Thread: Bears focusing on 7 players, GM Emery says

Originally Posted by BigBadPapaBear

I agree with you. Sorry was a typo on my end. Meant to say he's the perfect 3rd down guy for any QB. Always where he's supposed to be and catches everything thrown his way.

That's okay! I do that all the time. I think Bennett has the potential to be a 900-1,000 yard receiver for this team provided that Marshall doesn't get half of all passes that are thrown. That being said, I think Marshall will catch about eighty passes this season, while Bennett will get somewhere around 55-65 receptions. That's pretty good if you ask me. Also, I hope that Tice decides to line Hester up in the slot position and use him on intermediate passing routes. I think he would be most effective there.

Originally Posted by BigBadPapaBear

It sure is looking that way witht hat Marshall/Bennett tandem. Bennett has very good open field moves. He's always been portrayed as strictly a posession receiver but he's done better in terms of ypc. I sure hope Tice is going to use Hester differently. Please no more of those stupid WR screens that fool no one. He's 29yrs old already and hasn't taken a lot of hits in the NFL. Let's take advantage of his awesome speed and deft moves in the open field already.

I think we're going to see some vast changes in offensive philosophy with Tice compared to what we had with Mike Martz. Cutler is going to throw the deep pattern passes a lot to Marshall, who will leap up and reach over cornerbacks' heads to catch passes. Bennett should line up opposite of Marshall on the weak side and be used that way - even he is 6'0" tall, so he can go get passes as well. Hester needs to be the slot guy, and I'm hoping that we'll at least consider getting a receiver in round three or four, someone who's tall also like Nick Toon who has a lot of potential to be like a Mario Manningham in this league.