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| Marshall will have to play the Packers twice a year now with his new team. |
So far, the free agency period has been rather average with the exception of one certain big name. There's no new "dream team", and a few teams have definitely "lost" this 32-team matching game. The Chicago Bears seem to be one of the organizations that truly used this FA period to better their team.
Of the 5 major new players the team picked up, the biggest name is clearly WR Brandon Marshall. With a 6'4" 230lb. frame, The Beast as some call him is a terror downfield for cornerbacks. He possesses incredible body control, and has the sixth sense of knowing exactly where to be when the ball is thrown his way. At 28 years of age, he still has at least another 5-7 years left, and with the speedster Johnny Knox on the other side, this is now one of the best if not THE best WR tandem in the league.
Next on the list is a beast in a different sense. Michael Bush seems like he will do anything to get that extra yard, whether its plowing someone over or, well, plowing someone over. Bush had his best stats ever in the 2011 season, with 977 rushing yards, 418 receiving yards and 8 total TDs. He is the perfect compliment to Matt Forte, a slowly-turning-superhuman scatback with speed.
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| At 6'1", 245 lbs., Michael Bush is one of the biggest power backs in the NFL. |
The additions of OLB Blake Costanzo, QB Jason Campbell, and WR Eric Weems are also extremely helpful in creating a well-rounded football team, where now their only weakness has been their biggest weakness for a long time- the O-line. But if these newly acquired weapons outdo the seemingly diminishing negatives for this team, maybe they can finally fight with the other elites, and possibly do something they haven't done since 1985.
And the scary part is they still have the NFL Draft.
