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Black and Blue all over: Tough decisions for the Bears
Published 8/8/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... The Bears' first-team offense didn't exactly light it up in a 24-20 preseason loss to Kansas City. Chicago trailed 14-3 at halftime, and neither Kyle Orton nor Rex Grossman distinguished himself in the team's quarterback competition. Orton dropped the ball while scrambling on a third-down play, while Grossman fell on his back while dropping back from center. Meanwhile, the Chiefs' offense sliced through the Bears' first-team defense on its opening drive. ...

CHICAGO BEARS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS
Published 8/8/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... and made the right reads and ran the offense. That has been my goal. As long as I continue to do that, I’ll be fine.” Said QB Rex Grossman, ”When I did play, it was all right . Hopefully, I’ll play a little bit more [at Seattle] and get into the rhythm of the game. I’m just excited about trying to continue to work in exactly what they ask of me — run the offense.” RBs Matt Forte and Garrett Wolfe looked like a ...