BEARS BETTER WITHOUT BERRIAN?
ProFootballTalk.com —
Maybe Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher opted to voice his displeasure with his contract not by boycotting a mandatory minicamp, but by showing up — and spiking the Gatorade with vodka. That’s the only way we can explain receivers coach Darryl Drake’s proclamation that the team’s corps of pass-catchers is actually better in 2008 than it was a year ago, when the Bears featured Bernard Berrian and Muhsin Muhammad at the top of the wideout depth chart.”There’s a lot more explosion out here right now,” he said. Okay, maybe Urlacher actually spiked the Gatorade with chili. Berrian ...
Delusional Bears Assistant Coach Thinks His Receivers Are Better This Year Than Last
FanHouse —
... So why on earth would Chicago wide receivers coach Darryl Drake say he thinks the team is in better shape at receiver this year than last year? That's what he suggested in talking to the Chicago Sun-Times. ...
The Bears might have better receivers, but how can you tell?
Shutdown Corner —
... is gone, Drake feels like the Bears have better receivers today than
they did a year ago. From
a Brad Briggs article at the Chicago Sun-Times: ...
Quick Look At Receiver Corp
Windy City Gridiron —
... Bears wide receiver coach Darryl Drake has said that he feels the receiving corp in Chicago is better than the one last year .
He feels there is a lot more explosiveness on the field now. While this initially seems like it might be a dig at Berrian, really it is just a statement that the Bears overall talent pool has improved as a whole. While no one Bears receiver will likely duplicate Berrian's numbers this year, there is not reason to think that the squad will not be able to cover it.
Last year the Bears were pretty much just Bernard Berrian and an ...
Chicago: Better Off Without Berrian?
Minnesota Vikings —
This just in: The Chicago Bears are better off without Bernard Berrian…
[Chicago] wide receivers coach Darryl Drake admitted he’s prone to hyperbole from time to time. But even after the Bears lost Bernard Berrian, a wide receiver they were willing to invest more than $5 million per year in, and released veteran Muhsin Muhammad, Drake sees a better corps of playmakers this season.
Granted, after losing Berrian there’s really no direction to go but up, but after minicamp Drake likes what he has seen. ...
Don't expect Devin Hester to be too ridiculous
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... Wide receivers coach Darryl Drake’s declaration yesterday that the Bears’ pass catchers can be better in 08 than they were in 07 got the blogosphere talking. Everyone was laughing at him, but hey, at least they were talking. ...
