No Brandon Marshall for the Chicago Bears? No problem.
New Bears head coach John Fox and GM Ryan Pace may be planning a 2015 NFL Draft move which will help Chicago fans forget all about Marshall and his mercurial personality.
The Bears brass, per a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, recently hosted former West Virginia Mountaineer and surefire top-10 2015 NFL Draft pick Kevin White.
White, 6-foot-2, 215-pounds, is widely viewed as one of the top two wide receivers in the entirety of the looming late April NFL rookie meat market along with Alabama's Amari Cooper. White is the more prodigiously physically gifted prospect, but Cooper provides a much higher floor and will likely be able to impact his future NFL franchise immediately.
White finished his Mountaineer career with 144 receptions, 1,954 yards and 15 touchdowns, the majority of which came during a breakout 2014 campaign.
White, much like Marshall, is big, physical and athletic. Even more importantly, White seems to have ample room in his game for growth.
"White came into West Virginia with very limited confidence, according to team insiders, but when he left, he had realized his rare talent. White lacks the polish of Amari Cooper, but some teams already believe he has the best upside of any wide receiver in this draft," writes NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein.
ESPN's Todd McShay recently discussed the Bears prospects at No. 7 in the 2015 NFL Draft's first-round and said that, while he believes a trade back should be the main focus once Chicago is finally on the clock, White would be a fantastic option No. 1A.
"To me, if Kevin White is left on the board, he's probably going to be the best option," McShay said, per Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.
With Chicago forced to endure at least one more season of quarterbacking from Jay Cutler and hoping against hope that this is the year Cutler learns to operate within a defined offensive system and limit his turnovers, what better move could there be for the Bears to make than to add yet another security blanket for the perpetually sour signal-caller?
With a cache of offensive weaponry that already includes Alshon Jeffery, Martellus Bennett and Matt Forte - if he isn't traded - not to mention Eddie Royal, Marquess Wilson and Jacquizz Rodgers, the potential addition of White would create a group of playmakers for the Bears as potent as any in the NFL.
