Former Bears vs Current Bears

April 29, 2006

Three players released between 2001 and 2003 were more productive than three years worth of Bears offense.

Eddie Kennison: Released in 2001, the year Jerry Angelo arrived on the scene. Since then Kennison has caught 270 passes for 4,438 yards and 21 touchdowns.

YEAR TM GMS RCPT YDS AVG TD
2000 CHI 16 55 549 10.0 2
2001 DEN 8 15 169 11.3 1
2001 KAN 5 16 322 20.1 0
2002 KAN 16 53 906 17.1 2
2003 KAN 16 56 853 15.2 5
2004 KAN 14 62 1086 17.5 8
2005 KAN 16 68 1102 16.2 5

Bobby Engram: Angelo called it “pruning” — he deemed Engram too slow for the high octane offense planned. Angelo projected Bobby Wade as a tougher, more explosive receiver. We all know what happened to Wade this season. Since leaving the Bears Engram has caught 234 passes for 2,933 yards and 11 touchdowns.

YEAR TM GMS RCPT YDS AVG TD
1999 CHI 16 88 947 10.8 4
2000 * CHI 3 16 109 6.8 0
2001 SEA 16 29 400 13.8 0
2002 SEA 15 50 619 12.4 0
2003 SEA 16 52 637 12.2 6
2004 SEA 13 36 499 13.9 2
2005 SEA 13 67 778 11.6 3
* (2000-placed on IR, knee injury)

Marcus Robinson: After an injury in 2001, John Shoop slotted Robinson at the bottom of the Bears depth chart. In 2002 Angelo declared Robinson had lost his explosiveness and that Justin Gage would be our new vertical threat. Since then Robinson has caught 109 passes for 1,623 yards for 19 touchdowns and an average of 14.9 yards per catch.

YEAR TM GMS RCPT YDS AVG TD
2002 CHI 16 21 244 11.6 3
2003 BAL 15 31 451 14.5 6
2004 MIN 16 47 657 14.0 8
2005 MIN 15 31 515 16.6 5

In total these three players accounted for 613 receptions, 8,994 yards and 51 touchdowns. All the receivers, running backs and tight ends in Chicago through 2003, 2004 and 2005 — a total of 26 players — combined for 730 receptions, 7,747 yards and 32 touchdowns. Ouch.

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April 29, 2006 | Filed Under Sports

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