, or even Trent Dilger for
that matter. Releasing Rex, or demoting him to 2nd team simply will not happen...so don't count on it Bears fans.
A more likely scenario will be for the Bears to bring in another
veteran QB to the roster next year, perhaps someone such as
Kurt Warner....in hopes of seasoning young Mr. Grossman via
some mentorship and ossmosssis process....one that always
looks great on paper, but somehow never seems to materialize
in reality.
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