-- Muhammad Slams Bears Offense; Tank Johnson Calls Grossman Brittle --
The Daily Herald reports former Chicago Bears WR Muhsin Muhammad, who is now with the Carolina Panthers, dissed his former team's offense and quarterback in a recent SI.com article. Muhammad said Chicago "is where wide receivers go to die." CBS Sportsline recently quoted former Bears DT Tank Johnson (now with the Cowboys) as saying QB Rex Grossman was "brittle" and implying that he was soft. Bears wide receiver coach Darryl Drake said he didn't take Muhammad's slight personally but did point out several exceptions to his allegation. "WR Bobby Wade came here and developed, got better and if he hadn't developed and gotten better, the Titans wouldn't have wanted him," Drake said. "Minnesota wouldn't have wanted him." After he was waived by the Bears late in 2005, Wade was picked up by the Titans, and he caught 33 passes for 461 yards in 2006, then led the Vikings last season with 54 catches and 647 receiving yards. There are even better examples, as Drake pointed out. "WR Justin Gage, the same way," Drake said. "If he hadn't have come here and gotten better, he wouldn't have gone there (to the Titans) and gotten $14 million. Bernard Berrian, if he hadn't developed, he wouldn't have got $42 million with Minnesota." Gage signed as a free agent with Tennessee and led the Titans with 750 receiving yards last season and tied for the team lead with 55 catches. This past off-season he got a four-year, $14 million deal. WR Bernard Berrian led the Bears with 71 catches and 951 yards before striking it rich in Minnesota as an unrestricted free agent with a six-year deal. When Grossman was asked about the stone throwing by Johnson, who lives in the ultimate glass house after weapons and drug convictions, he dismissed it. "I don't pay attention to any of that," Grossman said. "I don't really have an opinion or a comment on that. They have their own reasons why they need to talk about things. I just do my job and keep quiet." QB Kyle Orton, who is battling Grossman for the starting job, and like Grossman was thrown under the bus by Muhammad when he was here, had even less to say when he was asked what kind of teammate Muhammad was. "No comment," Orton said.
The wide receivers coach forgot to mention one thing; the team refuses to give their best receiver a chance to play.
The Daily Herald reports former Chicago Bears WR Muhsin Muhammad, who is now with the Carolina Panthers, dissed his former team's offense and quarterback in a recent SI.com article. Muhammad said Chicago "is where wide receivers go to die." CBS Sportsline recently quoted former Bears DT Tank Johnson (now with the Cowboys) as saying QB Rex Grossman was "brittle" and implying that he was soft. Bears wide receiver coach Darryl Drake said he didn't take Muhammad's slight personally but did point out several exceptions to his allegation. "WR Bobby Wade came here and developed, got better and if he hadn't developed and gotten better, the Titans wouldn't have wanted him," Drake said. "Minnesota wouldn't have wanted him." After he was waived by the Bears late in 2005, Wade was picked up by the Titans, and he caught 33 passes for 461 yards in 2006, then led the Vikings last season with 54 catches and 647 receiving yards. There are even better examples, as Drake pointed out. "WR Justin Gage, the same way," Drake said. "If he hadn't have come here and gotten better, he wouldn't have gone there (to the Titans) and gotten $14 million. Bernard Berrian, if he hadn't developed, he wouldn't have got $42 million with Minnesota." Gage signed as a free agent with Tennessee and led the Titans with 750 receiving yards last season and tied for the team lead with 55 catches. This past off-season he got a four-year, $14 million deal. WR Bernard Berrian led the Bears with 71 catches and 951 yards before striking it rich in Minnesota as an unrestricted free agent with a six-year deal. When Grossman was asked about the stone throwing by Johnson, who lives in the ultimate glass house after weapons and drug convictions, he dismissed it. "I don't pay attention to any of that," Grossman said. "I don't really have an opinion or a comment on that. They have their own reasons why they need to talk about things. I just do my job and keep quiet." QB Kyle Orton, who is battling Grossman for the starting job, and like Grossman was thrown under the bus by Muhammad when he was here, had even less to say when he was asked what kind of teammate Muhammad was. "No comment," Orton said.
The wide receivers coach forgot to mention one thing; the team refuses to give their best receiver a chance to play.