Is Olsen enough to get the Bears into the 2nd round?

He speculates that the Bears could be trying to trade up into the second round and the Patriots - owners of three second round picks – could be the perfect trading partner.  What could the Bears have that might interest the Pats?  How about Greg Olsen, who many believe doesn’t fit into Mike Martz’s scheme.  The Pats are in need of a tight end since losing Ben Watson.

I’m doubtful that Olsen is worth a second round pick and would be curious what else the Bears would have to package with Olsen to get into the second round.  Besides, we all know Jerry Angelo’s style – he hordes picks like a squirrel hording nuts before winter.

For my money, I expect JA to trade DOWN a couple of times to try to add more picks in this deep draft.

The Bears’ draft pick and trade coffers are a bit depleted, so they might need to sweeten the pot to pull off a trade for Marshall.  Who could the Bears give up?  Denver had a woeful defense in ’08, so they could use some help on that side of the ball.  Would Brian Urlacher be on interest?  Nathan Vasher or Charles Tillman?  Not much to give up on the other side of the ball except maybe Devin Hester?  Would you be willing to give him up to land a talent like Marshall?   

In other news..

Rex Grossman avoided major embarrassment and signed to compete as the backup for the Texans.  Too bad he wasn’t named the starter – maybe Andre Johnson would want out of Houston.  As I tweeted last week, “Houston, you have a problem!  It’s Tex Rex!”

Plaxico Burress’ gun case has been postponed until September.   Latest word out there is that he is actively negotiating do sign a deal before training camp opens.  Lots of speculation still links the troubled receiver to the Bears, but nothing definitive yet.

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