Chisoxfn Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 The Quarterback's Will Bring on An Offensive Renaissance By Jason Gage TalkBears.com The 2005 Chicago Bears took the league by storm. Led by a vaunted defense, they were able to overcome playing with as bad of an offense as there was in football. The team lacked a quarterback, had trouble finding a receiver that could catch the ball, and as a result had trouble putting points on the board (29th in offense). With that in mind, Bears General Manager Jerry Angelo went out to build an offense…right??? WRONG. Angelo instead focused defense, working to improve their secondary and defensive depth. Instead of improving a weakness, Angelo went the route of strengthening a strength. This was to the chagrin of many Bears fans and analysts around the league were left scratching there heads. But the ‘06 Bears (and Bengals) will enter training camp (on July 27th in Bourbonnais, Illinois) with more returning starters than any team in the league. Yes, that means most of an unheralded offense is coming back. Thomas Jones will look to show the Bears (or a trade partner) that he is a franchise back. The offensive line will attempt to continue to open up holes in an effort to remain one of the best rushing attacks in the league. At the same time that line is going to have to protect opponents from teeing off on quarterback’s Rex Grossman, Brian Griese and Kyle Orton (as Bear fans, we’ve come to expect all 3 QB’s to get some action). However, most importantly, Grossman will look to prove to Bears fans, the coaching staff, and the rest of the league that he is the quarterback of the present and future. Two major injuries and one playoff start are Grossman’s career in a glance. In 06, he’ll look to put himself in position to get a few more playoff starts than injuries. Jerry did make one move this off-season on the offensive side of the ball. That one move and one position was all that Jerry Angelo had to upgrade to improve this offense (QUARTERBACK). Grossman is the best QB this team has had in years (sadly, I’m not even going out on a limb as I yearn for the days of Erik Kramer), but if he isn’t able to complete the season, the Bears have a competent, veteran QB named Brian Griese. Signed to an off-season deal, Griese gives the Bears much needed stability at the QB position. Angelo hopes this stability will carry right over to the offense. Angelo may not have said it directly, but he did so indirectly by not making any major upgrades to the receiving corps. Instead Angelo, Lovie Smith and the rest of the coaching staff will hope that Grossman (or Griese) will be able to execute the passes and get the balls in the hands of the backs (Jones, Benson, Peterson) and receivers (Mushin, Berrian, Bradley, Gage, Currie, Davies). The offense now needs to step up and mature. Bradley and Berrian are both talented receivers, Benson and Jones have the ability to be solid backs (in Benson’s case an upper echelon back) and Grossman and Griese are both capable of making all the passes (especially Grossman). On July 17, the Bears old offense will disappear and the beginning of a new offense (with a year of Turner’s system under there belts) and a more balanced team needs to begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I feel very good about the quarterback position. Last year with Grossman in there was just a totally different feel to the game, it was refreshing when you felt like you had a threat to score. And this year we have a more than capable backup as well. And as always, one of the best lines in football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyHobbs Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Jake @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 09:37 PM) I feel very good about the quarterback position. Last year with Grossman in there was just a totally different feel to the game, it was refreshing when you felt like you had a threat to score. And this year we have a more than capable backup as well. And as always, one of the best lines in football. Look no further than the first game Grossman came back. Can we say deep ball. It was such a great thing to see and hopefully we see nothing but that all of next year. Can't wait for Bears Season. What up TalkBears! ToddO'Connor16 Edited July 27, 2006 by RoyHobbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 QUOTE(RoyHobbs @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 09:04 PM) Look no further than the first game Grossman came back. Can we say deep ball. It was such a great thing to see and hopefully we see nothing but that all of next year. Can't wait for Bears Season. What up TalkBears! ToddO'Connor16 Deep ball for the Bears last season is anything over 10 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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