Open mouth, insert foot and start QB controversy with the Bears
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Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears and inadvertently stirred a quarterback controversy Friday.
"Rex Grossman is the starter," Lloyd said during a conference call.
Well, not exactly.
The Bears have said that Grossman and Kyle Orton will compete for the starting job next season, and Lloyd apparently jumped to a premature conclusion. When asked who told him Grossman would start, the receiver backpedalled.
"That's what I'm assuming," said Lloyd, who was released after two disappointing seasons in Washington. "That's what ..."
His voice trailed off. Then, he said, "Orton and Grossman signed one-year deals. I figured Grossman was the starter. Open competition is what I'm being told right now."
Grossman, who got benched early last season and returned for five games before injuring his left knee, re-signed with the Bears for one year and $3 million with $1.5 million possible in incentives. Orton got a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2009 season.
And just to be clear, offensive coordinator Ron Turner said there will be a competition.
Speaking right after Lloyd, Turner started by saying, "Brandon said that he assumed it would be Rex. I just wanted to clarify that before we got going. You guys know the situation. It's an open competition. Both guys have been told that, and when I talked to Brandon about the quarterback situation, I talked about both guys — about Rex Grossman and Kyle. We've got two guys who can get the ball to all of our receivers."
"Rex Grossman is the starter," Lloyd said during a conference call.
Well, not exactly.
The Bears have said that Grossman and Kyle Orton will compete for the starting job next season, and Lloyd apparently jumped to a premature conclusion. When asked who told him Grossman would start, the receiver backpedalled.
"That's what I'm assuming," said Lloyd, who was released after two disappointing seasons in Washington. "That's what ..."
His voice trailed off. Then, he said, "Orton and Grossman signed one-year deals. I figured Grossman was the starter. Open competition is what I'm being told right now."
Grossman, who got benched early last season and returned for five games before injuring his left knee, re-signed with the Bears for one year and $3 million with $1.5 million possible in incentives. Orton got a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2009 season.
And just to be clear, offensive coordinator Ron Turner said there will be a competition.
Speaking right after Lloyd, Turner started by saying, "Brandon said that he assumed it would be Rex. I just wanted to clarify that before we got going. You guys know the situation. It's an open competition. Both guys have been told that, and when I talked to Brandon about the quarterback situation, I talked about both guys — about Rex Grossman and Kyle. We've got two guys who can get the ball to all of our receivers."
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Defense was nowhere near as good last year too. Way to miss your window, Bears. Bummer.
Bosox1976
<< <i>Well, no QB, RB, WRs. What the heck are the Bears thinking. Lloyd over Hackett??? Looks like another year of averaging about 22 points per game.
Defense was nowhere near as good last year too. Way to miss your window, Bears. Bummer. >>
Going for the #1 pick in the 2009 draft, we are.