Chicago Bears: I’m Not the Only One Who Thinks the WR Unit Is Atrocious
Published by Andy Auger on July 19, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
I recently wrote an article titled “Why Jay Cutler Will Fall Flat On His Face In Chicago”, and got blasted by many sensitive Bears fans for thinking I called out their precious “franchise” QB, and ripping on their underwhelming WR’s.
To put it in perspective, the Bears No. 1 WR is Devin Hester, a former CB. That should sum up the state of the Bears WR unit.
It appears I’m hardly the only one with this blatantly obvious judgment of the NFL’s worst WR unit.
A recent report on ESPN has Pro Bowl WR Donald Driver of the division-rival Green Bay Packers also calling out the unimpressive unit.
“They don’t have a receiver. They don’t have any true receivers that step up and play and take their team to where they want to go.
“I love Devin, and Devin knows that, but Devin plays [defensive back]. I just don’t think he’s a solid receiver right now. He may become one as years go on, but it doesn’t happen overnight.”
Even though he’s a division rival, he’s not usually a T.O.-style trash talker. Driver is a class act, and anyone in a sane state of mind can see his calling out of the Bears WR unit is completely accurate.
I mean, name one WR unit they shouldn’t trade theirs in for. I can’t think of one.
For all your huffing and puffing in defense of your WR’s, even a Pro Bowler thinks your WR unit, for lack of a better word, sucks.
I will take the word of a Pro Bowler when it comes to knowing wide receivers.
Just for fun, I thought I would pull up Drivers numbers from last season and compare them to the top three Bears WR’s on the depth chart.
Donald Driver: 74 catches, 1,012 yards, 5 TD’s, 13.7 YPC
Top Three Bears WRs: 86 catches, 1,110 yards, 5 TD’s, 12.8 YPC
And keep in mind, Driver was the No. 2 option in Green Bay in 2008.
Ouch.
(By the way, thanks for helping me shatter my previous comments high, sensitive Bears fans, much appreciated!)
