Wesson44

I was just thinking to myself...doesn't this club have the secrity/motion cameras outside? I'm sure that there is video of this somewhere, gas station across the street, ATM, cell phone,...... something.-------> I watch too many crime shows....lol

Dont know but we still have a spot to fill since Merriweather signed with the Redskins.

LOL...with the Bears so tight lipped what does he know? Nothing

We need to have his number on speed dail or be standing at his front door when the axe falls on him from the Raiders.!!!!!!

I didnt miss Martz being gone, but you are not seeing the bigger picture. 2,3,4,5 WR sets are being used in the NFL all day everyday. The question was asked where is the TE in a 4 WR set. And the answer is there is no TE in this set. There are four WR the QB and a RB and in the % wide the RB is spread out or replaced with a WR.

I think you need to reread and remember that your whole arguement was that the Bears would not be getting three WR. No matter how you try to put your spin on it.......they got Marshall, Weems and may draft another. That is what I have been saying this whole time, just in another way. Like Jackson, Robinson(cheap) and the draft of Floyd/Hill. Either way if we draft one in the first RD of fifth we drafted another WR...which was my point to begin with. But i wanted three big tall WR to go with Hester, Bennett, and Knox not three more smurfs! So you draft your team and I'll do mine and we will beat yours 45-.20 cause you cant stop my WR's.....lol

Case not closed if you read what they wrote they said (Ashkum and Parker) that they would take another wr in the draft. They said maybe not in RD 1 but they would maybe draft another WR in different rounds....so its not stupid.Remember we have and older defense(still good with all the starters coming back) and the only thing keep this team from being great is the offense. We have stocked the QB position trying with the RB position (looking at Bush) working on the defense some...and the boss said he is going to fill the needs of linemen in the draft and maybe another WR. So do you see where this teams is going? I do we are going to be a shootout team like the Packers and Saints.....but with a better defense. If we scored like the Packers and Saints we would have been in the SuperBowl ASHKUM said this If the Bears sign Royal, which I wouldn't hate, then I don't see them drafting a WR unless its after RD4. I think we need to find one in the draft and develop, like Hill, Marvin Jones, or Justin Criner. We are all ready to demote Hester to ST's only, but I think he will still play quite a bit as the #3 lined up in the slot. With Hester coming out of the slot, he will see he can get seperation and exploit LB's and S's with his speed. Parker said this The best way Emery can smartly / efficiently upgrade this team is through the draft and with a few stop gap FA to fill out the roster (CB, DE etc). I know, it is not sexy but a GM needs to have roster integrity and that is why I personally would like a minimum of three linemen drafted in the first 4 rounds (2 OL and a DE) with CB, LB and WR as later considerations based on best player available. I also would not at all mind a trade down at 19, if one of the TOP LT / DE is not there and than maybe select the top Centers and Guards in back to back picks then focus on our other areas of need / depth. This team can not afford any more reaches in the top 3 rounds! I like Hill but not in the First. Think TEBOW in the first, STUPID!!!

Yes I have seen alot of teams that are good with good WR's....but you are also forgetting or fail to assume that that is all I was saying. Yes i know we have holes in this team, but the holes can be filled with other less costly FA and in the draft. But when you have top notch WR onthe market you need to take a look at them get a one or two if you can. We have a glaring need at WR, OT and in the secondary...I was saying that since we lost two WR maybe a third(Knox we need to restock with better guys and guys that create a mismaych for the other team. Marshall was a good pick up to replace R. Williams, Weems was a replacemant for Hurd but I would have gotten a better WR instead cause we have Hester/Bennett that can return kick ofsf and punts. Then drafting Floyd/Hill would put us in goos shape for now and the future, then we can focus on the line secondary and linebackers. But you want to get proven players instead of rookies sometimes at positions due to the fact that you might just adjust in less time a vet rather than teach a rookie over the years.

Well its just me, but I think Meriweather is not as good as Landry is, and he is not scared to tackle somebody.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...story?track=rss Chicago Bears GM Phil Emery said today that finding some fresh bodies along the offensive line, whether it be in free agency or the draft, is one of his priorities this offseason. “I like the look of our offensive line with the guys with have signed up right now,” he said. Asked about adding a lineman, Emery said the Bears always are searching for depth. He said they could look at other free-agent linemen, and the team will look “very hard” at offensive linemen in the draft.

There are not alot of teams that have 3 6'4 guys but there are a few teams that have two.

The reason you cant convince me is because I have seen it work time and time again. I didnt say we need to get Royal but say if we had gotten him instead of Weems. Either way we have 6 WR on the team and I would rather have a bigger, faster WR like Floyd/Hill rather than sanzenbacher or Komar. We need that to take pressure off of Marshall

Well lets see didn't Calvin Johnson come from the same school with the same offense??? I'm sure of the school not the offense.

We are looking at Hawthorne from the Seahawks just for that reason

He doesnt want to change the look just what plays are called and will use the TE more than last year's 18 catches 5 TD's....look for him more in the red zone

Grubbs has signed with the Saints taking Nicks place. Tampa Bay signed quarterback Dan Orlovsky Jets going really hard after … Drew Stanton Patriots to host LaRon Landry, Anthony Gonzalez Manningham to visit with 49ers

There is no TE in the 4 wide set but the RB is there. In the nickel there are 5 DB, if two double the left guy and two double the right guys that leave two slot WR with one DB on them. So you have to use a LB on him. Out of the shotgun if the back went in motion you now have a % wide set with a lb covering a WR and a RB. Have you not seen the Packers run these two sets against us time and time again and we cant stop it? I dont think that there are many teams with three 6'4 WR but we could have two in Marshall and Floyd/Hill if we draft one of them.

So yes that difference you just stated will make us a better team. We dont need to have everyone with touches but our play calling will give the needed guys the right amount of touches. Hester's role would be more on special teams anyway. But that would give us a chance to stay with and beat the Packers.

Actually its not stupid......if they had signed Royal instead of Weems that would give us Knox, Hester, Bennett, Royal, Marshall and the other draft pick Floyd/Hill. Giving us a good WR group to match us with the Packers group of Driver, Jones, Jennings, Nelson, Gurley and Cobb

UUUUUmmmmm yes you are right, but it just goes to show you that we do need another WR like I have been saying to you. There is no better proof than your starting QB telling you he needs weapons 6'2 and above. And the only reason we signed the 5'9 Weems was for special teams not to play WR. Now watch if the value is right we will add another WR in FA or the draft to replace the ones (3) we lost [Williams,Hurd and Knox( if he cant play)]. It is only football sense to get the best players you need to match up the others. If we have three guys 6'4 at WR we will the battle against guys 5'10 to 5'11 at CB. This also will allow our QB not to have to fit the ball into such tight windows with the smaller WR. And yes he wants to win with good players not lose with scrubs.Wanting his friend on the team is a plus for us.........because the QB coach is J.Bates and now you have all three togethher again, so they know each other of what they can do and not do. But like I have been saying we need the other WR to take pressure of the number 1 so teams can't just straight double team him..So in the 4 WR set if you double the two outside guys because the short CB's need help and place the nickel on the slot.....who covers the other WR in the other slot? Answer a LB....MISMATCH!!!!!!!

Forget itSuper Mario is not coming to the Bears he wants to play for a losing team and take the money. If he comes here for less money ..he can make that up with all the deals that might come his way by teaming up with Peppers. Sack Attack comes to mind But if he were to come here.....NFC champs we will be next year if we got him a another WR and a OT

Yes i understand about than plan thing....but they need to stop being so tight lipped about it..we want to know!!!!..........LOL!!!

No it does not force the Bears to do anything, but the smart move is ti try and draft either Floyd or Hill for the future. Lets say Knox can't play and Marshall gets hurt ....then who do you get to fill those shoes? That why WR is a big issue....right next to LT

With all the lineman being cut we need to get on the phones, planes, trains and automobiles and see what's out there. I'm sure we can find a few replacements for ourline.....like Winston, Grubbs, Gallery and a few others that will upgrade our line

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...story?track=rss Cutler says he lobbied the Bears to acquire Marshall and believes the team will continue to pursue other receivers. "I don't think we're done at that position," Cutler said. "I think we definitely want to get another one. But it's just going to come down to whether someone is available and whether Phil and the rest of the crew feels like the value is there at whatever pick we're at or whether we can get the right price. I don't think we're going to be foolish with what we're trying to do. If we can get someone to help us out on offense, I think we'll grab him." Cutler said he talked Tuesday to another former Broncos teammate, free-agent receiver Eddie Royal, and didn't rule out the chance of the Bears making a run at him. "I would love to see Eddie here," Cutler said. "But like I said, price and how he fits, and there are a lot of factors that go into it. It's not fantasy football where you plug people in and hope it works. ... If we get him, that would be great. I know he would fit in. He's a great teammate. It would be like old times." Asked whether he was providing more input into the Bears' personnel decisions, Cutler said, "I don't know, but we're heading in the right direction so whatever I'm doing I might as well keep doing it.