Tyrannosaurus Rex

Like all others, the journey of an NFL quarterback is as full of peaks and valleys that not even Mount Everest can rival. A quarterback can go from the prince of his team's city one week, to a pauper that his fans do not deem worthy to scrap the dirt off their shoes. And very few quarterbacks have had they type of career journey that Rex Grossman had. Grossman has been a great deal of things in his NFL career. A first round draft pick, a bust, fan favorite, a bum, a quarterback who took his team to the Superbowl, the beneficiary of a great defense, and many other things that are not printable. And Grossman's journey of a thousand miles took another turn today when he was officially named the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins.

This is not Grossman's first time playing for the Redskins. Rex signed a one year deal with our nation's capital in 2010 and coach Mike Shanahan turned to sexy rexy to lead the team in the final two games of the regular season. Grossman played fairly well in his two starts, throwing for 322 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in a three point loss to the rival Cowboys, and beating the Jacksonville Jaguars. That all being said, 2011 will be Grossman's first year starting with a team that does not have a plethora of talent. So is an 

inconsistent journeyman quarterback the answers to all of Washington's prayers? 

Not likely.

Sexy rexy's career numbers are pretty tough to look at. Over his nine year career with three different teams, Grossman has thrown for 7,081 yards and 40 touchdowns, with 40 interceptions to match. Grossman may have been played in the Superbowl, but it was the Chicago Bears defense that put the team on its back and carried them all the way to the big game. Speaking of Superbowl XLI, Grossman was simply not good enough when he needed to be. Sure he completed 20 of his 28 passes including one touchdown, but two interceptions, one of which was a pick six, and his two fumbles killed the Bears momentum. 

In Grossman's defense, the lackluster quarterback is not going to get much help this season. The Redskins offensive line is not the secret service by any stretch of the imagination. Mostly because they gave up 46 

sacks, which was the fifth most in the league in 2010. In addition to his offensive line woes, Grossman really only has an aging Santana Moss and injury prone Chris Cooley to throw to. Also, Tim Hightower is not a running back that will have enough success to open up the play action for Grossman. Even elite quarterbacks would have a sub .500 record on the 2011 Washington Redskins. Still a good quarterback can get your team two or three more wins, and Grossman certainly will not do that.

Rex Grossman's journey at quarterback continues in the mess in our nations capital. The Washington Redskins may be everyone's homecoming game in 2011, but not all of it will be because of Rex Grossman, even though he will get all of the blame.