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Much has been made this season about the lack of height among the Bears' receiving corps and how it could be inhibiting Jay Cutler's effectiveness.
Former Bears safety Gary Fencik brought it up again today, telling "The Mully & Hanley Show" on WSCR-AM that Cutler "has a bunch of Smurfs at wide receiver ... and if you look at (Denver's) Brandon Marshall or (Arizona's) Larry Fitzgerald or (New England's) Randy Moss or even Calvin Johnson with the Lions, you know they're 6-3, 6-5, 220 to 230 (pounds), those are big targets.''
So it was interesting today when Cutler talked up 6-2 receiver Devin Aromashodu, who was inactive for six of the first nine games, but had a key first-down catch on the Bears' final drive against the 49ers.
"He's a different-type of receiver for us, a little bit taller,'' said Cutler, who sang Aromashodu's praises during the preseason. "Still has the speed. He just presents a different target for me. If we can sprinkle him in, keep building his confidence ... we don't want to overload him but if we get him in there in some different situations, get him up the seams (with) some back shoulder stuff, yeah, that'd be good."
Much has been made this season about the lack of height among the Bears' receiving corps and how it could be inhibiting Jay Cutler's effectiveness.
Former Bears safety Gary Fencik brought it up again today, telling "The Mully & Hanley Show" on WSCR-AM that Cutler "has a bunch of Smurfs at wide receiver ... and if you look at (Denver's) Brandon Marshall or (Arizona's) Larry Fitzgerald or (New England's) Randy Moss or even Calvin Johnson with the Lions, you know they're 6-3, 6-5, 220 to 230 (pounds), those are big targets.''
So it was interesting today when Cutler talked up 6-2 receiver Devin Aromashodu, who was inactive for six of the first nine games, but had a key first-down catch on the Bears' final drive against the 49ers.
"He's a different-type of receiver for us, a little bit taller,'' said Cutler, who sang Aromashodu's praises during the preseason. "Still has the speed. He just presents a different target for me. If we can sprinkle him in, keep building his confidence ... we don't want to overload him but if we get him in there in some different situations, get him up the seams (with) some back shoulder stuff, yeah, that'd be good."
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Nate Washington is 6'1'' 185 and hardly qualifies as a big WR. He wasn't even their primary threat. Point is it isn't size of the WR that is hurting this offense and boneheads who focus on that are missing the point
Nate Washington is 6'1'' 185 hardly a 'big' receiver and hardly the primary receiver on the team in the super bowl run. you are the bonehead
quote:"The Steelers won the Super Bowl last year and play this year with Santonio Holmes (5'11" 192), Hines Ward (6'0" 205) and now Mike Wallace (6'0" 199) They also have Heath Miller (6'5" 256). "
Mike Wallace is a rookie you bonehead-
They had Nate Washington 6'2
I agree with Rich that height is not the factor this article suggests and also agree that Ron Turner should be shown the door, but for different reasons. I don't think Turner is short on creativity, but rather he's poorly administered the offensive coaches, leading to undercoached players taking the field. Players need to make plays, but if they don't understand what they're supposed to do (witness all the stops by receivers while in patterns) they cannot succeed. Ultimately, the job of a coach is to put players in a position to succeed and that's where Turner has completely failed.
Ron turner should be da only change diz offseason. Da d always find ways to fix itself. Weis will be a dream come threw 4 da possition
The Steelers won the Super Bowl last year and play this year with Santonio Holmes (5'11" 192), Hines Ward (6'0" 205) and now Mike Wallace (6'0" 199) They also have Heath Miller (6'5" 256). The Bears come out with Devin Hester (5'11" 190), Earl Bennet (6'0" 204) and Johnny Knox (6'0" 185). They also have Greg Olsen (6'5" 255). The heights and even the sizes are almost exactly the same. When are we going to stop finding excuses for why this offense doesn't work and start to point to Ron Turner and the lack of creativity he has shown. This isn't about needing a taller receiver. This is about having a better game plan and a more creative offense.