Bears Blitz

Published by Max Kienzler on July 3, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears

Bear fans everywhere were excited.

Anquan Boldin!

The rumor mill was working overtime as people tried figuring out if Angelo could pull the trigger on a deal. I questioned the Jay Cutler move when it was made because I was pressing so hard for the Cardinal wideout.

And the Boldin rumors were just the start. The gateway receiver. The thought of him made us feel happy and could allow us to relax at the thought of bringing in such a talent. 

But it never happened. A draft day trade offer was reviewed and denied, and Boldin is still with the Cardinals.

But that was OK, because next came the pipedream known as Torry Holt. He made sense to us. He still has a couple good years left. All Torry would have to do is make the jump up Interstate 55 from St. Louis to Chicago.

Not to mention that after a poor 2008 campaign, he still had something to prove.

It was a long shot, and in the long run, it was a worse drug because we didn’t need to give anything up for him. All we had to do was pay him.

Yet we knew he was looking elsewhere.

And he was, ending up as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Then came the guaranteed rush. The idea of a Hakeem Nicks, Percy Harvin or Mohammed Massaqoui during the draft. All would be able to help from the get-go and be dynamic and exciting additions to a team lacking at that position.

It was speed (in this case literally and figuratively).

But it wore off faster than we could have imagined, because once the Cutler trade happened, the hope for Harvin or Nicks died. And then Jerry Angelo continued to trade down—It cut the legs out right from under the Massaqoui supporters.

It was like detox, except ineffective.

Heck, there was even a movement to pursue disgruntled domestic abuser Brandon Marshall from the Broncos when he demanded to be traded. The rumors and hopes have not fully been squashed, so it adds more fuel to the fire.

But secretly, we all know it isn’t helping us, and the deal will never happen because we have nothing to give in return for Marshall. By hoping, we just hurt ourselves further. And yet we still cannot stop.

And so now we are stuck on to Plax. That is right—Plaxico Burress is our current addiction.

Although to be fair, some fans have managed to kick the “wide receiver habit.” Some have come crashing back to reality. Some understand that what we have is as good as it is going to get.

But others, including myself, still maintain that all that is needed is ONE MORE guy and we will feel better. One little hit of Plaxico, and all of our worries and concerns will go “up in smoke.”

But the speculation continues.

The process has taken longer and longer, as Commissioner Roger Goodell decides on a fitting punishment.

We become more and more desperate. More desperate to just know so we can move on to rejoicing. As more fall off the bandwagon, they call us foolish and short sited. But we know… just one more receiver, and all of our dreams will come true.