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Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of e-mail questions from fans every day on ChicagoBears.com.
Larry: How did Rex Grossman perform in the Bears minicamp?
Tim M.
Oregon City, Oregon
Tim: Rex Grossman made some excellent throws in the three practices (not counting the one that Brian Urlacher intercepted on Sunday). But what impressed me most were Grossman’s fundamentals. He didn’t throw off his back foot and he actually stepped up in the pocket and completed a strike to Mark Bradley on the sideline on one play. New quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton has been working intensely with Grossman on stepping up in the pocket, which he rarely if ever did last season. Stepping up rather than backpedaling in the pocket will keep Grossman from throwing off his back foot and enable him to make a positive play when the first option isn’t open, either with a pass to a secondary receiver or by scrambling.
Larry: I know there has been some attention paid to the drafting of Greg Olsen and Garrett Wolfe and moving Devin Hester to offense. But little has been mentioned about the team speed, athleticism and volume of weapons Rex Grossman will have this year. Also, the additions through the draft on defense seem to have made the defense even faster. Can you remember a Bears team this athletic and fast as a whole?
Patrick
Patrick: It’s ironic that I received your email question because I was just telling someone at practice Sunday that this is the fastest Bears team that I’ve seen since I started covering the team in 1992. It really is evident on the field at most positions, from Devin Hester to Bernard Berrian on offense to Brian Urlacher and even Mark Anderson on defense.
Larry: Do you believe in fate? I have yet to hear anyone mention this, but if you go back in history, starting in 1941, the Bears have won the NFL championship every 22 years (1941, 1963 and 1985). If you believe this will continue, the Bears are a lock to win in 2007. Just something for us Bears fans to think about this year!
Will C.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Will: You won’t get an argument from me. A trend is a trend, right? Here’s hoping it continues.
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