I Got Nuthin'

What can you say about the Cubs? A 4-3 road trip just won't cut it if this team thinks it's playoff worthy. Especially blowing 2 games the way they did. A 6-1 trip would make you stand up and take notice. But even if you are satisfied with 4-3, the realist says that without an upgrade to the offense, this team is cooked.

But we all already knew that.

I've got nothing to add to the volume of Cubs talk today. Given that, I thought I'd add my two cents to the NFL Draft hype that's been goosed up over the last few days. Here's my thought:

If the Bears take a WR with the #4 pick, they'll lose 10 games this year.

Taking a WR with a high pick after spending a few million on Mushin Muhammed in free agency would be dumb, dumb, dumb. The WR position in the NFL is the easiest position in the NFL to fill. The NFL is littered with decent wideouts. Getting one or two doesn't require a high pick.

Even the Bears know this. Marty Booker was a 5th rounder as were Bobby Wade and Justin Gage. Meanwhile, David Terrell and Dez White were first and third rounders, respectively.

Also. The Bears have blown so many picks on WRs the last few years they need to make picks somewhere else just to try to change their luck (kinda like betting the Don't in craps after a series of 7-outs playing the Pass line). Going back to 1993, the Bears have drafted 15 wide receivers. Only 2 were really any good: Marcus Robinson and Marty Booker. The rest were anywhere from overrated (Curtis Conway) to terrible (most of them). Here's the whole list:

D'Wayne Bates
Bernard Berrian
Marty Booker
John Capel
Curtis Conway
Jamin Elliott
Bobby Engram
Justin Gage
Lloyd Hill
Jack Jackson
Marcus Robinson
Sulecio Sanford
David Terrell
Bobby Wade
Dez White

Go another way. If they must take a WR, do it after round 1.