Wideout market

Dan Pompei  goes over the list of recievers available to the Bears. The names include Plaxico Burress, Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, Anquan Boldin, and Lance Moore. Burress, Pompei says, maybe just what the Bears need, except for the baggage. Boldin, Johnson, and Moore would all require draft picks, something Jerry Angelo may not want to part with any more than he already has.

To sign restricted free agent Lance Moore, the Bears probably would have to give up their second-round draft pick to the Saints. But Moore likely would provide immediate production the Bears could only hope a second-round pick would.

There also is a decent chance some wide receivers will be released after the draft. None of them will resemble Jerry Rice in his prime, but some capable players will shake loose.

The trade market is ripe with opportunities, but the Bears don’t have much to offer after giving up three draft picks in the Cutler trade. Indications are Braylon Edwards and Chad Ocho Cinco could be traded on or before draft day. And the Anquan Boldin situation remains unsettled in Arizona.

It would be an upset if any of those players was moved for less than a first-round pick, however.

As for the draft, based on history the chances of acquiring an impact wide receiver in the second round are not very good.

 

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