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Rex Grossman Is the New Billy Joe Hobert

I'm sure most of you by now have heard of the shocking admission by Bears quarterback Rex Billy Joe Grossman. Grossman admitted that he didn't prepare for the season finale against the Packers. He went on to say something about being distracted by New Years' Eve. Wow.

Bears fans should know we had a similar situation here in Buffalo in 1997. Any Bills fan worth his weight in chicken wings knows the story: Then starter Todd Collins (who, by the way, is still in the league today with the Redskins. How is this possible?) was injured in New England. Hobert came in relief and promptly stunk out the joint. His excuse? Like Grossman, he didn't prepare. Hobert offered up this following the loss: "I only looked at the passing plays (during the week) one or two times. I'm probably going to get in trouble for this, but I just didn't study hard enough."

Was Hobert benched? No. Was he suspended? No. HE WAS CUT. The message was clear: You are a professional, and if you don't do your job, you will lose your job. Cutting Hobert was the right decision by then-GM John Butler and head coach Marv Levy. The Bills fell to 6-10 in '97, but the message was sent to the younger players. The Bills went back to the playoffs in 1998 and 1999.

Will Grossman be cut? No. But if you were a Bears fan, wouldn't you be demanding the team start Brian Griese?

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