It should be pointed out that I have never been on the Rex Grossman bandwagon.  From the moment the Bears drafted him, I was neither amused nor happy.  Unlike most Midwesterners, I follow the SEC, not the Big Ten.  I had seen Rex’s career at Florida and if he could drive Darth Visor that crazy that quickly, I had the feeling that he wouldn’t be very good in the NFL.

So, nothing that happens to the Bears offense will surprise me as it is developing as I surmised.

The bottom line is, you cannot continue to give the ball back when your opponent gives the ball up.  Brad Johnson had the worst day of his NFL career yesterday, yet he looked like John Elway compared to the way Rex threw the ball away.  But, the blame is not all on Rex.  Some of it needs to be shouldered by Ron Turner who either needs to simplify the game plan, make better adjustments or sit the kid down for his own good.

There was no doubt that after the game Grossman was rattled and if it is in his head that much, he needs some time off to recharge.  Lovie Smith needs to sit him down not to see what Brian Griese can do, but to prevent Rex from losing his edge.  It’s nice to support your boys, but every once in a while, you need to sit someone down and see what some one else can do.  It worked for Bill Parcells with Tony Romo and it almost worked last night with Mike Shanahan and Jay Cutler.  

Vikings, what’s up with purple pants?   Did you ever think there is a reason you haven’t worn them since 1964? 

By the way, a Dallas/San Diego Super Bowl is a realistic thought right now.  Don’t rule out New England either.  The dark horse in the NFC is New Orleans.  Notice I didn’t mention the Bears or Colts, two over rated teams which will again meet their doom in the playoffs.

How ‘bout that BCS? There is absolutely no shock in Florida getting a whack at Ohio State. Lloyd Carr can complain all he wants about Urban Meyer’s grandstanding, but the bottom line is the bottom line: Florida represents the SEC. The head of the BCS is the commissioner of the SECThe SEC has more power than any conference in the country. Michiganhad their whack at Ohio State and lost. Now, it’s someone else’s turn

And if Urban Meyer’s whining and moaning did get to you, fogetaboutit. Ohio State will turn Florida into gator food by at least two touchdowns.  Lloyd Carr will love that.

Baseball is beginning it’s winter meetings with several trades possibly going down.  We’ll see how many starters the White Sox have left after Kenny Williams is done dealing.  Kenny, here’s a good game plan for you: Trade Mark Burhle, Freddie Garcia and Scott Podsednik for another starter, a center fielder and some left handed bullpen help.  Realize, Boone Logan, Charlie Hager and Brian Anderson are not the answers right now and also realize that Ryan Sweeny, who will be a star, is at least one year away. 

Today, the Braves signed alleged pitcher Tanyon Sturtze to a contract.  Sturtze is coming off rotator cuff surgery and the Braves are hopeing that he still has something left.  My question is the guy couldn’t pitch when he was healthy, why bother with him when he was injured.  When Sturtze pitched for the White Sox, they had to divert planes headed for Midway Airport just because the height and velocity of the balls leaving ComiskeyPark was a risk to aircraft near the stadium.

Did you see where Hugo Chavez was re-elected as dictator, I mean President of Venezuela?  Chavez not only calls George Bush “the devil”, he is also sitting on huge quantities of oil and is a member of OPEC.  I’m sure suddenly he’ll have weapons of mass destruction and we’ll have to invade.  I’ll bet Ozzie Guillen will have a fun time going through airports then.

Don’t you just hate when you are watching TV and they show one of those commercials where the guy gives the wife the expensive diamond or a Lexus?  And you look over and your wife is just smiling and getting all warm and fuzzy like she’s watching Oprah or the Designing Women reunion show or something?   Well. Take my advice, don’t worry about it.  The only logical reason a man gives his wife a Lexus for Christmas is that he screwed up really, really, bad and got caught doing it.  Take that, Zale’s.  And Princess, if there is a new Lexus for you for Christmas, you have a lot bigger problems then how to remove the bow without scratching the paint.