any way you slice it he's a world class athlete. young and inexperienced perhaps but world class none the less. he's not pretending to be anything. he's a professional football player who did the best he could on one given sunday and came up second best in the league. go read roosevelt's quote in widewing's sig line.
That's highly debatable, from someone who's watched him play in every game this season. He's a better athlete than a non athlete for sure. Compared to his peers he's below average. He had some very good games early on, and he's had some very bad games -- 0 QB rating games. And, a number of "his" wins were in fact won by the defense or special teams in spite of Rex doing his best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
In pressure situations he tends to fold like a house of cards, making very poor decisions and trying to win the game with his magic arm and magic plays that more often than not simply and easily fall into the hands of some defender, underthrown in double coverage. And as the injuries mounted over the season the pressure only increased. He also has a public attitude that suggests he believes he far better than his record indicates, and that his skeptics are just "ignorant."
He may very well turn into an adequate NFL QB, but I say that's at best a flip of the coin. "World class" is not something that I think can be even remotely added to his mantle at this point.
Frankly though, it's not Rex's fault. The real finger pointing should be (and is) directed at the coaching staff and/or the back office for trying to push him along too soon. To be perfectly honest, for myself and a great many here in Chicago, his play in the Superbowl was hardly a surprise.
Charon
