Johnny Knox faces long road to recovery from back injury

[Uman85]

His health is my #1 concern at this point. Football is secondary in the long run.

[Scoot26]

Originally Posted by BNB

Sam Hurd obviously won't be back
Roy Williams won't be back
Knox could potentially not come back
Devin Hester is coming back, but shouldn't be playing WR
Dane Sanzenbacher may or may not be coming back... but he isn't anything special
Earl Bennett is coming back.

Yeah... I think we can say for certainty the Bears will be targeting a WR this off-season.

Yup, basically we're going to see a whole new WR corps. Hester will stay at WR, but I hope he gets pushed down in the depth charts. He should be the #4 WR and basically you bring him out there for the occasional deep route or decoy. I'd throw him a few WR screens too, but those get old fast.

[Jysen]

For his sake, I hope he can recover completely. That was a nasty hit he took. That said, now we have a chance to obtain some Real fucking WR's. I liked Knox, but he isnt what we needed. Speed is great, but no point when they cant catch the ball or are to timid to go after it, and after that hit, he may become even more cautious now. Bennett should be our #2 guy or #3 max. Cutlers most reliable target, with great chemistry. Im also willing to keep Sanzenbacher 1 more yr, because you never really know.

[Scoot26]

Originally Posted by Jysen

For his sake, I hope he can recover completely. That was a nasty hit he took. That said, now we have a chance to obtain some Real fucking WR's. I liked Knox, but he isnt what we needed. Speed is great, but no point when they cant catch the ball or are to timid to go after it, and after that hit, he may become even more cautious now. Bennett should be our #2 guy or #3 max. Cutlers most reliable target, with great chemistry. Im also willing to keep Sanzenbacher 1 more yr, because you never really know.

I see Bennett at best as a #3. Whoever we sign as a free agent should be #1, and if we draft a WR in the 1st round like we should, he should be the #2 until he gains the experience to be a #1 WR. Either way, I really hope the Bears can right ship this year at WR, as they clearly need a major overhaul there.

[nwfisch]

Originally Posted by Scoot26

I see Bennett at best as a #3. Whoever we sign as a free agent should be #1, and if we draft a WR in the 1st round like we should, he should be the #2 until he gains the experience to be a #1 WR. Either way, I really hope the Bears can right ship this year at WR, as they clearly need a major overhaul there.

What about Luol Deng.

[Jysen]

Bennett can move the chains, best hands out of them all, and again, great chemistry with Cutler. The problem is will we go after a true #1 WR And draft a potential prospect? With the change in the FO, Im optimistic that at least one of the 2 will happen. Unfortunately we dont have the luxury of only focusing on one or two positions as we need a solid OL and depth on defense for the future. All I know is Im really looking forward to how things unfold the next couple months.

[Bear06]

The Bears need to draft Michael Floyd and get Marshall or Jackson in FA.