Boooooo!! Kinda

after all the clammering back and forth of who we want or whos the better fit for the system/jay cutler…but ii could see it happening though with JA’s line of thinking being that they’re going to see what kind of strides Knox, Bennet, Hester, Olsen make before bringing someone in. And then LRT’s post about why we should we wait…it was just be fitting if we didnt get a WR

Where there are reports suggesting the Bears will target a WR during FA and there are reports saying otherwise. Predictions and speculations are a tricky matter to deal with.

Thanks, Les.

and I wouldn’t rule out a third surprise in a row, but will that suprise be a WR or and OG and several players to address the teams lack of depth. I think Angelo is desperate to win now, and it will be very interesting to see what he does to make that happen.

If this ends up coming to fruition you can file it away under “reasons to hate Jerry Angelo”

So why get one now?

Spend the money at G first. Then see what is affordable at WR and CB.

I sort of predicted early that the Bears might not even sign a FA WR this year. I would mind if they signed someone cheaper who also fits the system, such as Santana Moss, possibly a Mike Sims-Walker if they like him. But I don’t think the Bears are willing to go out and spend the big money on a receiver with the receivers that are in the market this year.
Sydney Rice is a concern, since he has only had one good year; granted, he has had very inconsistent QB play, but it is still only 1 year of success and a concern nonetheless. He is also just coming off of a pretty serious hip injury. I don’t think the Bears will want to pay the large paycheck for a somewhat risky receiver, even if there is a possibility he could be a fantastic one for many years to come.
Another top receiver who could be a great fit could be Santonio Holmes. However, it seems pretty likely that the Jets will make him one of their priorities to re-sign. He also has been in trouble with the law a few times, and so his character could be questioned. I don’t even see Holmes making it into the market really, and if he did, I’m not so sure the Bears would pay the large paycheck to a receiver with questionable character; I’m also not sure if Holmes would even consider the Bears, as he would no doubt be highly sought after, and has shown no public interest in the Bears so far.
I would see Vincent Jackson as a good, big, number 1 WR, but he will likely still be under a franchise tag when free agency comes, which leaves the only option of the Bears trading for him. I don’t see this happening, as the Bears like the players that they have, and are not too keen on the idea of giving up more future draft picks after trades for Jay Cutler and Gaines Adams sapped them of early round draft picks in recent years. So I don’t think Vincent Jackson is really a possibility this year.
What I could see happening is either no WR signings this year for the Bears, or a cheaper signing. Then the Bears could save that money for a splash in next year’s free agency (I know, we all want a receiver now, but what’s just one more year? Maybe our talent will grow exponentially and we won’t even need to sign a top WR? Unlikely that our receiving corps will grow that much, but possible.). Next year’s free agency will see some faces that I would really like to see come to Chicago, and I think the Bears would also like to see come to Chicago. Vincent Jackson would hit free agency again and would likely not be franchised again, provided he stays in San Diego one more year and doesn’t get traded and offered a contract extension.
More importantly [IMO], Larry Fitzgerald! would hit free agency, and the Cardinals will not be able to give him the franchise tag according to a clause in his contract. He has showed that he does not want to stay in Arizona as they are, arguably, headed for a rebuilding phase, and he has shown signs that he has respect for Chicago and Jay Cutler. This would be the ultimate signing, in my opinion, and would be well worth the wait of one more year for a true number 1 receiver.
Of course, like everything else this off-season, this is all speculation…-.-

Then Martz and his coaching crew need to run drills to teach the WRs how to fight for the damn ball.

Just because they say the Bears won’t make a “big splash” move for a WR doesn’t mean they won’t get one at all. That just means that guys like Sidney Rice, Santonio and V-Jax could be off the board

However that still leaves guy like Santana Moss, MSW, Braylon, Plaxico, and (as much as I don’t hate to admit it) Chad Johnson (I think its back to Johnson now, right?) that could be had for much lower salaries and still make a significant impact. This in turn would leave the big money for some O-Line help