The Chicago Bears continue to tinker with their roster for the up coming season by adding veteran wide receiver Victor Cruz to a one year deal. Cruz was a weapon of mass destruction for the Giants for years helping Eli Manning win a super bowl against the hated Patriots. For a few seasons Cruz put up Tecmo bowl numbers on opponents as he was the Giants’ main weapon. Then injuries sidelined the all pro receiver. Then to watch the emergence of Odell Beckham steal the show with his one hand grabs. His ability to catch the ball on the run and make defenders miss and take it to the house. By the time Cruz came back he was the forgotten man in the Giants receiving corps.

Cruz was due to make 7.4 million this upcoming season but was cut. Usually veterans get cut for salary cap issues, but the Giants went out and signed Brandon Marshall and the sunny personality he brings to a team’s locker room. Last year the Giants drafted another receiver Sterling Shepard and he put up big numbers along with Beckham making the Giants with a duel threat down field. Cruz stay healthy and played 15 games but he’s seen his numbers drop drastically to only 39 catches 586 yards and only one Touchdown. He even said in a radio interview on 105.1 FM “I felt it all year long. Halfway through the year I’m Ballin! The other half I’m not getting the ball and you’re like whats going on?” Ok. I see what’s happening. Cruz explained “They don’t want me any more.”

Which is probably true because they signed Brandon Marshall who brings cancer to anybody’s locker room. Whatever the deal is the Giants might of saved some money. The Giants might even know something that they are not telling everyone. This could be buyer beware. No one buys more stuff from the dollar bin than the Chicago Bears. I could see Coach Fox and the GM Pace riding the streets on garbage pick up night in a rusty ford truck. Found on the road dead. The bed of the truck filled with veterans ousted by their teams and left on the curb for the Bears to seize before the league permanently disposes of them for good. Like they say another person’s garbage is another person’s treasure.

Bears do desperately need receiving help. Especially if you want the Bears’ wacky quarterback situation to blossom. They need somebody besides Cameron Meredith to throw to who was actually a quarterback in college. They cut veteran Eddie Royal recently. They have first rounder Kevin White on their roster but he can’t stay healthy enough to play half the season. They let Alshon Jeffery walk out as he headed to Philly. Josh Bellamy knows how to get open or other teams just let him be wide open as he drops everything that’s in his bread basket. Yes indeed the Bears need help there and help in other areas as well.

Will Cruz come to the Bears where Receivers go die? In the words of former Bear and Panther Mushin Muhammad, can he be a mentor to the younger receivers and help them get better? At the age of 30, can Victor Cruz put up decent numbers and stay on the healthy track? This is a roll of the dice move for both parties. Cruz is looking for another contract while the Bears hope Cruz can become a staple for their man Mitch to throw to. It’s only a one year deal which if it goes sour both parties can walk away. Will Cruz be kicked back to the curb for another team in a broken down truck to pick him up? Or will the garbage collector take his career away for good? If he does well he’ll probably jump ship after one year and head for greener pastures with another team and help them win a superbowl. That’s the Bears way.