Bears to Find #1 Receiver - In Draft?

by thecoolest on Mar 3, 2008 7:58 PM CST

So apparently JA is gonna find our next #1 in this year's draft. Who knows what will happen. I don't want him drafting a wide-out anywhere in the first 2 rounds for fear of a "bust". I don't really know what to think of all this.

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-080302-chicago-bears-free-agent-dav id-haugh,1,5741688.column

P.S. My mock draft will be coming soon.

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I dont think

this is the right draft to target a #1 WR. There simply arent that many out there. I guess Malcolm Kelly could be but he might be gone by 14 and I like Limas Sweed, but he is injury prone and he should go in the 20's. This adds to the argument that Berrian shouldve been tagged and at least look towards FA for a starting WR

by jberms on Mar 3, 2008 9:07 PM CST reply actions

i'm beginning to think

that not franchising Berrian was a HUGE mistake. HUGE. Only 1 or 2 million difference for the salary cap and now the bears have nothing.

bad move.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Mar 4, 2008 12:59 AM CST reply actions

Ahem!

::raises hand::

by tyger1147 on Mar 4, 2008 6:31 AM CST up reply actions

Me too...

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by thecubreporter on Mar 4, 2008 12:11 PM CST up reply actions

if you are trying to say

that you said this first, i am not claiming that i am the first to say this. I am saying that the more I think about it, it was huge mistake. If that means that I agree with your earlier statement, then fine. I am saying that at first I thought it would be ok, but now I don't.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Mar 4, 2008 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

I agree Chad

I too thought we would be fine, but the more I think about it the more I realize how stupid it was to not franchise him and if nothing else get a 2nd round pick out of it. That should have been a worst case scenario. Plus then we could have dealt to the Raiders and not a division rival. Horrible situation.

by Ando on Mar 4, 2008 6:51 PM CST up reply actions

I didn't mean to imply I was first.

Or whatever. But yes, that I've been saying it but more that I was just agreeing with what you said.

by tyger1147 on Mar 5, 2008 8:18 AM CST up reply actions

I don't get it

I've never seen a blog site where you have to defend everything you enter as soon as you enter it. This is for recreation, right? Fun? If you guys haven't figured it out yet I'm in the business where if you don't get your facts staight then it may cost you something. So I really don't get it when a guy gets blasted for getting the year wrong on when Kyle Orton last shaved. Geeze folks, relax!

by rob in iraq on Mar 5, 2008 11:24 AM CST reply actions

If Malcolm Kelly is still available at #14

he would be my choice. Hes got the size, speed, separation, and Y-A-C potential far and above anyone else in the draft. Some mockdrafts have Limas Sweed being the first WR chosen and the Bears picking an OT, but Im not as high on Sweed, and think theres not a huge dropoff between 1st and 2nd round OTS. If the Bears dont take a WR in the first round, Early Doucet was very productive and should be considered in the second round if available. I think Angelo got a little gunshy about using the franchise tag after the Briggs backlash last year, but it worked out well, and should have used it on Berrian. He looks like he has the talent to be All-Pro, if he could get with the right QB.

by gillrowdy on Mar 7, 2008 10:47 AM CST reply actions