The Bears have started to address one of their weak spots last year in free agency. The wide receiver position. Chicago is known as where wide receivers go to die. After the Mike Glennon experiment blew up at the science fair, the Bears ended up playing their first round draft pick, their future, the face of the franchise… Mitchel Trubisky. He was thrown to the wolves and showed some flashes of great stuff. This great stuff with a wide receivers group that was horrible.

Bears have lots to spend so they went out and signed two receivers. Allen Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Plus, they added Taylor Gabriel from the Atlanta Falcons. Robinson will be slated as the Bears’ number one guy. While Gabriel is a slot type receiver and comes in on third downs. Allen Robinson in 2015 had 80 catches 1400 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 2016 he had 73 catches 883 yards with six touchdowns. Last year out for the whole season with torn ACL. Then Taylor Gabriel last year caught 33 balls for 378 yards and 1 touchdown. He suffered a foot problem. Here we go again. The Bears buy their receivers from the shopping cart of marked down items at the market. Just because the can of beans is dented, that will not stop the Bears brass from picking it up and bringing to the cashier.

Last year the Bears put all of their eggs in the Kevin White basket. White was the 7th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 season. He has played a whopping 5 regular season games in his career. Then in Preseason they saw their best receiver from the previous year go down as well with a season ending injury. They had Kendall Wright who you can say at least he showed up and played every game. His numbers were 59 catches with 614 yards with one touchdown. However it got worst.  Another stellar free agent in Markus Wheaton was fighting off a few injuries before he even made his debut. Thank God we paid him 5 million for his three catches for 51 yards. Then they had to play Josh Bellamy. I call him rock hands because he drops everything when he’s wide open, not a man in the area. Only reason he is on the team is because he can play special teams. He’s like that position player in baseball that will pitch an inning in a blow out. The Bears did trade for Dontrelle Inman who arrived from the Chargers. I believe he was the best guy we had and only played 8 games caught 23 balls for 334 yards with a touchdown.

If the Bears do not draft a receiver, which they should, or maybe even two. They have Robinson, White, and the jury will still be out on Meredith coming off major injuries. Cam Meredith’s great season before last year could just of been a fluke. I hope not. But he does not have a track record. Plus he had multiple knee ligaments tear. He will be a wild card. Kevin White is also a wild card. Then you still got Wheaton hanging around. To me the Bears still need to reshape this wide receiver core. Plenty of work needs to be done.

First you have to look in the mirror. It’s time to bounce Kevin White out the door. Enough, he seems like an old girlfriend you know you will not marry. Then I would send Markus Wheaton packing, he’s useless. Cameron Meredith you hold onto. He will be your project. I would sign Inman back. I like him him as a tall target in the red zone. I would also take a gamble on second tier free agent receiver and bring him in for just in case because the more bodies the better. He has to be the guy with a track record. He has to be a guy that has something to prove. Maybe a Jordan Matthews. He got hurt with the Bills last year. The year before he did very well with the Eagles. I know what you’re thinking, another guy another injury. Another idea is another former Jaguar, Allen Hurns.  Then you draft a receiver as well. Then you better hope Robinson can play like he did in 2016 and stay healthy.  I think Gabriel will fit in nicely with other threats on the field. Now you have formed a group of guys that can help the team, but most importantly give the face of the Bears franchise some weapons. They waited too late with Jay Cutler. Glennon never had a chance. The more weapons the better. Help Mitchell Trubisky out. For Christ sakes stay out of the cart with all the damage goods. Buy a normal can with a normal label.