Rehab: Chicago Bear Fan Trying to Work Through the Receiver Addiction

Bear fans everywhere were excited. Anquan Boldin! The rumor mill was working overtime as people tried figuring out if Angelo could pull the trigger on a deal. I questioned the Jay Cutler move when it was made because I was pressing so hard for the Cardinal wideout. And the Boldin rumors were just the start. The gateway receiver. The thought of him made us feel happy and could allow us to relax at the thought of bringing in such a talent.  But it never happened. A draft day trade offer was reviewed and denied and Boldin is still with the Cardinals. But that was OK, because next came the pipedream known as Torry Holt. He made sense to us. He still has a couple good years left. All Torry would have to do is make the jump up Interstate 55 from St. Louis to Chicago. Not to mention that after a poor 2008 campaign, he still had something to prove. It was a long shot, and in the long run, it was a worse drug because we didn't need to give anything up for him, all we had to do was ... (link)