If the Bears cut Gould instead of Marshall and the Jets draft Kevin White to fill their WR void leaving Leonard Williams at #7 the Bears make the playoffs.

Losing Gould: +2 wins, SF and WAS
Adding Marshall: Makes up for Jeffery absence, plus creates major problems when the two are on the field. +2 wins, conservative estimate
Adding Williams: He's a beast.

Let's not have revisionist history here.

Just about everyone around here was ready to escort Marshall out of town.

Let's not have revisionist history here.

Just about everyone around here was ready to escort Marshall out of town.

He may get his first playoff game!

But, let's not go crazy here. Marshall wears out his welcome everywhere he goes and becomes a problem that must be dealt with. Denver did the same thing. Miami did the same thing. He needs a reset every few years because he has serious problems.

Getting rid of Marshall was absolutely the right call. We'd be hating him right now in Chicago.

And which Bears receiver replaced Marshall?

and they will do the same thing with Bennett.

I don't know, but the offense has been statistically better than it was last year.

And so has the Jets offense. Most people attribute the Bears improved offense to the offensive coordinator, not the absence of Marshall.

So a coordinator is about to make up what was lost with Brandon Marshall, and this is with Jeffery getting injured every week?

According to you the Bears didn't lose much if anything by giving up Marshall.

His 61 receptions from last yr are more than any other Bear receiver currently has. Those numbers were put up in 13 games. I could also ask what my favorite Matt Forte moment will be once he leaves also. Marshall put up monster numbers in a Bear uniform and he obviously could still play. He also was the best receiver on the team and they haven't found anyone to replace him. That is my argument for keeping him.

This notion that you get rid of guys because they'd "worn out their welcome" is something that has come into vogue during the sports radio/ ESPN era. I'm wondering how getting rid of Marshall has made the Bears better?

Best WR that ever put a bears uniform on

I like Forte but I'm fine with letting him walk too after the season.

Jeffery was better than him too but Jeffery has been injured too much this year.

For the first time though in his career, Marshall is contributing to a good team. He's finally showing he has value besides gaudy statistics on bad teams.
With Marshall it is completely true though. Denver gave up on him. Miami gave up on him. Chicago gave up on him. The Jets likely will at some point too though Marshall is getting old enough he may just fade away.

There is a reason that all those teams gave up on someone who was statistically productive.