How Rex Grossman COULD make the Bears miss the playoffs.
Last year, about half way through the season, I took a serious look at the then 2-7 Carolina Panthers and figured they could still make the playoffs. They had just found their running game and their schedule was pretty good. I laid out how I thought they would do it, which games they'd win and which they'd lose and I got them all right... well, all but the very final game that they lost to New Orleans. Had they won, they would have made the playoffs.
I showed some people my thoughts when the Panthers were still 2-7 and was laughed at so I didn't show anyone else. Well, today I was looking at the Chicago Bears and could see almost the opposite thing happening to them. So I figure I would post this and let the world see... and if I'm right, ESPN better be calling me.
So this is my theory:
With Rex Grossman now healthy and ready to play, he’s going to dress and be standing on the sidelines as Kyle Orton takes on the dangerous Pittsburgh Steelers. Not wanting to give Rex his job back, Kyle tries to do a little more than normal and like many young quarterback who try to play beyond their experience… he makes some mistakes which allows the Steelers to take the lead and play ball-control, clock-killing offense and win the game. Meanwhile: Carolina beats Tampa, Atlanta beats New Orleans and Minnesota takes out the Rams. Making Carolina 10-3 and well in charge of the south. Atlanta, Tampa and Minnesota tied at 8-5 for the wildcard and Chicago still on top of the north at 9-4 but no longer the second seed.
The following week, the defense is now worried about the offense and feels they need to make more big plays against Atlanta. Lovie has left Kyle in but he is ineffectual against the Falcons and Vick find holes in the over-aggressive secondary. Atlanta gets the win in an upset. Meanwhile Carolina beats the homeless Saints giving them an 11-3. Atlanta goes to 9-5; Chicago falls to 9-5… Minnesota beats the Steelers in the dome to move to 9-5 and Tampa takes out New England to go to 9-5. Suddenly there is a tie in the north and four teams even for the wildcard.
In a desperate move to save the season, Grossman is made the starter but can’t find his timing after the long layoff. Meanwhile, the defense feels the pressure to score allowing Farve to pick them apart. Green Bay wins and Chicago falls to 9-6. Minnesota beats the hapless Ravens to climb to 10-5. Carolina knocks of Dallas to win the South at 12-3. Atlanta beats Tampa, leaving the Falcons at 10-5 and the Bucs at 9-6 and tied with the Bears for the last wildcard.
Final week of the season, Chicago goes to Minnesota and loses in the dome. Vikings take the North at 11-5. Tampa beats the Saints again to finish 10-6 and take one wildcard. Atlanta loses to Carolina but still takes the other wildcard at 10-6. Chicago is left out in the cold at 9-7.
A seemingly unstoppable team felled by the simple act of a quarterback suiting up.
Last year, about half way through the season, I took a serious look at the then 2-7 Carolina Panthers and figured they could still make the playoffs. They had just found their running game and their schedule was pretty good. I laid out how I thought they would do it, which games they'd win and which they'd lose and I got them all right... well, all but the very final game that they lost to New Orleans. Had they won, they would have made the playoffs.
I showed some people my thoughts when the Panthers were still 2-7 and was laughed at so I didn't show anyone else. Well, today I was looking at the Chicago Bears and could see almost the opposite thing happening to them. So I figure I would post this and let the world see... and if I'm right, ESPN better be calling me.
So this is my theory:
With Rex Grossman now healthy and ready to play, he’s going to dress and be standing on the sidelines as Kyle Orton takes on the dangerous Pittsburgh Steelers. Not wanting to give Rex his job back, Kyle tries to do a little more than normal and like many young quarterback who try to play beyond their experience… he makes some mistakes which allows the Steelers to take the lead and play ball-control, clock-killing offense and win the game. Meanwhile: Carolina beats Tampa, Atlanta beats New Orleans and Minnesota takes out the Rams. Making Carolina 10-3 and well in charge of the south. Atlanta, Tampa and Minnesota tied at 8-5 for the wildcard and Chicago still on top of the north at 9-4 but no longer the second seed.
The following week, the defense is now worried about the offense and feels they need to make more big plays against Atlanta. Lovie has left Kyle in but he is ineffectual against the Falcons and Vick find holes in the over-aggressive secondary. Atlanta gets the win in an upset. Meanwhile Carolina beats the homeless Saints giving them an 11-3. Atlanta goes to 9-5; Chicago falls to 9-5… Minnesota beats the Steelers in the dome to move to 9-5 and Tampa takes out New England to go to 9-5. Suddenly there is a tie in the north and four teams even for the wildcard.
In a desperate move to save the season, Grossman is made the starter but can’t find his timing after the long layoff. Meanwhile, the defense feels the pressure to score allowing Farve to pick them apart. Green Bay wins and Chicago falls to 9-6. Minnesota beats the hapless Ravens to climb to 10-5. Carolina knocks of Dallas to win the South at 12-3. Atlanta beats Tampa, leaving the Falcons at 10-5 and the Bucs at 9-6 and tied with the Bears for the last wildcard.
Final week of the season, Chicago goes to Minnesota and loses in the dome. Vikings take the North at 11-5. Tampa beats the Saints again to finish 10-6 and take one wildcard. Atlanta loses to Carolina but still takes the other wildcard at 10-6. Chicago is left out in the cold at 9-7.
A seemingly unstoppable team felled by the simple act of a quarterback suiting up.
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