Friday, November 17, 2006

Bradley will be Bears Primary Receiver for now

For Bears receiver Mark Bradley, returning to the lineup has the potential to be almost as frustrating as leaving it.

That's because Bradley, who started in place of the injured Bernard Berrian last Sunday after five games on the inactive list, is suddenly back in the mix. Against the Giants he had four catches for 79 yards, including a key 29-yard touchdown pass from Rex Grossman.

But now, with Berrian questionable for the Chicago Bears this Sunday's game against the Jets with bruised ribs but likely to return to form in the coming weeks, the mix is that much more crowded.

"It goes back to just being mentally tough," said Bradley, who was halfway through a breakout performance as a rookie last season when a torn ACL sidelined him for the final nine games of the season. "When [Berrian] comes back, I'm pretty sure they're going to get him into the rotation because he has done a lot of positive things. There's an old saying that if it's not broke, don't fix it. Now it's just a point of how can you get everybody on the field at the same time?"

Bears receiver coach Darryl Drake said that won't be a problem.

"I think you have to have two [deep threats]," Drake said. "You look at us and nobody thought we would be at all productive this year, the worst group in the National Football League. Every day in camp, somebody was asking me what are we going to do at receiver? Who's going to be the guy?"

''But you always have to have guys because it's such a long season and because the game is so violent and so physical and the body takes such a toll. We may as well have as many guys as they allow us to have. We're very fortunate Mark is ready to go now."

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