Chicago Bears: Ranking NFC North wide receiving cores
By Ryan Heckman
2. Chicago Bears
Last season, Allen Robinson was seventh in the NFL in receptions with 98. He went for 1,147 yards and seven scores, as well. Considering he did that with easily the worst quarterback in the division, he carried the Bears to this number two spot.
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Robinson is one of the perfect examples of a guy who could not possibly do more than he has with next to nothing at the quarterback position throughout his career. He has two 1,000-yard seasons under his belt, despite playing with quarterbacks like Mitchell Trubisky and Blake Bortles, among some average backups.
Robinson runs some of the best routes in the conference, combined with being a highly underrated jump-ball candidate, and should be looked at as a top-12 receiver in this league — period.
Beyond Robinson, the Bears have an up-and-comer in Anthony Miller who is entering that infamous third season — the season of the breakout for most receivers. Towards the end of last year, Miller really came into his own and proved he was an animal after the catch.
The Bears also added tons of speed in Ted Ginn Jr. and rookie Darnell Mooney — an area they were lacking before those additions. With youngsters Riley Ridley and Javon Wims still waiting for their shot as potentially the fifth and sixth guys off the depth chart, too, that’s a very deep core.
Let’s also not forget about return specialist and semi-used receiver, Cordarrelle Patterson.