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"In this league at this position, you have to bring it every single week no matter what (and) in the situation (against the Packers) it felt like I was going to play about a half, it's the last game, New Year's Eve, and there were so many factors that brought my focus away from what is actually important," Grossman said.
Translation: He didn't commit the way starting quarterbacks need to commit. He believed everyone who told him and his teammates that the Packers game didn't matter.
It was a stunning admission for any NFL quarterback to make and one that indicted the Bears' coaching staff for allowing his mind to wander as much as it did Grossman for wandering. Grossman's honest self-assessment also will renew questions by his critics about his mental preparation, an issue about him that hadn't been broached since before the 2003 NFL draft.
When a team leader like Grossman openly admits his head wasn't where it needed to be before kickoff, it affects the bigger picture. That's part of the burden of the position, a weight Grossman keeps learning how to carry.
"That is something I'm never going to do again," Grossman said of losing concentration. "There is too much I'm responsible for to not give it 100 percent and full attention the whole week."
sheesh. great to know the QB does not care about the game. that partyies are more important. damn
so this is a reason for one game. whats his reason the other 4 or so he had?
"In this league at this position, you have to bring it every single week no matter what (and) in the situation (against the Packers) it felt like I was going to play about a half, it's the last game, New Year's Eve, and there were so many factors that brought my focus away from what is actually important," Grossman said.
Translation: He didn't commit the way starting quarterbacks need to commit. He believed everyone who told him and his teammates that the Packers game didn't matter.
It was a stunning admission for any NFL quarterback to make and one that indicted the Bears' coaching staff for allowing his mind to wander as much as it did Grossman for wandering. Grossman's honest self-assessment also will renew questions by his critics about his mental preparation, an issue about him that hadn't been broached since before the 2003 NFL draft.
When a team leader like Grossman openly admits his head wasn't where it needed to be before kickoff, it affects the bigger picture. That's part of the burden of the position, a weight Grossman keeps learning how to carry.
"That is something I'm never going to do again," Grossman said of losing concentration. "There is too much I'm responsible for to not give it 100 percent and full attention the whole week."
sheesh. great to know the QB does not care about the game. that partyies are more important. damn
so this is a reason for one game. whats his reason the other 4 or so he had?
