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FOXSports.com senior NFL writer Alex Marvez discusses Chicago's spending spree on the first day of free agency.
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Smart says with a buzz admitted about the NFL's biggest. Wheeler and dealer on the first day of free agency. Usually that he would be the Washington Redskins not this year instead it was a surprise the Chicago Bears. That's why the monsters of the midway had a monster day of roster additions headlined by the start. Defense today and Julius Peppers. -- Bears also signed Minnesota running back Chester Taylor and San Diego tight end Brandon Manumaleuna. The total cost of doing business. Contract that includes more than fifty. Million dollars in guaranteed salaries. Including a reported forty million dollars for -- alone. This is the price of the normally frugal Bears. Felt they had to April wants to upgrade after trading their first and second round draft forces in -- deals that brought the team -- Cutler and the late games. Now whether this is money well spent is another story altogether. That was one of the NFL's best players in Carolina when motivated but consistency has long been a problem. Now it's fair to wonder how much desire Peppers will have a -- after receiving such a massive. The Bears believe Chester Taylor can be a poor man's version of martial -- in Mike Martz is the offense. Taylor though -- started one of September. Anytime you're over thirty. Usually the wheels start to fall off pretty quick. As for Brandon Manumaleuna. He has the kind of big body type bed that mark wants to bring -- was not meant to block. However Brennan is not gonna provide much as a wide receiver. Look at most of the teams that don't want -- agent sport is like this don't end up getting their money's worth. But desperate times call for desperate measures and -- I -- stairs. Are desperate Chicago head coach Lovie Smith is under the gun to win in 2010. The same could very well go -- Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. Kicking it high responding to gamble was the -- if Chicago thought it -- keep pace with Minnesota and Green Bay in the NFC north. If this -- pays off. Smith and and so will certainly be around for years to come. If not. Peppers Taylor and model -- you know should be prepared to play board received in 2000 what the ballot smart as fox sports dot.