Mulley and Hanley were talking about this earlier today on the SCORE and I agree with them. Why would anyone want to come and play for the Bears given the current state of the organization - coming off a 3-win season, 1 playoff appearance in 8 years, a coaching staff that could be gone at the end of the year, etc?
If you were Gilmore, who would you play for - the Patriots or the Bears?
The only way to get a player like that is to pay them more than the market.
Bottom line - the only way to fix this team is to start drafting a lot better.
Peace