Cutler-Marshall Reunion in Chicago?
by Da Bears2333333 on Mar 8, 2010 2:53 AM CST
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Who can honestly say they feel comforable with the likes of Devin Aromashodu, Johnny Knox, Earl Bennett, Devin Hester, Jauquin Iglesias and Rashied Davis as the starting wide receivers for 2010?
That's exactly what Jerry Angelo is suggesting. Bears GM Jerry Angelo's comments about wide receiver not being a "need" and is excited about the potential of their young wide receivers. What's scary about that statement is the word potential. This word can mistakenly be misconstrue for production and banking on the premise of potential seems a little risky. And lets not forget about Angelo's track record on evaluating talent:
- David Terrell WR Michigan
- Michael Haynes DE Penn State
Rex Grossman QB Florida - Dan Bazuin DE Central Michigan
- Garrett Wolfe RB Northern Illinois
- Mark BradleyWR Oklahoma
- Muhsin Muhammad (overpaid after one fluke yr)
Did all of these players have potential in his eyes too? The Chicago Bears need to enter the 2010 season with confidence that the wide receiver position will be a strength. Making premature assumptions about two good games from Devin Aromashodu is jumping to conclusions:
- Week 16 Min Rec 7 150 yds 1 TD (banged up Minn secondary)
- Week 17 @ Det rec 5 46 yds 2 TD (Det is Det enough said)
So far little as suggested the idea of a Cutler-Marshall reunion, but it's a tantalizing thought and something Bears front office should seriously consider. Cutler and Marshall were developing into a dynamic duo in Denver and the question, what if..... still is probably lingering in the back of both their minds. Everyone as a price tag and Angelo needs to figure out what that price is in order to get Marshall in a Bear uniform for 2010. Chicago does not have any 1st rd draft picks this year and it will take a ton of creativity from the front office to make this happen. Packaging Olsen and the 2011 first rd draft pick are a few ideas that may create interest.
If not Brandon Marshall then who? Terrell Owens is still available, Anquan Boldin was sent packing for nearly nothing. Denver clearly wants Marshall out. Unfortunately, everything is pointing in the direction of the Bears staying pat with what they have.
Getting Brandon Marshall might be a pipe dream and the probability of this happening seems highly unlikely. Then again who thought Culter would be wearing a bears jersey? It might be wishful thinking to image Marshall in a Bears uniform next year. However one thing is for sure, it's straight delusional to consider Jerry Angelo's assessment of potential a valid reason to be content with the wide receivers currently at hand.
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nice idea, but...
jerry angelo did not work for the bears when McNown, Enis, and Salaam were all drafted.
and mike lombardi on Nat’l Football Post just wrote today: “It’s either an offer sheet or he plays in Denver next season. The Broncos will not negotiate.” so any team that wants marshall will have to give a first rounderr THIS year. last i checked, we dont have one of those.
no amount of “front office creativity” is going to make marshall a bear…move on
Definitely didn't draft em
Lets get our facts straight when bashing Jerry.
OnTheEdge is right, we need to move off of this subject. Maybe we draft a receiver in the 5th or 6th, but these are our receivers next year, time to live with it.
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by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 8, 2010 7:19 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
dammit!
i can’t see it at work
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by BearNecessities on Mar 8, 2010 9:05 AM CST up reply actions
That was actually six I believe
but well-played either way.
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Well played indeed..lol
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by monsterman34 on Mar 8, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Wake up people,
Why the h!ll did we replace all of those coaches if we don’t intend on using them? Why is everyone trying to out guess one of the best offensive minds in the league? Martz is the OC so get that through your heads and get over it. He knows every offensive player and coach and how he will use them. Unless your privy to some real inside info, I suggest that you quit with your guessing games, sit back and relax, enjoy the ride, because it is what it is and your not going to change it , no matter how much you bash the subject.
Good sir
what do you propose we do during the offseasn? If not mull over ruminations of fantasy
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by BearNecessities on Mar 8, 2010 8:15 AM CST up reply actions
I voted yes
Only because I still dream of Brandon Rideau coming home :-(
New england might be intrested in olsen
3th rd pick and olsen for their 1st. then we go get marshall
by Da Bears2333333 on Mar 8, 2010 11:40 AM CST reply actions
there's absolutely no way
Olsen tenders a 1st rd pick, especially not from NE, when someone like Tony Scheffler is available for a 2nd
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by BearNecessities on Mar 8, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
YES
Hester is good but the other receivers are a joke. People are putting the cart way ahead of the horse with Aromashadu and Knox. The bears are confusing potential (in their eyes) with ability and they need to bring in a WR. I hope Aromashadu becomes a worthy counter part on 2 WR sets for Hester, but I am not expecting it. like moving Hester into the slot position on 3 or more WR sets while keeping him our #1 WR.
Other then actually spending money in free agency the thing that has shocked me the most this offseason was the remark by JA that he is happy with our “nucleus” which i believe referred at the time to WRs. Remember the whole Cutler throws all these interceptions because his receivers are horrible and can’t catch anyway?
I say trade Olsen just to force Cutler to actually consider throwing to other receivers.
Hester is good but the other receivers are a joke.
FALSE! I think Bennett, Knox, and Aromashodu would like to have a word with you.
Remember the whole Cutler throws all these interceptions because his receivers are horrible and can’t catch anyway?
The O-line (or lack there of) had something to do with it as well.
I say trade Olsen just to force Cutler to actually consider throwing to other receivers
And get rid of maybe our best option for Cutler so far? Unless its for a #1 WR then NO!
Actually, he DOES throw to other receivers.
Five players with at least 45 receptions, Aroma with 24 in short time. Olsen capped the list at 60.
The only way...
you find out if your receivers are progressing is to use them. I think this whole argument is silly.
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it was silly last year too
everybody sees Andre Johnson and Randy Moss, and gets jealous, the reality is, there aren’t many of them, and most teams deal with a serviceable WR group.
the issues on our football team are so great, that you can’t even begin to look at WR until you address FS, OG, OT, DB, backup QB, etc.
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by BearNecessities on Mar 9, 2010 3:27 AM CST up reply actions
How about Antonio Bryant?
Would be cheap and still an improvement?
by Sarah First Name on Mar 8, 2010 1:55 PM CST reply actions
I trust DA, Hester, Knox and Bennett more.....
Bryant might recover, but it’s a big risk. He certainly wasn’t showing any return to form at the end of last season, while DA, Hester, Bennett and Knox (each link pops) where all rated higher. I don’t see Bryant as a good bet.
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Anybody that voted yes, meet me in chicago so I can set you straight.
hahaaha god you people just wont give it up
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I'm actually completely comfortable with the receiving corps that is in place...
That’s not to say that I would turn down a Brandon Marshall or even a Terrell Owens. But I won’t be crying if the Bears (rightly IMO) use what money is left to fill more gaping holes in the FS and Guard positions. We may not have top ten receivers, but honestly, I trust Martz to evaluate offensive talent, and I can’t see Angelo, who’s job is on the line, second guessing Martz on this stuff. Which is why Manumaleuna was brought in. Angelo wouldn’t have done that without Martz, or he never would have let John Gilmore (who’s a better rated blocker) get away.
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As far as the post goes,
I see your point on talent evaluation, but then, I could make a similar list for every single GM in the league. I’m no Angelo apologist (I used to be one of the writers for firejerryangelo . com) but this isn’t about JA anymore, me thinks. I think Martz would be the guy evaluating the offensive talent now. Remember that JAs job is on the line. If Martz is content with his receivers, than I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The receivers were considered by many to be the offensive bright spot last season. How did it become a must fill need?
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This feels like deja vu all over again
I will admit i was one of the people last year saying we will be fine we have Cutler. He will make the best out of what he has to work with. Then when week one came rolling around reality set in. I thought for sure after all the ups and downs that unit went throught last yr, it would be a no brainer to bring in more talent at the wr position. But i find alll us saying the same thing we did last yr. how soon we forget.
by Da Bears2333333 on Mar 8, 2010 7:04 PM CST up reply actions
What did we forget?
Again, The WR corps made strides forward throughout the year, and there is another post on this site that basically attributes 2/3rds of the INTs to Culter rather than the receivers.
I think the thing that Chicago fails to learn and soon forgets is how to develop players and stick with a situation for long enough to determine reality. (See, secondary and OL for other examples)
Our wide receivers were not nearly as poor as some here would lead us to believe. I ask again, how did the position that many considered to be the bright spot on the ’09 offense become a must fill need?
I mean seriously, If we have X amount of dollars left and that will get us an upgrade at FS or WR, should we really be taking the WR?
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Is Matt Jones still available? Oh wait...
If I had a quarter for every time there’s been a post asking for a wide receiver, well, I’d have some quarters. Matt Jones was a dumb option, Boldin hasn’t played a full season in years, Marshall is impossible to get, Holt is old, etc..
The list goes on and on, but the truth is that wide receiver is hardly our most glaring need. Let’s fix the line because if Cutler has more time to throw, the receivers have more time to get open. We could pick up a safety while we’re at it. We don’t need to make some extravagant maneuver to get a wide receiver when the ones we have would probably look fantastic with Cutler behind a decent offensive line throwing to them.
by dkguy55 on Mar 8, 2010 7:26 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
I agree, enough of these posts. Every post that is of a WR this year should be BANNED until one of them gets hurt or isnt on the team anymore. WE ARE SET A WR and we have been for quite some time now.
"How sad, another victim of the Night Nurses from Jersey."
same case can be made for the o- line
that unit looked good down the strech aswell, guess we should ignore that position too. Are schedule was a cake was at the end. And we got killed againt Balt rem? both wrs and ol looked bad that game.
by Sarah First Name on Mar 8, 2010 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
wr marshall
i would definetly pull the trigger with a second or third round pick on bringing brandon marshall to the bears that would really make the bears a scary team to face in the upcoming season really excited with the moves so far come on jerry pull the trigger u can do it
unfortunately
you can’t “pull the trigger” with a second or third round pick, considering there is a 1st round tender on Marshall, plus a new contract
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by BearNecessities on Mar 9, 2010 3:31 AM CST up reply actions
jerry
well it seems like he cant draft so why not just give jerry the check book and let him buy us a super bowl better ha lets be the yankees of football
Bear Fans listen..
The only way we can get marshall is if we have a frist rd draft pick. The Broncos will not negotiate." so any team that wants marshall will have to give a first rounderr THIS year. last i checked, we dont have one of those. They do not want to make a trade.
Trust me I want him too but it’s not happening. The only way it could we get marshall is if we get a 1st rd pick. We would have to shop Olsen like crazy to see if we can give him up and maybe another pick. We some how get a 1st rd pick were back in the running for marshall and probably the front runners to get him if all that happening which is unlikely we have a shot.
Atogwe, Oshiomogho is a guy bears need to get!!!
we would have to empty the cupboard
to get Marshall. Just who do you think we are going to package up and trade for him?
And at what expense to the team? Then we have more holes to fill with no draft picks.
I want BM just as much as the rest of you do, but the fact is we have to make do with what we have. We can only pick up ‘free’ agents, because we have nothing to trade with.
Why do you think Otogwe is still out there? If he hits the june 1st deadline and has no deal in place with the Rams then we can pick him up. If BM plays for Denver this year (and there is no lockout next year) then I bet the Bears make a serious run at him, but for now we plug up both front lines, get some DB help and get a few project guys to develop.
And honestly, just what WR can we draft that would make a difference anyway? we would draft a 5-7th rounder to sit on our practice squad ie. Juaquin, and Kinder (both are a waste of a draft pick. Especially considering we missed out on Austin Collie and Mike Wallace because we cant evaluate talent for shit.
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