Rex Grossman Named Starting QB

The Shanahans made the right call on QB. Let's roll with Rexy and see how far he can take us. I do think at some point, we will see Beck, but I'm hoping it's because we're steamrolling the competition! ;-)

Yea they did nonetheless.

The best thing about having Rex as a QB?...I can keep my fantasy football team name of "The Unleashed Dragons"

I think this is part of Shanahan setting the competitive tone for this team. Beck may have been who they wanted to start, but the competition didn't play out that way. If it has truly been one sided in practice and they gifted the starting job to a guy that didn't deserve it, that wouldn't have gone over well in the locker room. The Skins have had enough entitlement and have just started the process of clearing it out. It would have only been detrimental to their philosophy to start any player who didn't beat out the competition


I feel this way 100%.

Beck will take over coming out for the second half against the Giants. :D

Thats the crap I don't want to see. Nothing would deflate the momentum the Skins may have more than seeing their starting QB pulled. Gotta stick with Grossman all the way thru. Cant have another season of QB drama.

Thats the crap I don't want to see. Nothing would deflate the momentum the Skins may have more than seeing their starting QB pulled. Gotta stick with Grossman all the way thru. Cant have another season of QB drama.

Agreed. We have been sorely lacking consistency at the QB position. If Rex is the starting QB then I hope that he stays as the starter.

Beck worked so hard and wanted to be the starting QB so badly. Let's just hope his psyche is not a fragile one and he can remain confident and focused.

He may have worked hard, and wanted it badly, but invariably JB always throws off of his Beck foot!

:)

must say im surprised. grossman is the "safer" choice, but beck has a higher ceiling/potential in this offense. that said, i will defer to the coaches' wisdom on this subject.

How does Beck have a higher ceiling?? Beck has had his shots, so has Rex. Rex went to a super bowl. Just because Beck is good at the bootleg means he has a higher ceiling? Looks like to me if you take away the bootleg he doesn't have much on Rex. Rex understands the system better and makes the "F&@% it, I'm going deep" throws.

PS: I am not johnny5dickey. Just observation from the preseason.

If Grossman can perform like he did in pre season I am all for him. But I remember his time at Chicago and his horrible ratings then.He seems much improved, but yeah...

I have a pretty tight and mixed group of friends with whom I watch football every season. There's Cowboys fans, Bears fans, Broncos fans, etc., and it's pretty cool because of all the ish talking that goes on. I clearly remember that last season he was with the Bears and always screwing with my bud, saying "Damn, did Rex just get picked again?"

He was turnover prone, plain and simple.

Still, he looks like he has worked on that, and he looked better than Beck overall, so I am fine with this so long as we win. That's all I want for the 'Skins: to win.

And for the first time in a long time the team doesn't seem schizophrenic, so maybe we will do just that...

If Grossman can perform like he did in pre season I am all for him. But I remember his time at Chicago and his horrible ratings then. I mean to this date he has a 40/40 rating. If he does good this year then fine.. but hes not someone to build a team around for the future. Jason Campbell wasnt either. I liked ferrotte and brennan.

But he is in his 3rd year in a system that much better suits his skill set. Comparing apples and bird doodoo....

I was a little shocked when I heard the news .. I was out in the middle of Wisconsin enjoying Pearl Jam 20, the 20th anniv. of the greatest band of my era. Hell of a show, getting back to the point .... After letting the Sex Cannon news sink in, I'm actually okay with it .... I wont' lie, when he's in the game I don't feel too bad at all, and honestly I don't feel bad having Beck being our backup. I know we all drink kool aid every year but something tells me we are on to something special.