It looks like the Chicago Bears have added another wide receiver to the mix. What his addition means to the team is now the question.

LM: #Bears have agreed to terms with WR Devin Thomas on one-year deal.

— ChicagoBears.com (@ChicagoBearscom) March 29, 2012

You may remember Devin Thomas as the player who recovered the fumble in overtime of the NFC Championship game, which sent the Giants to the Super Bowl. He actually recovered both of Kyle Williams' fumbles in that game.

Thomas, who was drafted in the second round by the Redskins in the 2008 draft, hasn't really done much as a wide receiver in the league. However, as you can tell, he has made a bit of a name for himself as a special teams player.

For his career, he has 43 catches for 482 yards and three touchdowns. The Bears will be his fourth team. He was waived by the Redskins during the 2010 season and was then claimed by the Carolina Panthers for five games before being released again.

Thomas is the second special teams/receiver the Bears have added. The first was Eric Weems. 

While Weems was brought in to be a back up to Devin Hester, Thomas is probably expected to fill the role that Sam Hurd played last year.

At 6'2", he provides another big target for Jay Cutler when he is actually on the field offensively. A fun fact is that he didn't catch a single pass during the 2010 season.

My guess is that this may mean the Bears are done adding wide receivers. Besides Thomas, Hester and Weems they also have Brandon Marshall, Earl Bennett, Dane Sanzenbacher and Max Komar, all under contract. That gives them seven and that isn't even counting Johnny Knox, who most likely will start the season on the PUP list.

Traditionally, head coach Lovie Smith has only kept six receivers on the roster, and depending on health, usually only dresses five. I guess we can assume since many of these receivers are special teams players that they will be dressing six a game.

With the wide receiver position locked up, it may it may allow general manager Phil Emery to look at taking a cornerback in the first round with the 19th pick. Since Corey Graham and Zach Bowman have left through free agency, it has left them fairly thin there.

With the draft under a month away, I guess we will just have to wait and see, but I think we can forget about seeing Michael Floyd or Stephen Hill catching touchdowns from Cutler this fall.

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Every night seems to be a reunion for the Chicago Bulls lately.

Last week it was James Johnson. Wednesday it was Kirk Hinrich and on Friday it will be time to see Ben Gordon again.

An interesting thing about Hinrich though, he is set to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.

Remember, Hinrich signed a five-year extension with the Bulls before the 2006 season. He was then traded from the Bulls during the summer of 2010 to give Chicago the maximum amount of cap space.

I know there are some people who love him while others were glad when he was gone, but I always have liked Hinrich. He was never a flashy player and maybe was playing way over his head when he was a member of the 2006 World Championship team that won bronze, but he was a likable guy.

He was a player that would fit coach Tom Thibodeau's system perfectly. That is actually why I have said since the day he was traded that we'd see him in a Bulls uniform again.

At 31, Hinrich's opportunities to find a starting job is getting smaller and since he still lives in the Chicago area why not return to where his pro career started.

As always, Hinrich had all the right things to say when asked about his impending free agency and if a return to Chicago might be in the cards?

I wouldn't be opposed to it (returning to Chicago). It's still a ways away, and a lot can happen. We'll see. I have no preconceived thoughts on what will happen. I'm excited to have a choice instead of just going wherever the business sends me, but I haven't thought about it much. I've been so caught up in this whirlwind season. I was trying to get healthy and then working to get back to playing at a level I should be playing at. Now I'm thinking about the playoffs.

In order for a return to happen, Hinrich would have to take a significant pay cut from the $8 million he is making this season. With big contracts going to Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer the Bulls wouldn't be able to offer him anything other than one of their exemptions.

Currently C.J. Watson has one year remaining on his contract, while John Lucas III will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. Lucas could be brought back for the veteran minimum again while Watson could be involved in a trade to upgrade the roster, so there could be room for the former captain of the team.

I know I'd be all for it. To go along with his defense, Hinrich is also a 37.9 percent three-point shooter, which is nearly identical to Watson's career average.

So what do you think Bulls fans, do you want to see Hinrich in that No. 12 jersey again? Sound off below and let me know.

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The news that the Chicago Bears have signed free-agent running back Michael Bush to a four-year contract has apparently reached at least one of his new teammates, and the man who accounted for nearly half of Chicago's total offense last year when on the field appears none too happy about having company in the backfield.

Starting running back Matt Forte, who gained nearly 1,500 total yards in 12 games last year before suffering a knee injury, took to Twitter Thursday to make his feelings known about the signing, and if Forte's tweet is any indication, negotiations between the Bears and the four-year veteran on a contract extension just took a decided turn for the worse.

There's only so many times a man that has done everything he's been asked to do can be disrespected! Guess the GOOD GUYS do finish last....

— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) March 22, 2012

Forte, who is set to make just under $8 million in 2011 after being franchise tagged by the Bears, has been engaged in negotiations with the Bears on a long-term deal for over a year, but the gap between what the Bears are willing to pay Forte and what the former Tulane star is seeking appears to be a fairly wide one, especially given that Chicago just gave a $14 million dollar deal to Bush despite already having Khalil Bell on the roster, who played fairly well in relief of Forte last year.

This gap exists in spite of the fact that Forte has gained at least 1,400 total yards in each of four seasons in the National Football League, but it would appear that the Bears are among the growing number of teams in the NFL unwilling to invest large sums of guaranteed money in the running back position.

The signing of Michael Bush would seem to signify not only that unwillingness, but also the fact that the Bears are preparing for the possibility of a Matt Forte holdout. Given that's he's spent most of his career carrying the offense in the Windy City and that his best bargaining chip just got yanked from underneath him, it's understandable that Forte is far from being a happy camper about the Bears' newest back.

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It’s tough being a star on a team that at one point employed the greatest player of all time. No matter how many awards you receive or how many games you win, it will never be enough to discard the large shadow cast by the former great.

This is the situation Bulls superstar point guard Derrick Rose finds himself in today. Nevertheless, Rose has begun to make others take notice to his talents by being named league MVP last year in just his third NBA season.

Rose also led the Bulls to the league’s best record last season and took the team to the Eastern Conference finals. To many, the success of the team was directly attributed to Rose’s play, as he was the team’s only elite offensive weapon.

I believe the recent success of the Bulls and his winning last season’s MVP has made Derrick Rose into one of the league’s most overrated players.

If you ask most NBA fans, they would tell you that Derrick Rose is a top five NBA player. The conventional wisdom is that he is among the league’s elite and is as talented and productive as almost any player.

In his MVP season last year, Rose did not finish in the top five in Player Efficiency rating, a statistic similar to quarterback rating that attempts to boil down a player’s contributions into one number. Rose finished ninth in the statistic behind fellow point guards Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.

Rose is known mostly for his scoring ability. Due in large part to his strength and athleticism, he is able to explode to the basket, and convert difficult shots in the paint with ease.

Last season, Rose led all point guards averaging 25 points per game. However, he needed a lot of shots to get there as he averaged 19.7 shots per game which was behind only Kobe Bryant and Monta Ellis, and tied with Kevin Durant. Rose was not an especially efficient scorer, shooting just 44.5 percent from the field, good for 82^nd in the NBA.

It is evident that Rose is the Bulls best scorer by a large margin. Still, when your point guard is averaging the third most shots in the NBA, it’s not a good sign for your team. An ideal point guard is first and foremost a distributer who focuses on setting up his teammate and getting them easy shots.

In my opinion there is not a huge difference between Rose and Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Last season, Westbrook averaged 8.2 assists per game compared to Rose’s 7.7. Rose edged Westbrook in points by about four per game, but they shot nearly identical percentages from the field.

Both Rose and Westbrook are scoring point guards, who are ridiculously athletic and explosive, but also aren’t especially efficient from the field. Rose is probably a little better at finishing around the rim, and Westbrook is a better jump shooter.

You’d be hard pressed to find an NBA fan outside of Oklahoma City who says that Derrick Rose is not a far superior player than Russell Westbrook. When you look at the numbers and their style of play, I don’t see a huge difference between the two.

The success of the Bulls this season without Rose demonstrates that the team can perform at a high level without their superstar point guard, and further supports Rose being overrated. The Bulls are 10-4 this season without Rose, and have beat talented teams such as the Heat and the Magic without him.

The Bulls are really a team that relies on their defense to win them games. The Bulls defense ranks second in scoring defense as their opponents average just 88.6 points per game, and their opponents shoot 42.6 percent from the field ranking them fourth in the NBA.

The Bulls also rely a great deal on their rebounding both offensively and defensively, and lead the league in rebounds per game.

The perception that the Bulls can’t win without Rose is just not true. They have a strong team defense which doesn’t take a big hit when Rose is gone because he is not an especially great defender.

The coaching and defensive philosophy of Tom Thibodeau is just as important to the Bulls success as the play of Derrick Rose. Players like Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer are solid offensively, but thrive on the defensive end and through their rebounding ability.

Wasn't the belief that Rose was the major cause for the Bulls' success last season the only reason he was named MVP? He didn't lead the league in scoring or assists, and he put up far inferior numbers to players such as LeBron James and Dwight Howard. There is no other reason for him winning the award other than the fact that the Bulls had the league's best record and everyone attributed it to Rose. The fact that the Bulls are performing so well without their star this season has to diminish his value.

Derrick Rose is one of the NBA’s most talented players. However, the recent success of the Chicago Bulls without Rose is evidence that the team can succeed without him and that he is slightly overrated.

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