Thread: How Good Does the Marshall Trade Look Right Now?

Now we just need to get Long from them.

Marshall is on the way to his best season ever.

Originally Posted by Kidla

He has been a positive influence in the locker room also,the young WRs like Jeffries are learning what a NO.1 WR does.

Another good point! There'll come a time when Jeffery will be expected to take over that spot that Marshall now holds and from all that I've seen Marshall has been very generous in giving help to the rookie. I think that's just one of many reasons why Jeffery progressed as well as he has as a rookie. We could sure use him back right now too.

I had to laugh about a thread I put up where the ESPN Chicago guys were discussing the effect of losing Greg Olsen and one or two were trying to make a case for that hurting the Bears passing game. Then Michael C. Wright came along and made them look like fools by reminding everyone that it was the pick from the Olsen trade that we used to trade for Marshall, LOL.

Sure give me back a TE whose strictly a receiver and can't block worth crap versus and All Pro WR on target for well over 1200 yards receiving, 8-10 TDs and who can block down field with the best of them. LOL Why in the world would I want that guy over a TE like Greg Olsen.

Some of these writers just can't connect the dots can they.

Originally Posted by XxMidwayMonstersxX

Totally agree, I've been saying this since the beginning of the season and everyone thought I was crazy. Who cares about a receiver type TE like Olsen when you have a guy like Marshall on the line.

Olsen has never even posted a 700 yard season while Marshall has 3 1k plus seasons under his belt. I think we got the better of that Olsen deal in the end.

Don't get me wrong I have much love for Olsen and if we could get him back I would take him in a heart beat, provided we didn't give up too much.

And people are giving me a hard time in other threads for saying essentially the same thing.

Go Bears!

Our problem right now MM is that while Davis COULD be every bit as effective a pass catcher in this offense as Olsen so far he's NOT BEEN. Still he's a far better blocker despite some of the criticism that's been tossed his way.

I don't see him whiffing on guys and some of those blocks that announcers have claimed he missed are questionable. Do they really know what his assignment was? No, or probably not. Anyway the kid can block far better than Olsen ever could. He's proven that.

I want to see him running more seam routes and curls and forcing Safeties and LBs to cover him. He runs those well and it will take that 8th man out of the box often enough that it may help the run game even more. Tice needs to make better use of his TEs in the passing game than he has.

Davis and ERod should both start seeing the ball more.

I love that we've got Bmarsh. I remember long ago on here many didn't want him b/c his issues. Glad Emery knew or guessed right on him. As far as Davis at least when he DOES catch a pass he doesn't collapse like a jenga kit when he's touched like Olsen.

when hasn't this trade looked as a steal? It was a steal when it was made official. Everybody that expected something different should read what I have to say more often

Would have paid more than those 2 3rds for him

Originally Posted by GermansbombedPH

when hasn't this trade looked as a steal? It was a steal when it was made official. Everybody that expected something different should read what I have to say more often

Would have paid more than those 2 3rds for him

Remind me to call you next time I have a used car to sell. I love guys who feel guilty when they think they're getting something too cheap.

I was one who was opposed to trading for him when it first came up last January. But at that time none of us knew about his revival or that he'd finally faced his demons head on and was winning. Emery did his homework and did it well. Kudos.

I also think that part of his happiness is that he's with the best team for him and his future. He knows that he and Cutler can set records here and become big time heroes in Chicago and that will payoff when it's time for his next deal.

If he and Cutler take this team deep into the playoffs or to a SB you can bet their price tags are gonna get steep before their next deals are done.

He never wanted to leave Denver for Miami to begin with but McDaniel was cleaning house and that's where he got the best offer. Even with his troubles and his bad attitude he's still an enormously talented player and he played well in Miami. You gotta give him that and now that he's here it should get even better.

I like the trade but when you examine it thoroughly this passing combo didn't exactly come cheap. Two 1sts, three 3rds, and a starting QB for Cutler, Marshall and a pick who turned out to be Knox. Was it a good thing? Yeah, I'd say it was and it could be even better if Johnny Knox completely recovers by next year and can return to his old form.

A WR group consisting of Marshall, Jeffery, Bennett and Knox could do some real damage with Cutler throwing to them and the running game we have. We can finally leave Hester as the odd man out and let him finish his career putting return records so far out of reach nobody will ever catch him and then maybe just maybe he does make the HOF.

Good for Hester and good for the Bears. Knox is a far better WR.