Brian Griese

Filed under: Bears , NFC North , NFL Gossip , Chicago The Brian Griese era hasn’t officially gotten under way but Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune isn’t wasting any time looking for the next Bears quarterback. He’s not talking about Kyle Orton either. No, Pompei’s erupting with ideas about college quarterbacks, retired quarterbacks and everything in between as he searches for Griese’s successor. The college QB is Brian Brohm of Louisville but the Bears would have to really tank the rest of the way to be in a position to nab the best prospect at the position. On the older side Pompei posits ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Bears , NFL Fans , Chicago Chicago Bears fans are making their voices heard: They want Rex Grossman benched in favor of Brian Griese . Grossman is having a Grossman-like game tonight against the Dallas Cowboys, which is to say he’s looking rather incompetent. After a fourth quarter interception was returned for a touchdown that probably put the game out of reach, the cheers grew louder and louder: “Griese! Griese! Griese!” And the fans are right. It’s time for Bears coach Lovie Smith to yank Grossman and see what Griese can do. Is Griese going to lead the Bears to a championship? ... Read Full Story

The Chicago Bears will have their third starting QB of the season Monday when they travel to the Metrodome to take on the Vikings, as the team announced Monday that Kyle Orton will get the nod under center for the 5-8 defending NFC Champs. Orton moves ahead of Brian Griese on the depth chart, and will start for Rex Grossman, who was injured in the teams loss to the Redskins Thursday night. Orton has not played since the season finale two seasons ago. He has not thrown a regular season pass since then, and has been mostly the team’s third string QB before taking ... Read Full Story

Finally the Bears gave up on Grossman as the starting quarterback. Shouldn’t it be last year? The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and NFL.com, citing anonymous sources, reported on their Web sites that backup Brian Griese will replace Grossman as the starting quarterback when the Bears face the Lions. Chicago returns to practice on Wednesday to prepare for Sunday’s game at Detroit. The Bears would not confirm that any decision has been made, saying only that coach Lovie Smith would be available for his regular Wednesday news conference. Grossman threw three interceptions as the Chicago Bears fell to the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 on Sunday night. ... Read Full Story

In a bit of a surprise move, Rex Grossman inked a new deal with his existing team , the Chicago Bears. Grossman has struggled the last couple of years as the Bears number 1 QB, plagued by inconsistent play, The new deal is one year in length and guarantees Grossman $1.5 million . The signing comes as a bit of a surprise as it was widely speculated the QB would end up as a backup with another team during free agency. Grossman will be competing for the starters job with Kyle Orton. Brian Griese is expected to be released in early March before he ... Read Full Story