For a long time in the NFL, there was an unwritten rule that a team, to be successful, had to have one workhorse running back, and the other guy(s) gets in the game in spot duty, or if the starter gets hurt. That rule has fallen to the wayside as teams are starting to incorporate a two-back system playing to players' strengths. The Bears did it last year, so did the Superbowl Champion Colts, the Vikings also do it. When Priest Holmes was healthy a few years ago, it even worked for them with him and Larry Johnson.
So why is it, that in a new NFL era, are NFL coaches too stubborn to move to a two QB system when it is obvious that they have two decent QBs with differing strengths? I don't have a lot of precedence to speak of in this instance, primarily because with the exception of the Arizona Cardinals (before Leinhart got hurt), no team dares to utilize more than one quarterback, and by the time most teams go to their backups, the starter has already irreparably lost the game for them.
Here is what I propose, at least for the Chicago Bears: try to rotate Griese and Grossman, and call plays to their strengths; it will also open up the running game. Griese is perceived as a more cerebral quarterback, more accurate on the short throw while not making a whole lot of mistakes, who, however, won't win too many games with his arm (with the exception of the Philly game), but won't lose them either. Grossman, on the other hand, is the swashbuckling gunslinger, not afraid to take a chance or a gamble, known to single handedly win games with the deep ball, but, on more often than desired, has been known to lose games with that same arm.
Why not get the best of both worlds while at the same time keep opposing defenses on their heels and both of the Bears' quarterback sharp?
The answer: old school football traditional mumbo jumbo.
If you were to create a quarterback on a computer (that wasn't Tom Brady or Peyton Manning), you would get an almost perfect quarterback if you were to combine the strengths of Brian Griese and Rex Grossman; a calculating game manager with a laser, rocket arm.
The Bears have that perfect quarterback, his name is Rex Griese.
Does anyone out there in Bear country think there will be any kind of legitimate quarterback controversy this year? By legitimate I mean within the organization and not media created. Da Bears have Brian Griese looming; Kyle Orton still waiting to prove himself again (ten wins his rookie season is nothing to sneeze at); national champion and fellow Florida Gator Chris Leak wanting to prove that size doesn't matter; and Frankfurt Galaxy product J.T. O'Sullivan in the NFL Europa World Bowl making some serious noise.
Who makes the cut, and secondly, where do all the other quarterbacks go? I personally think that Orton is a gem that just needs to be polished.
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