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Bears were interested in him last year but the injury issues scared them away. Those same issues are still there but for the right price he might be a good depth signing that could turn into a home-run move.

Phenemonal news. Redskins were going to spend a lot of money. They will still have about 15M in cap room after they split it between 2012 & 2013 but that is half what they expected.

Freeney is a nice signing if the Bears spend there money on other areas and Freeney is cut.

I think Freeney would be a good pick-up. However, I don't see anyone in the world who would trade for him given the cap impact of a deal. The Colts are either going to have to cut him or keep him cause if those cap numbers are right no team in there right minds will make a deal for him.

Landry is a talented dude. Production hasn't always matched that talent but I'd be okay with him at the right price.

I'd much rather throw a lot of money at Mario.

From what I've been told, Vjax has a 9M offer on the table from the Chargers. He does not expect Chargers to go more than that and he wants to be paid like a top 5 wideout. He is expecting to get a deal that pays him somewhere between 11 & 13M per year. Note: I said expecting. Doesn't mean it will happen. Either way the dude wants to be paid.

I agree with those that indicate we'd be better off keeping Davis or signing Carlson. I'm okay with Clark but I wouldn't not resign Davis because the club had Clark and I don't think I'd pay big money for Dallas. He's older and slowing down as a result of injuries.

Google Finnegan. The guy is tremendous off the field and has done numerous outstanding things for the community. I personally am in agreement with you Balta that his physical presence would be a significant upgrade to the secondary and would fit in nicely with the style of football the Bears play.

It is 3 1st's, however, St. Louis is giving up 1 first, so in net, it is 2 additional 1st (plus moving down a few spots) and a 2nd.

Addai is a really good pass blocker, however, I think you want to have a back who is a good in-between the tackles short yardage runner to compliment Forte and I don't know that Addai is that guy. I actually think Barber is a really good fit as that change of pace guy, where as, Bell is the better guy if Forte is out to get the bulk carries. So I kind of like the three rb's the team currently has in the fold.

I tend to think Barber is better than Jacobs. There have been sometimes where Jacob has looked pretty bad since getting his fat contract. That said I realize Barber made some boneheaded plays last year but he's a pretty solid backup if the Bears want to keep him (and not expensive). I'm one of the few not calling for him to be cut, since you want to have at least 3RB's on roster and I'm fine with Bell/Barber if Forte suffers another injury.

The Patriots have 4 major targets plus some rb's who can catch the ball. Thats quite a few weapons. Packers have Driver, Jennings, Finley, Nelson, Cobb, and James Jones. Saints have there TE, Meachem, Colston, Henderson, More, and Sproles.

You guys talk about wanting a great offense. Look at a lot of the great offenses in the league and one thing they have in common is not only a great QB, but great offensive weapons. You want to be high-profile, give your QB lots of toys. I want at least 3 wideouts. That could mean resigning Roy and drafting 2 (which probably isn't preferred) but the Bears need to give Jay weapons. And they also need to make sure they pick who they want at TE (whether that is Davis or a guy like Carlson) to go with our backup in Spaeth.

Dude looked sick against the Bears.

FA OL, FA WR (VJAX), and FA DE (Wimbley). Sign me up. Add a wideout in the 1st. I'd be exstatic if the above came true.

The 3AM story is very well known. And Vjax was not the only one there. But as a whole, there are a lot of reasons why the Chargers aren't fully enamored with Vjax. That said, the dude is productive and the Chargers have lost a lot of talent in FA the past 5 years.

I had read where he had really matured the past year or so.

I am 100% sure that the Bears are drafting a wideout in one of the 1st or 2nd rounds. This is irregardless of whether they sign Jackson or any other wideouts. That is why I think Royal is a really great option as a 2nd FA wideout signing.

I think the comparison to Knox is fair, however, Meachem is a bigger receiver. Knox and Hester are two of the faster wideouts in the league, but they have size/strength issues that Meachem doesn't have. Meachem also has better hands. How good he will be away from New Orleans is yet to be known, but I think in a situation where he is more of a go-to-guy we would see his numbers increase. But we also know I happen to think our wide receiver corps is pure garbage.

Royal was hurt. When healthy he put up a 90 catch season with Cutler throwing him the ball as the #2 option behind Manning. I think the comparisons being used in that statistical analysis are not very accurate. Meachem and Manningham are both better than Knox/Hester/etc. Bennett, maybe not, but everyone else, absolutely.

Meachem also has very very few drops during his career. I've seen a couple article who indicate that NFL scouts think Meachem is a better bit to succeed outside of New Orleans than Colston. Apparently there are quite a few scouts (based upon some articles I've read) who think Colston is more of a system guy where as Meachem is the type of guy who should excel in the typical pro sets ran in the NFL. I think Meachem would be a really solid signing. Dude is talented and I'm sick of the Bears having this untalented hacks at the position. I'd probably argue that 3 of the 4 wideouts listed above, whether pu-pu or not, are better than the Bears wideouts (maybe with the exception of Bennett but I base a lot of Bennett on what he did with Cutler when healthy; his injury issues have to be something you worry about though).

And it also depends on what the team thinks of Enderle. He was a late pick and was Martz guy. The Bears might not think much of him and you could have McCown as your 3rd stringer with a better 2nd stringer. McCown did a good job last year in limited playing time, but, we know what he is, and it isn't like he's some stud backup QB.

I think if you get other quality individuals, than it works well. Especially if you add 2 of the lesser wideouts plus draft a wideout early and sign a TE. Add in a CB and a tackle or a CB and a DE and to me that is a pretty damn good off-season. One in which your team has not only added more talent, but has done so in multiple areas.

Marcellius Bennett (or whatever his name is) would be a pretty good signing if you don't go Carlson. Above average blocker, young, physically talented. He's improved a lot and is a former 2nd round pick.