Sign-Trade-Release: Chicago Bears' Wide Receivers

by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:01 AM CDT in Sign- Trade- Release

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Rules: The object of this game is simple. I'll provide you with a mixture of three past or present Chicago Bears. You'll decide which one of these players (in their prime) you would sign, which one you would trade, and which one you would release.*

Jump with me to see a few of each candidate's credentials.

Harlon Hill (#87)	Johnny Morris (#47)	Curtis Conway (#80)
NFL: 1954-1962	NFL: 1958-1967	NFL: 1993-2004
Chicago: 1954-1961	Chicago: 1958-1967	Chicago: 1993-1999
226 rec / 4616 yds / 20.4 avg	356 rec / 5059 yds / 14.2 avg	329 rec / 4498 yds / 13.7 avg
5 rushes / 31 yards / 6.2 avg	224 rushes / 1040 yards / 4.6 avg	33 rushes / 265 yards / 8.0 avg
40 rec TDs / 0 rush TDs / 2 Fumbles	31 rec TDs / 5 rush TDs / 16 Fumbles	31 rec TDs / 0 rush TDs / 7 Fumbles
3x Pro Bowl / 3x All Pro	1x Pro Bowl / 1x All Pro	0x Pro Bowl / 0x All Pro

Note: The statistics above are collected from their time with Chicago Bears only. Any yardage, receptions, touchdowns or fumbles made while with other teams are left off of the chart above.

*You must sign one, trade one and release one.

Use the comments section to tells us your selections, and the reasonings behind them.

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Wow, didn't know the Bears actually had Wide Receivers in the past...

I can’t believe I’m gonna say this…

Sign Harlon Hill: OK, wow. That’s impressive. 226 receptions, 40 scores, and only 2 fumbles over 7 years. And 20.4 average? Yes please!

Trade Johnny Morris: Dual-threat player, you can get a ton for those kind of guys these days. But those fumbles worry me. And the relative lack of scores (compared to Hill) would give me pause. Of the three guys, he would give you the most in return for a trade.

Release Curtis Conway: Nothing against the guy. He was an incredible player saddled with some of the worst QB play in the history of the NFL. That he piled up those kinds of stats with garbage tossing the rock is impressive. However, he doesn’t have the stats of Hill (especially given that the league evolved significantly from run-based to pass-based), and he’s not a dual threat like Morris. He’s the odd man out, sorry.

by Doshi on Sep 21, 2011 11:09 AM CDT reply actions

And Hill and Morris played on the same team for four years.

Granted, Morris didn’t really start getting up there in yardage until after Hill left.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions

I agree with this.

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 21, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions

No Brandon Rideau

I refuse to play

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by ThorCo on Sep 21, 2011 11:22 AM CDT reply actions

Future STR

Rideau vs Haas vs Aromashodu?

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions

KRIS ADAMS

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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 21, 2011 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Derek Kinder?

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Eddie Berlin?

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.
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by Sam Householder on Sep 21, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Mark Bradley?

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Juaquin Iglesias!

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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 21, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

Airese Currie

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions

And lest we not forget Matt Jones

We would’ve won the next eleventy billion Super Bowls had we signed him.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, waaaay too long for that one to come up.

What is WRONG with us? How could we not have seen the pure awesomeness that is Matt Jones?!

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by Steven Schweickert on Sep 21, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Marcus Monk?

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.
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by Sam Householder on Sep 21, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

He was Ramses Barden

before there was a Ramses Barden.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Atta boy, and one more name

Eric Peterman.

Steven Hawking was paralysed after Mr. T pitied him so hard he was hurled through the air and crashed into an orphanage, killing 50.

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 21, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions

As good on special teams as Brendan Ayenbadejo.

With the receiver upside of Wes Welker. Sign me up please.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

What?

No love for Jamin Elliot?

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Sep 21, 2011 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions

All these names bring me back to one other...

Jack Daniels.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

You've got that right.

Jack Daniels is my Madden LT. Draft pick along with Evan Williams, RT, Jim Beam, RG, George Dickel, LG and Cole Baird, C.

Needless to say, I like to run counters to the weak side behind Dickel and Daniels.

Happy I could share that.

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by Pete Dixon on Sep 21, 2011 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Here we go:

With Martz as coordinator, Harlon Hill fits the system best. So sign Hill, trade Morris and release Conway. I think Morris would be the most valuable in a trade.

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.
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by Sam Householder on Sep 21, 2011 11:47 AM CDT reply actions

Oh Man, Harlon Hill was beast mode back in the day

8 years and only 2 fumbles, Impressive.

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by Chitownproduct on Sep 21, 2011 11:47 AM CDT reply actions

One interesting thing that I read...

Morris made one pro bowl and was an all-pro once. But in separate years. I understand people making the pro-bowl, but not being an All-Pro. But being the opposite… I just don’t get it.

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by David Taylor on Sep 21, 2011 11:48 AM CDT reply actions