He has terrific size (6'2", 210 lbs) and speed (4.3 40-time at the combine—tops for WRs). With Devin Hester on the other side, the Bears would certainly have their vertical passing game back. Those two WRs would scare defenses into defending deep, then those Bear tight ends and Matt Forte could feast underneath. With that kind of size he would make a nice target for QB Kyle Orton in the red zone too.
As much as I like Heyward-Bey, I do worry about taking a WR in the first round. There is a high bust-to-success ratio for early round receivers. Think David Terrell, Mike Williams, Troy Williamson, Matt Jones. Think Ashley Lelie.
Conventional wisdom says tackle would be the safer pick. It would be the third or fourth tackle off the board, but the draft is deep at tackle. You could get the second cornerback, the first safety. One of the top rated QBs could slide.
But if Heyward-Bey is there I would have a real hard time not pulling the trigger. You need a receiver. He looks like a good one. You'll never know what you have in Kyle Orton if you don't give him some more weapons.
With Heyward-Bey and Hester on the outside, and Forte and Greg Olson underneath ... if the offensive line comes together you have yourself a unit that strikes fear into people.
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This is slightly off topic, but I just noticed that the Cowboys cut TO. It makes you wonder, if the Cowboys cann't handle him who can? I'm sure he'll land somewhere. My question to bear fandom is would anyone out there even consider this clown or would you not touch him with a 10 foot pole? He still has some game; however he leads the NFL in dropped passes over the last 2 years. On the list of things that pisses a fan off, dropped passes ranks right up there. I say unless you are a doormat team, stay the hell away from this guy. What say you all?
ReplyDeleteKeith, get out of my head. You are one step ahead of me, sir.
ReplyDeleteSee today's posting for my response. And Bear down!