Stay Or Go: Josh Bellamy/WR

If it came down to keeping one or the other I might take Bellamy over McManis as a gunner.  Of the two he's able to contribute better on  offense than McManis ever has on defense even though I hope we never have to play him at WR again.

I'm fine if the Bears think he is solid on special teams.  I'd just rather not see him again as a WR.  His catch rate is right around 50%.  To put that into perspective, we gripe about Howard's hands, but Howard's catch rate was 72%.  Shaheen's was 85%.  Thompson 61%.  Wright was 64%.  Man, Bellamy is just a stone-hands guy.     

LOL ^^^^^
I forget.  This is the Chicago Bears.  We sign the pulled groin guy to be our kicker and he goes down to injury in warmups before the game even starts...  I think the Bears need to expand their rod surgery program.  They've had plenty of experience repairing White with 'em.  Now branch out.  Graft a good hand on Bellamy & rod up old Santos' groin.  I'll bet they have put a few into Kyle Long this off-season already with his surgeries too.  Gotta love the Bears and their walking wounded injury army each year :-)

As a WR Bellamy has speed and enough savvy to get open he just struggles to catch the ball.  He was better this year than 2016 but sill bottom of the barrel as a pass catcher.  That said he's still a better receiver than McManis is a DB so that would put him under said barrel in my book.