Therefore, Griese will lead them over the NFC “Norris” division and get to the playoffs as a wild card entrant because of their poor start.  Some optimists are saying Chicago will win the division with Griese at the helm. With the two of them and Orton as QB, they are a team 28 of 32 teams offensively in the NFL stats department.  Let us look at the individual statistics and compare notes.  Grossman should have more of each item in the categories because he has played more!  TD and Interceptions ratio has Griese at 4/1 and Grossman at 4/6.  (Checkmark Griese).  Sacks have Griese 8 and Grossman 9.  (Checkmark Griese).  That is only because Grossman has played more.  Let us take it a notch deeper and more closely.  Since both QB’s are as fleet afoot as a giraffe on an iceberg, they are going to take over Kitna in Detroit as the shoulder pad “crash test dummy.”  Is it their fault, of course not?  It is their parents for weak speed genes in the DNA.  Just kidding and it is that sorry offensive line.  In this case, their offensive (as in stinking) lines because of their inability to defend against the pass rush are allowing the sacks.

So what can Chicago do to look like a well-informed management for signing Griese?  Well, consider the price they paid for locking him up.  They may not have been that well informed as they think or should have checked their resources.  Did they forget about his knee injury with Tampa Bay?  He had a 39-33 records as a starter.  In his first start against Detroit, he threw for 52 times!  That is 50 cent and two little cents.  Incredible and they still lost.  Lovie was up to his usual, “he is our QB” but must be saying, “Please defense get me through this year and we will get a free agent.  Damn, we locked this cat up for 5 years.  Not smart management.”  In Detroit’s win, they scored more points in the fourth quarter then any team (in NFL history) has ever scored in a comeback for one quarter.  Who was passing the ball?  Some cat named Griese that is who.  Wait a minute; Griese brought them back to within 7 points.  Detroit returned the onside kick for a TD.  We are talking Detroit and 30+ points and a return for a TD.  That is Detroit, not New England, Dallas or Indianapolis.

Chicago is beat up on defense and that is no excuse.  The longer that defense is on the field, the more susceptible they are to injury and the more wore out they become.  The only way to stay healthy and heal is to have an offense actually control the ball and sustain drives.  So who is the better fit, Griese, Grossman or Orton?  Does it really matter?  Until Chicago wakes up and implements a more balanced offense there isn't many wins ahead.  In the two games Griese has started, he has thrown 77 times and Chicago has run 54 times.  Once they fall behind, they will have to pass.  Other then Benson showing a glint of hope, the defense has to win games such as the Green Bay game.  The defense intercepted the pass in the end to win the game, not Griese to secure the win.   Neither Griese nor anyone else is the cure for the Bears this year.  There are too many holes to fill and injuries to recover from to succeed this year.  Chicago will be where after Griese falls prey to a bone-jarring hit and cannot walk straight or continue the game?  They will be back with Grossman, the man that was nowhere around when the coaches were talking strategy with Griese during a time out.  No clipboard, no head set, no earpiece and no Grossman.  Just as next year in Chicago, there will be no Grossman; there will not be any resemblance of a QB in Griese.  Griese will be a horrible fit, and eventually resemble Grossman prior to his arrival.