Will Brian Griese Start On Sunday?

As I listened to Lovie Smith's press conference yesterday, there was one key phrase I kept waiting to hear that Smith never once said.

"Rex is our quarterback."

Instead, Lovie gave the typical coach-speak talking about how the whole team lost the game on Sunday, not one player. Which is correct, but there's one player who plays a part in every loss, and that's Rex Grossman.

When Lovie was directly asked whether or not Grossman would start on Sunday, he wouldn't give an answer.

"Will Rex Grossman start Sunday? Well, our evaluation process is going on right now," Smith said. "And if you come out to practice Wednesday, you'll have a better idea of who will be starting at all positions."

Does Lovie believe Rex gives the Bears the best chance to win?

"Has Rex been our starting quarterback? Well, yes, I'll say that," he said. "Everybody that is on the football field playing, I have confidence can help us win, or they wouldn't be out there. I'm making that statement right now too."

Lovie also implied during the press conference that he already knows what he's going to do, it's just the rest of us will have to wait until Wednesday to find out.

When the Bears play Detroit on Sunday, they're going to give up some points. The combination of the Lions; offense, along with the injuries the Bears suffered on Sunday, kind of worries me. The Lions are pass happy with Mike Martz as their quarterback, and they have talent at wide receiver in Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson, Mike Furrey, and now Shaun McDonald.

We all saw what the Cowboys did to the Bears in the second half when they abandoned the run and threw on every down.

The Lions saw it as well.

That means if the Bears are going to win on Sunday, they're going to have to score points. So far in three games, the offense has only managed two touchdowns with Grossman under center. If they score two more touchdowns on Sunday, odds are it won't be enough.

That's why Griese needs to start. Am I confident that Griese can lead the Bears to 30 points? Not really, but I'm more confident in him than I am Grossman. Hell, I'd be more confident in Moses Moreno at this point.