Jerry Angelo, general manager of the Bears, held off on pursuing a contract extension past 2007 for Rex Grossman over the last several weeks. The body of work as well as the body of the quarterback was understandably not proved solid enough yet. But before the big victory over the Giants, Angelo assessed Grossman's status. "We like Rex," he said. "He's still a work in progress. [Sunday] is his 16th start, so it's still early. "The things we see for the most part have been pretty good. When he has a poor game, it's obviously bothersome, and I'm not going to say it's no big deal. It's going to take some time, and then we'll be in a better position to evaluate him. It's not like we have to make a decision right now. "But nobody is thinking he isn't the answer."