It's do-or-die for Rex in Houston

[O-town Gator]

"If Rex doesn't show he's better than Dan, we want him to show us that he's worth us keeping," Shanahan said. "We haven't always taken in three quarterbacks. If he (Grossman) can show that we need to hang onto him, then we'd like to end up keeping three."

The Texans released quarterback Alex Brink, a former seventh-round pick from Washington State, in order to sign Grossman.

"We thought Alex had a pretty good shot at practice squad again and we wanted someone to really push Dan and have a legitimate chance to beat him out and have a chance to be a third quarterback," Shanahan said.

It could be a good situation for Grossman, who led the Bears to the 2006 Super Bowl but lost his job the following year. He was released following last season and, after working out with the Bengals, came to Houston in hopes of re-starting his career."

Link: http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5401

 

[Jack&Dew]

It is going to be hard to show them what you can do when you pull your hamstring within the first 30 seconds of being on the field in pre-season.

I wish he could just catch a small break. His NFL career has been brutal all the way around.

 

[Jack&Dew]

Texans No. 3 quarterback Rex Grossman has recovered from his hamstring pull and will play in the preseason finale.
Rex has been out since the exhibition opener. He's still a safe bet to make the final roster behind Matt Schaub and Dan Orlovsky. Schaub's tendency to get injured makes keeping three quarterbacks a necessity for Houston.

 

[Escambia94]

We can only hope that while Rex has been on the sideline he has been taking notes on how not to throw a game away. I really want Rex to succeed, but if he keeps getting bumped to 3rd string he should consider CFL.

 

[Leakfan12]

or the UFL,wonder if McDaniel could use him.