Oh wow Ron Rivera just gained so many points in my book.
While Cedric Benson was fending of accusations by a San Diego linebacker that Benson is "soft," teammates were responding to reports that former defensive coordinator Ron Rivera called quarterback Rex Grossman a "mental midget."
Grossman said he hadn't heard of the comments until a team staffer mentioned it to him shortly before his weekly news conference.
"[Rivera] has never been around me," Grossman said. "He's always been up in the booth."
Grossman said that he hasn't spoken to Rivera but speculated that perhaps Rivera was making the comments stemming from a back-and-forth Grossman had at the end of the 2006 season with Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper.
Center Olin Kreutz was a little less diplomatic.
"I think Ron Rivera showed you right there why he's not here anymore," Kreutz said. "He's kind of a me guy."
Rivera appeared on Mike North's show on WSCR-AM 670 on Wednesday morning to deny the accusation.
"Coach (Ron Rivera) told us that Rex was kind of a mental midget, so you can get into his head and create that doubt." -- LB Matt Wilhelm on what the former Chicago assistant advised about how to attack Bears' QB Rex Grossman.
sources :http://chicagosports.chicagotribune....ears-headlines
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007...1_139_9_07.txt
Grossman said he hadn't heard of the comments until a team staffer mentioned it to him shortly before his weekly news conference.
"[Rivera] has never been around me," Grossman said. "He's always been up in the booth."
Grossman said that he hasn't spoken to Rivera but speculated that perhaps Rivera was making the comments stemming from a back-and-forth Grossman had at the end of the 2006 season with Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper.
Center Olin Kreutz was a little less diplomatic.
"I think Ron Rivera showed you right there why he's not here anymore," Kreutz said. "He's kind of a me guy."
Rivera appeared on Mike North's show on WSCR-AM 670 on Wednesday morning to deny the accusation.
"Coach (Ron Rivera) told us that Rex was kind of a mental midget, so you can get into his head and create that doubt." -- LB Matt Wilhelm on what the former Chicago assistant advised about how to attack Bears' QB Rex Grossman.
sources :http://chicagosports.chicagotribune....ears-headlines
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007...1_139_9_07.txt