Trading Brandon Marshall is bad magic. I don’t know what’s going on with the new management of the Chicago Bears but I don’t like where it’s going. Sure Cutler has been a lightning rod for the team since he’s been here and a number of people call him a coach killer but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The Bears have one of the more productive and talented offensive personnel in the league and Marshall has always been one of his favorite receivers and Alshon Jeffery was productive mainly because of Marshall and the influence he had on him.
The Bears get back a fifth round pick for Marshall whom the Bears used petty reasoning for letting him go. Something about a twitter battle with a Detroit Lions fan for a boxing match which in the end would have been for charity and because he called out his teammates after the loss to the Dolphins.
2014 was a year when a number of current players faced former teams/teammates and coaches. Jared Allen with the Vikings, Jay Cutler with Lovie Smith and Tampa, and Brandon Marshall with the Dolphins. Who doesn’t want to show their former team what they’re missing? The Miami loss was particularly bad so I don’t blame the man.
The Bears needs are on the defensive side of the ball. Particularly with the safeties and cornerbacks. Why trade a player who is still productive and influential. He’s stayed out of trouble in Chicago. He’s stood up and taken the blame when the team didn’t do well as the former regime showed they have no business being in football.
There had been some rumbling the Bears were looking to trade Matt Forte and I not being a big Forte fan thought we should package up Cutler and Forte to the Browns since John Fox has been non-committal on the overpaid quarterback. But once again the problem hadn’t been with the sullen quarterback leading this team it was with the defense giving up points and looking like they have no idea where they’re supposed to going or that they should be tackling the man with the ball in the different color jersey.
There is some stink on this trade. I know that the Jets have personnel who are familiar with Marshall but I ask the question, for a man who has never been to the playoffs in his eight year career where would you rather be? I wonder with an talent as his does he not have a no trade clause or was he more concerned with his radio show in New York? Either way the Bears have a little over a month before the draft. We will have to wait and see what the Bears will do. So far however they’ve been way too quiet. They quickly put together a coaching staff and then went dark. I hope they’re not going the way of drafting for whatever position players are needed because they will lose fans quickly. If that happens John Fox’s tenure in Chicago will be short as well.

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