The Bears find themselves in an interesting position this season—they still have a great defense and are possibly a quarterback away from being a playoff team once again.
With Brett Farve on his way to the New York Jets, Chad Pennington has become expendable and the Chicago Bears might have quite a bit of interest in him.
Pennington has never had a cannon for an arm, which might be the best thing for this team because we have no real deep threat
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Pennington has a career QB rating of 88.9 and, stunningly, a 65.6 completion percentage. Compare that to Rex Grossman who has never posted higher than a 56.0 completion percentage, which was only in three games in 2004.
Grossman's highest QB rating was a 73.9 in 2006 when he "led" the Bears to the Super Bowl. This QB rating is only three percentage points higher than Pennington's lowest QB rating which was in 2004 where he only played three games.
I, myself, was advocating the possible acquisition of Chris Simms, but with Pennington now on the market, I will be putting my weight behind the acquisition of Pennington. Whether that be trading a pick for him or signing him when he is cut by the Jets, I think Chad Pennington can make the Bears a playoff team.
Look at the division, the Vikings and the Packers are very similar to the Chicago Bears, great defense but questions at the QB position.
I know so many Bears fans think we need to continue to groom Rex Grossman, but in a win-now league the Bears need to make moves now. In my opinion Chad Pennington makes this team better and puts them in a position to make a run at the playoffs.
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23 days ago
Can't see them bothering, since he tore his rotator cuff twice and can't throw deep affectively anymore.
from 23 days ago
The Bears don't throw deep...not sure that is a going to be a problem
from 21 days ago
I THINK THE BEARS SHOULD LET GROSSMAN PLAY AND STOP TURNING THERE BACK WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG HE HAS A BIG ARM AND HES GOTTEN BETTER
from 21 days ago
Is that why he got benched last year in favor of Kyle Orton...Lovie has lost faith in him
23 days ago
Michael, I would at least like to see him compete in camp. He has already proven that he can be an above average QB and his accuracy is three times better than Grossman or Orton. The only real speedy receiver the Bears have is Hester, so Pennington's supposed lack of ability to throw the deep ball shouldn't be a concern.
from 22 days ago
Exactly, it would be nice to at least see him brought in to compete with Grossman and Orton. He won't be asked to go deep as much as he would be with the Jets who have Jerricho Cotchery a speed receiver. The Bears have Marty Booker and Brandon Lloyd, two guys not noted for their speed.
22 days ago
He can throw the ball fine - had a 60 yard touchdown on Monday nite last year - Jets have NO big receivers to throw to, and NYJ's offense is plain vanilla run first setup - Kellen Clemens has a bazooka arm and did NOTHING last year to stretch the field - Plunkett was one of the worst throwers ever and only won TWO Super Bowls with the Raiders - plus Pennington will have a big chip on his shoulder this season, and believe me, this guy is a gamer - practically carried the Jets to the AFC championship with a bum shoulder by himself and would have if not for blown chipshot field goal - the bears will def be better with him...
22 days ago
Why wouldn't the Vikings go after Chad that would upgrade the QB postion x10 Jackson isn't that good he like a Quincy Carter type QB.
from 22 days ago
I'd rather have Quincey Carter than Tavares Jackson...Jackson is awful...I'd take Kyle Orton over Jackson
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