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On Sunday, they cringed when Orton went down. And they serenaded Grossman with boos, a familiar tune the past few seasons.
Although Grossman threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Rashied Davis in the third quarter and scored the winning TD on a 1-yard sneak with 5:36 left in the game, he was erratic. There were deflections. There was an interception. And there were jeers before he gave the Bears the lead.
After he plunged into the end zone, Grossman ran to the right and slammed the ball to the ground.
Grossman’s stats — 9-for-19, 58 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 49.9 rating — were far from impressive. But the Bears have won with him in the past. He played at a Pro Bowl level early in 2006 before inconsistency set in. The Bears made the Super Bowl, but fell to 7-9 last season, with Grossman getting benched for Brian Griese and then injuring his left knee late in the season.
That opened the door for Orton, leading to a quarterback competition.
“Rex has played a lot of downs around here,” Smith said. “He’s been in that position before.”
Brown finds himself in a familiar spot, too: recuperating.
An Achilles’ tendon injury ended his season in 2004, and he missed the final four regular-season games the following year with a calf injury. In 2006, he started the first six games before going down with a foot injury, and last year, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the opener at San Diego.
“It’s a concern because it’s happened so many times,” Smith said. “But right now, he just has a calf injury. Mike doesn’t have a season-ending injury.”
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