Byline: Rich Campbell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Rex Grossman stood above the Redskins Park sideline in gymclothes Tuesday afternoon and sized up his tournament. While JohnBeck took snaps with the first-team offense during the Washington Redskins’ practice, Grossman savoredthe appearance of an chance for which he has waited more thanthree years.
This, he said, is always I can inquire as.
Grossman reported to group headquarters and signed a one-yearcontract, the last precursor to a competition for the startingquarterback blot among Beck and him. Both sides believed theywould approach an accord, so Tuesday’s evolution wasanticlimactic.
ProFootballTalk.com reported the compact is worth $1.2 million.Grossman’s deputy, Drew Rosenhaus, did not respond apt a request forcomment. Grossman, whatever, said there not was any answer hewould return to Washington.
Now, the Redskins fair must await untilfree agents are permitted to combine train Thursday to get thisparty began.
I’m just going to go contest, said Grossman, who turns 31 laterthis month. I’m not going to talk almost how I feel compared tosomebody. I’m just going to work out there and play the direction I know Ican and play consistent, nice football and have no regrets.
This isn’t accurate Joe Montana versus Steve Young, whereas. Beckhasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2007, and Grossmanhasn’t started a full season since he assisted the Chicago Bears tothe Super Bowl in 2006.
In truth, this is all Plan B. The Redskins hoped to have solved theirannual quarterback problems by trading for Donovan McNabb in2010.But when coaches accomplished he wasn’t the response, Grossmanstarted thefinal three games last season.
He finished the annual with 884 yards, seven touchdowns and fourinterceptions and a passer rating of 81.2. His best performanceincludedthree touchdown passes in the second half of a wastage atDallas.
Rex showed that he’s able final year, offensive coordinatorKyleShanahan said recently.
The Redskins won merely one of Grossman’sthree starts, but the experience created a basis for whathe wishes to show coaches over the afterward 5 weeks. He operated theoffense at a faster rhythm moresuited to Shanahan’s and coach MikeShanahan’s hobby, and his learning of the offense helpedcompensate for subpar arm strength.
It’s more of a emotion, he said when asked what he took awayfrom his playing time. How do you respond in substantial live football, ofdivision antagonist games opposition the Cowboys and Giants, and how youfeel in that offense against those wards, at FedEx Field andgoing through that entire situation – it allows you to be morecomfortable.
Grossman said he watched film of those three games several timesduring the offseason. He also took a playbook and some game planswithhim to his offseason family in Tampa, Fla.
When he wasn’t in Northern Virginia heeding the Redskins’ informal players-onlyworkouts, Grossman was training at The Athletes Compound in Tampa.He threw to trainers and a rotating handful of receivers, an ofwhich was fourth-year Redskins wideout Malcolm Kelly.
He likewise saw game film of Houston Texans quarterback MattSchaub operating Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
When I’m in a groove alternatively in a rhythm, I feel favor it’s prettytoughto stop this offense, Grossman said. I’d like to do the secondhalf of the Cowboys game throughout 16 games and on through theplayoffs. That’s my challenge – to be consistently magnificent and nothave any lullsin any games. There’s going to be adversity, yet [Iwant to] be truly elated of myself after each single game.
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John Beck, Rex Grossman’s chief competition to be the Redskins’ QB,hasn’t played in aregular-season game since 2007. [Photograph along Rodney LamkeyJr./The Washington Times]
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