Alan Ball signs with Bears

[Mr. Scot]

Nicks would have been a lot better than cotchery

Not last year, he wasn't.

I know we have a lot of Nicks fanboys on here, but the reality is he's just not that good anymore.

More to the point, he's not as good (or worth as much money) as he thinks he is.

[Montsta]

Nicks would have been a lot better than cotchery

2014 Season Comparison

Receptions/Targets

Cotchery: 48/78

Nicks: 38/68

Yards

Cotchery: 580

Nicks: 405

Yards Per Reception

Cotchery: 12.1

Nicks: 10.7

Touchdowns

Cotchery: 1

Nicks: 4

There is literally nothing at all to suggest that Nicks would have been better than Cotchery for us last year except for the grass is always greener fan bases wishing for it.

[Panthers Fanatic]

Gettleman will not overpay journeymen NFL players. Fox and da Bears just did us a favor IMO.

[top dawg]

I understand that you're being facetious, but in all fairness, Hakeem Nicks went on to do nothing last year so Gettleman's approach actually kind of worked.

Nicks didn't have great production, but he did have some great catches towards the end of the regular season into the playoffs. He flashed his old self. He was just marginalized in Indy's system.

[Montsta]

Nicks didn't have great production, but he did have some great catches towards the end of the regular season into the playoffs. He flashed his old self. He was just marginalized in Indy's system.

I understand that, but my point is people can't just state thing as if they are fact like Nicks would have been better than Cotchery last season on our team because there is literally no factual or anecdotal evidence to backup such a claim.

It's merely another aww man Gettleman didn't sign someone who is better than the guy we got because I say so.

[gettlemanjack]

da Bears

[Bartin]

There is pretty much nothing left at CB in free agency now. We pretty much need to draft a CB now. I think a trade up for a CB Gettleman sees as good value is likely. Similar to what he did to get Bene. Although I'd bet he does so in the 3rd or 4th this year.

[scarface]

He has a poo eating grin directed towards the  panthers... Like i said in the other post Fk you john Ps Mr Ball enjoy that poo team 

 

I don't want a man with an edge up like that on this team anyway.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Now we can focus on Jennings

[Jmac]

Appears the offers where close. He is from the mid west and decided to go closer to home.

[rmoneyg35]

I thought he would have made a solid starter beside Norman. I don't know of many free agent CBs left that could start. Maybe we will have to rely on the draft to fill our CB needs.

[gettlemanjack]

Weren't the Bears one of the teams getting a CB mocked to them? If the Bears getting Ball helps a Trae Waynes fall to us, then we came out the winners

[NcPsa10]

I don't want a man with an edge up like that on this team anyway.

I had to Google a edge up haha ,, Yea i see what you are saying now

 

Tell you the truth i could careless if we had got him or not , No big deal to me ,1 year deals are getting old 

[Montsta]

Like jmac said dude played college ball at Illinois, all offers being similar maybe he wanted to go home for the last years of his career. It's not unheard of.