Mount Hushmore: Rex Grossman (1) vs. Kordell Stewart (4)

Who were Chicago's most embarrassing athletes?  The guys you hated so much, you considered booing them even though they were on your team.

We'll take a look at two as we open the Mount Hushmore challenge as Rex Grossman and Kordell Stewart square off in a battle of sucky Bears quarterbacks.

Rex Grossman

For the sake of this blog, we're going to pretend that Rex Grossman did not quarterback the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl run.

Without the 13-3 season, Grossman's career record as a starting quarterback with the Bears was 6-9.  Hardly the kind of record you want out of a former first round draft pick and presumed messiah.  Take away those 23 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions, Grossman threw 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.  Again.  Not good.  In fact, bad.  Very bad.

And yet, he was trotted out there again and again.  Maybe if he has more 20 touchdown seasons and fewer 20 interception years, he'd probably be a serviceable signal caller somewhere.

Kordell Stewart

Slash made me want to slash my wrists when he was in Chicago.

In a classic Chicago front office move, Da Bears brought in Stewart as a free agent from the Steelers hoping to catch lightening in a bottle.  Instead, the bottle was smashed over their head, shattering in a million pieces.
Stewart went 2-5 as a starter in Chicago, throwing 7 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.  His completion percentage was a career-low 50 percent.  His percentage of quality runs was much lower than that.  Stewart played one season with the Bears, and has not thrown a pass in the NFL since.

Now, it's your time to vote.

Who should move to the next round?

• Rex Grossman
• Kordell Stewart

Created on Dec 8, 2009

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