[CBFF] CB - Booker's back!

Wed Mar 5 06:13:41 MST 2008

Booker dropped his fair share when he was here last time.

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[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Victor Waldron
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBFF] CB - Booker's back!

I think what we now have is a Moose equivalent back on the roster (or
for sake of argument, a slight upgrade because I don't recall Booker
being drop prone).

I think if we can get someone like Bryant Johnson and draft another WR
in the first two rounds we will be in as good or better shape at the
position than in '07.

V

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:49 AM, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
> Booker did draw some interest when he was released.  I wonder if he came
>  back despite getting a better offer elsewhere.
>
>  Tom the Dancing Bug
>
>
>
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
>  > bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ferolie
>  > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:15 PM
>  > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>  > Subject: [CBFF] CB - Booker's back!
>  >
>  > I'm glad. I always liked Marty and it was sad to see him have to be
>  > sacrificed for what was a greater need. He was never used to his full
>  > ability in Miami, I don't think, and hopefully our QBs remember how to
>  > get
>  > the ball to him -- straight, fast and low.
>  >
>  > Can anyone provide drop stats?
>  >
>  > Also, the Bears did not match Kennedy's deal (see second story)...
>  >
>  > http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=4438
>  >
>  > Booker returns to Bears
>  > LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The last Bears wide receiver to be voted to the Pro
>  > Bowl
>  > returned for a second stint with the team Tuesday when Marty Booker
>  > agreed
>  > to a two-year contract.
>  >
>  > Booker spent the previous four seasons with the Dolphins after the
>  > Bears
>  > traded him and a draft pick to Miami on Aug. 21, 2004 in exchange for
>  > defensive end Adewale Ogunleye.
>  >
>  > Booker caught 194 passes for 2,627 yards and 11 TDs in four years with
>  > the
>  > Dolphins. The 6-foot, 210-pounder led Miami with 50 receptions for 556
>  > yards
>  > and 1 TD in 2007.
>  >
>  > Booker had his greatest success with the Bears. He set a franchise
>  > record
>  > with 100 catches in 2001, then was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2002 after
>  > registering his second straight 1,000-yard season while making 97
>  > receptions. Booker caught at least one pass in his final 58 games with
>  > the
>  > Bears, eclipsing Bobby Engram's record of 57 consecutive games.
>  >
>  > Booker, who will turn 32 in July, ranks fifth on the Bears' all-time
>  > receiving list with 315 catches and sixth with 3,684 yards.
>  >
>  > Booker was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 1999 draft
>  > (78th
>  > overall) out of Northwest Louisiana, which is now known as Louisiana-
>  > Monroe,
>  > the same school that produced former Bears safety Chris Harris and
>  > Bears
>  > second-year safety Kevin Payne.
>  >
>  > Booker remains the last Bears receiver to catch three TD passes in a
>  > game, a
>  > feat he accomplished on Nov. 18, 2001 in a 27-24 win at Tampa Bay.
>  >
>  > http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-
>  > 080304-marty-booker-chicago-bears,1,247344.story
>  >
>  > WR Booker headed back to Bears
>  > By Vaughn McClure
>  > Tribune staff reporter
>  >
>  > March 4, 2008, 11:01 PM CST
>  >
>  > Desperate for help at receiver, the Bears turned to an old friend,
>  > signing
>  > Marty Booker to a two-year deal.
>  >
>  > Booker, originally a third-round pick of the Bears in the 1999 draft,
>  > was
>  > traded to the Dolphins in 2004 in the deal that brought defensive end
>  > Adewale Ogunleye to Chicago. Booker was shocked by the trade and said
>  > at the
>  > time that he didn't see it coming.
>  >
>  > The Dolphins released Booker last month, giving the Bears a chance to
>  > snatch
>  > the player who ranks fifth all-time in catches (315) and sixth all-time
>  > in
>  > receiving yards (3,684) for the club.
>  >
>  > Booker's agent contacted the Bears immediately after he was cut but got
>  > little initial response. After the Bears lost free agent Bernard
>  > Berrian to
>  > the Vikings over the weekend, it was clear they needed to land veteran
>  > help.
>  > Booker, 32 on July 31, joins an unproven receiving corps that includes
>  > Devin
>  > Hester and Mark Bradley. The Bears lost their top receivers from last
>  > year,
>  > with Berrian going to the Vikings and Muhsin Muhammad getting released
>  > and
>  > signing with the Panthers.
>  >
>  > Booker, selected for the 2002 Pro Bowl while with the Bears, could
>  > emerge as
>  > a top target this year.
>  >
>  > Also Tuesday, the Bears declined to match the offer sheet the Jaguars
>  > presented to defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy. Kennedy's deal is worth
>  > $705,000.
>  >
>  > ...
>  >
>  > And for more on the receiver front: Javon Walker agrees with Oakland
>  > http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3277219
>  >
>  >
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