Time to get out front on the whole Beck vs Grossman thing. Seems only fair to do it before tonight's meeting with the Baltimore Ravens.I will not denigrate Rex Grossman. He has more than earned respect in this town—or should have—for both his on- and off- field performance as a Redskin. But the truth is, if I’m coaching against the Redskins offense this season, my preference is to defend Rex Grossman over John Beck. Why? Because I know where Rex is going to be. Because I feel confident that if I can take away his first option more often than not and force him to move, re-load, improvise, I stand a pretty good chance of forcing errors. Of creating that one key errant pass, logging than one key sack, and given his proven penchant for losing control of the ball when hit, of creating that game-altering turnover. Yes, Rex Grossman is going to challenge me down the field. Particularly if his first option comes open. But, over the course of a game, I like my chances of keeping him gene...
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