Crayton's Signing Boosts Berrian's Leverage

by Adam T on Dec 28, 2007 3:52 PM CST in News

Not entirely Bears news, but it is a slow day, so why not.

Bernard Berrian already looked to be one of the big name WR available this free agency period. That class just got a bit smaller as Patrick Crayton has agreed to terms with Dallas.

Dallas Cowboys WR Patrick Crayton took a below-market deal to remain with the team, something his agent Frederick Lyles admitted in telling reporters Thursday night: ``He could have easily secured more money on the open market. But his family is here. His wife and child and mother and siblings, they all live in Dallas. He was more concerned about not uprooting his family.''

There has really been no word from anybody on how this is going to play out. Berrian has said he'd like to stay, but that is hardly a commitment.

Obviously, the fewer receivers with play making skills the better his chances are of somebody overpaying him.

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I think they have to re-sign Berrian.

Almost at any cost.

Davis and Muhammed are anything but the answer. Even if I'm generous, they'll only help for the next year or two. And I think that is being generous.

Bradley didn't break out like I hoped, and Hester hasn't shown any consistency. And this isn't a great draft for WR's.

If this teams lets Berrian go, WR will be the 4th-biggest need behind QB, OL and safety. They should have locked him, and they'll have to overpay, but the way things are, they have to.

by tyger1147 on Dec 29, 2007 3:40 PM CST reply actions

WE SHOULD HAVE BEATEN THE GIANTS

Dear God, it just hit me. We so should have beaten them. Little Eli has his most fantastic voyage tonight against the Pats and they still lose because they truly have no defense. How in the hell did we lose to the Giants? How in the hell are they going to the playoffs and we are not? Well, in any case, congrats Pats, that's an awesome season.

I had to rant. My apologies. We now return this blog to its regularly scheduled programming .....

I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus

by iowaBear on Dec 29, 2007 10:31 PM CST reply actions

shoulda beat them but

should've lost to the pack the first time, philly and denver.

as far as berrian goes, it looks like it's down to him and hackett from seattle as the best free agent wideouts and berrian has a bit of a better track record so i'm going to guess he will be the most coveted wideout there is.

by lopey986 on Dec 29, 2007 11:55 PM CST up reply actions

we should not have lost to denver

it shouldn't have been that close.

We should have lost to the Pack at the Pack and to Philly but we 'should have' beaten New York, Detroit, Vikes (at home and on the road) and Washington.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Dec 30, 2007 2:19 AM CST up reply actions

all denver had to do

was punt the ball out of bounds every time they were forced to punt. seriously, our offense did nothing until the last drive.

by lopey986 on Dec 30, 2007 4:17 AM CST up reply actions

but overall

Dever is not a very good team in any aspect. On paper (and that's what we are doing here) the Bears should have beat Denver.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Dec 30, 2007 4:01 PM CST up reply actions

Muhammed

If I were an owner I would direct my General Manager in the following way: Rule - any player 32 or older can only be signed with no more than a 2 year contract.

by phastphil on Dec 30, 2007 10:56 AM CST reply actions

they need to let Berrian go...

Too many other holes to fix in the offense to allocate that much money on a player who would most likely prefer to play elsewhere. He's going to break the bank, and no WR is worth that kind of money for a team in the position the Bears find themselves in at present.

by Dmac on Dec 30, 2007 4:38 PM CST reply actions