NW Herald: "Bears need to hedge their bets."

Nick Hut of the Northwest Herald believes the Bears are not making the best decision by taking themselves out of the Kevin Jones sweepstakes.  I know many of us on here have discussed it, but Hut feels that signing Jones would be cheap insurance in the event that Forte doesn't pan out.

I agree.

I like Forte, and he seems to have good hands coming out of the backfield, unlike that....er....other guy . I think he will have a great rookie year.

As for Peterson, I can’t see how anybody can compain about having him as our second guy. He has a ton of heart out there and even with our crappy o-line last year he still managed the same yards per attempt as.....er.....that other guy.

I for one can’t complain about our running backs. It’s the rest of the offense that I have questions about.

More or less I think the Bears are trying to avoid a situation they put themselves before. 

Remember they drafted Anthony Thomas (2nd Rd offensive rookie of the year, forshadowing for Matt Forte) then they let him go and brought in a veteran, Thomas Jones, who was equally effective but ultimately it was a wasted move because there was no future with Thomas Jones so they wasted a draft pick on Cedric Benson.

I might be over simplyfing it but it does seem very similar to that  situation.  If the Bears stayed with A-Train they wouldn't have wasted money on Jones and never drafted Benson.  Now A-Train is obviously not a HOF RB but he fit the Bears gameplan.  Run the ball 30 times a game gain 80 to 120 yds.  I mean essentially he was a Cedric Benson that wanted to play football and worked at it, and didn't consider it a god-given right.

Outside of the 1st Rd I trust ALMOST every decision that Angelo has made so I think its a good idea to not stunt Forte's growth by bringing in a Veteran starter to question his ability.  No a veteran back-up, that I'm okay with.

Beside who wants someone that couldn't cut it on the Lions....

Nice post rhd420

It seems while many clamor for this guy and that guy it takes money to keep the impact players you have. While many teams may have gifted offensive impact players our team, the needle swings the other way to the defensive side of the ball (turnovers) and in field position (special teams aka Devin Hester). Many times you have to roll the dice and gamble that your plan will work out. I do see a plan it's not glamorous but it could be effective. I think the tight ends are the key as well. Their success over the middle will open up the wide outs and thereby force teams to leave less in the box to open up the running game. If the defense can get close to the level of turnovers they had in 06 and stay healthy and the offense not give it away then I too am hopeful that we can have a successful season.

Go Bears