Aug 19 2008
Bears Pick Starting QB. Lesser of Two Evils?
CHICAGO- The Chicago Bears are a funny team. On paper, they are quite possibly the most talented defense in the NFC. In reality they have the best special teams in the NFL. (I dare someone to say otherwise). With two out of the three facets a lock, you would think that the Bears would do everything in their power to include the offense in their quest for another run at the Super Bowl. But nooooo. The Bears chose the lesser of two evils yesterday in Mr. Neck Beard himself quarterback Kyle Orton.
Orton will start the regular season against the Indianapolis Colts….the second best pass defense in the league last year…..(now with Dwight Freeney!) The decision was based on Rex Grossman’s performance in the Seattle preseason game just 4 days ago.
“We take a lot of things into consideration,”coach Lovie Smith said. “But in the end, it comes down to a gut feeling you have.
“I feel good about Kyle leading our team.”
He’s about the only one in Chicago that feels that way. While the fans certainly didn’t want Grossman under center, they aren’t too enthused about Orton either. In my opinion, the quarterback position is the least of the offenses’ worries right now. The Chicago Bears do not have a go to receiver yet, and their offense line is the worst in the entire league. Throw in an invisible running game in rookie Matt Forte, and you have disaster on the offensive side of the ball.
The Bears seem to be leaning toward returner extrordinaire Devin Hester to give them great field position or at least put numbers up on the board dispite the offense, and they seem to be looking for the defense to do the same.
“He’s got a lot better grasp of the offense, being in it another year,” offensive coordinator Ron Turner said about Orton. “Physically, he’s in really good shape. And he’s playing the best football of his life.”
Physically in week three, Orton will be out due to being sacked sixty times, and Grossman will be back in the starting job.
