Bears will spend on wideouts now
NFL teams are usually lying when they say a release is for salary cap reasons. Quality players stick; underperformers don't. That was the case Monday when the Bears released Muhsin Muhammad, but extended DE Alex Brown's contract.
Muhammad wasn't that expensive to keep, but he was taking away playing time from younger options like Devin Hester and Mark Bradley. He's turning 35 and only caught forty passes last season. He will probably find a slot role somewhere, possibly back in Carolina, but he needs to be a role player, not a starter.
The move indicates that the Bears will likely spend big bucks at receiver this offseason. They will either spend it to retain Bernard Berrian or bring in a free agent like Jerry Porter or Donte Stallworth. I don't think a first-round pick is the answer with their lack of experience.
The Bears paid Muhammad huge bucks in 2005 after one of the most random seasons in NFL history. Muhammad broke 900 yards only once in the last seven years, but he was the number one fantasy receiver when he did it in 2004. I don't think the deal worked out poorly for Chicago. He dropped too many passes, but Muhmamad was a steady performer at a thin position for two playoff teams. It was just time to move on.
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WE NEED GAME BREAKERS!! REBUILD THE OFFENSIVE LINE..GET MICHAEL TURNER AND B BERRIAN HAS TO COME BACK ONLY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT WR THAT WILL UPGRADE THAT POSITION. QB IS A MAJOR CONCERN..ETC..ETC...IT'S TIME THE BEARS FOCUS ON IMPROVING IT'S OFFENSE TO A HIGH LEVEL...BUILD A FRANCHISE OFFENSE..SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER HAD!
Posted by: Hector | February 19, 2008 07:58 PM
You could see major improvements on the Bears even next season if they can rebuild the O-Line and maybe get a RB Like Turner or draft a good one. I didn't see any posts here mentioning Olson and Clark at tight end. they can help any QB the Bears start. if they got rid of Grossman, who are they going to get? teams just don't let of or trade star QB's in thier prime. WR is probably one of the easiest postions to fill because there are so many of them. But I hope the Bears resign Berian.
Posted by: Sam | February 20, 2008 01:39 AM
I'd like to see them keep BB just cause you can't tell who will run the go route with BB or Hester, or they both do and hit Olsen in the middle. Finally, and who knows for sure, but do the bears think Mike Hass can be the possesion reciever? The guy caught everything thrown his when in camp and preseason. Why not try him too? he's big bodied like Moose too and just makes the catch.
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