Grossman Could Have Worked as No. 2

In his six years in Chicago, Rex Grossman went from being the franchise quarterback of the future to a goat, a Super Bowl quarterback to a backup, and Sexy Rexy to Rex “Gross”man. Now it seems as if Grossman’s time in Chicago is done, as reports have shown the Houston Texans have signed the free-agent quarterback to battle for the backup spot with ex-NFC Norther’s Dan Orlovsky and longtime Brett Favre backup Craig Nall. They will all be competing to backup the Texan’s big 2008 free-agent signing Matt Schaub. Although contract details were not present at the time of this article, it’s could be assumed that Grossman was cheap as his playing time has dwindled with the Bears since taking them to the Super Bowl in the 2006-07 season. The question that I have about this move is why wouldn’t the Bears try to resign the disgruntled quarterback? Did the Bears feel that it was time to part ways? Did Grossman feel like he could still compete as a starter in ... (link)