On the other hand, sooner or later if you've made a poor decision, you have to cop to it. You can only insist that it's a great decision for so long before you begin to look ignorant, or arrogant, or both.
At what point, then, do we start laughing at Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo as they continue to insist that either Rex Grossman or Kyle Orton will be the QB we need?
"We have no plans to change anything," coach Lovie Smith said.I don't get it. Rex has been here for five years; Orton for three. We passed up several quarterbacks in the draft this year; has either Rex or Kyle justified that level of faith?
The Bears committed to the ongoing competition between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton. They have won with both players and think whoever emerged would give them a good chance to win in 2008.
I understand the attitude of trying to back your guys, but this is insane. It's time for Angelo to come up to the podium and say, "You know what? It hasn't worked out. We were happy when we drafted Rex, and we saw a lot of things that made us think he would help take this offense to the next level. For whatever reason, that hasn't happened. We're not here to knock Rex; we just think it's time to move in a different direction."
See how you do that? Of course, it means taking an ego hit by admitting, however tacitly, that drafting Rex was a mistake.
Take the hit, Jerry. Because right now, you just look ridiculous.
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The thing about rex is he is too inconsistent... He can be amazing at some times but it is not enough to make him a worth while quarterback. As far as kyle orton goes, I don't know much about him or how he plays so I really can't comment on him. All I can say is that lovie smith needs to put a brain in that head of his and maybe get a decent bears team...
Well Lovie can only work with what he has, it must be said -- he can't get new players himself.
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