[CBFF] CB - Booker's back!

Phil DeNomme pdenomme at gmail.com
Wed Mar 5 07:01:31 MST 2008 

I remember distinctively people bitching about him dropping easy passes.

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From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:59 AM
To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
Subject: Re: [CBFF] CB - Booker's back!

I don't recall that about Booker at all.  In fact, I remember just the
opposite.  Booker has two HUGE mits for hands.  That might account for
the nearly 100 receptions he had in 02; a year he was the first Bears'
receiver to go to the pro-bowl since the early 70s, if memory serves.

He's got 9 years on those wheels.  My concern is about his ability to
separate.  Moose was a liability because he could neither separate or
catch the ball.

Jerry



On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Phil DeNomme <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
> Booker dropped his fair share when he was here last time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>
> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Victor Waldron
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:08 AM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
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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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