Readers: It's time for some movement from the Bulls, Bears

Ben Wallace doesn't have it any more

Why John Paxson thinks all these young Bulls are going to stay together just shows his inexperience as a GM. Follow the money - there's no loyalty in pro sports.

Kevin Garnett would look good next to Aaron Gray, Luol Deng, Andres Nocioni, Tyrus Thomas, Kirk Hinrich, Chris Duhon, etc.

Ben Gordon is inconsistent, Ben Wallace is done!

The Bulls may make the playoffs because everyone else is as bad as them.

Dave Sepanski

Buffalo Grove

With Bryant, Bulls had a chance to win

There is no doubt that the Bulls had a grand opportunity to acquire Kobe Bryant this past off-season and were not able to pull it off.

You have the best player in his prime, on a team that is not going to win a championship, wanting to come to Chicago to make a run at winning championships again here for the first time since Michael Jordan left.

This guy is the closest thing to MJ we will ever see, and he wanted a chance to follow in his footsteps.

The Bulls team is a group of nice players who will never win a ring as constructed. The NBA is built on superstars, and the brightest one of them all wanted to be here.

None of us knows what deals were on table and who accepted or declined what, but I have a hard time believing a deal of Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Andres Nocioni and Tyrus Thomas could not have brought back Kobe plus Jordan Farmar.

We blew it. Hopefully the Lakers fall apart and we get another chance. Don't let this one pass us by, John Paxson.

Matt Bessetti

Mullins, S.C.

Angelo has made too many mistakes

I believe it's time we held Jerry Angelo accountable for the demise of the Chicago Bears. We have had urgent needs for several years that have either been ignored or were mishandled by the Bears' top brass.

Our need for a quarterback has been overlooked for over three years at the hope that Rex Grossman could develop, and that has failed. We have had no Plan B in action should he fail, and now we are scrambling through another season with three second-string quarterbacks and no other options.

Our offensive line has been in need of development and yet we have bypassed our options to improve in adding strength where it is most often needed.

Angelo opted to release Thomas Jones for an unproven high draft pick in Cedric Benson and again without a Plan B backup in case of injury.

We have had no wide receiver jump out and take a leading role, and again chose to ignore the need for a necessary position.

Defensively, we have had the need for corners and safeties, yet we released backups that have gone through our system.

We must address Lance Briggs and sign him to a long-term contract. Mark Anderson is worth the time to develop. but Alex Brown's strength at the line along with his experience is crucial at stopping the run.

Mr. Angelo should be graded a "D-" for his inability to perform his duties.

Mike Curcio

Let Orton go, but keep Grossman

Kyle Orton missing the wide-open back on a critical fourth down late in the game probably says enough.

He actually got some time from the Bears' dismal offensive line to find open receivers downfield, but he didn't do it. Let him go.

McInjured (Donovan McNabb) is not the answer, either. See Kordell Stewart.

Whether Bears fans want to believe it or not, Rex Grossman is the answer if the Bears revamp three-fifths of their pathetic offensive line with free agents and get a new starting running back via a trade or top draft pick -maybe both.

If the Bears let Rex get away via free agency, he will thrive elsewhere. Muhsin Muhammad didn't do Grossman any favors while taking many, many plays off this year.

Grossman's ability to throw timing patterns is rare, and he can not be allowed to leave town. He's learning not to throw the occasional bad ball and needs an offensive line that doesn't make him throw off his back foot.

Kevin

Elburn

Turner deserves most of the blame

The sign of a good offensive team in football is when any quarterback can step in and the offense doesn't miss a beat. But each Bears quarterback was progressively worst this year. And the blame for this year's dismal offensive scheme falls on Ron Turner and his inability to make adjustments in his game plans, utilize his player's abilities to fit his system or vice versa, make necessary personnel changes, and create depth at each position.

It's time the Bears to fire Ron Turner and the rest of the offensive assistants. Three plays against Minnesota that showed Turner has outlived his stay were the naked bootleg with Kyle Orton trying to outrun a faster defensive end (a play which didn't work two years ago) and running the same screen play twice in a row in the fourth quarter, gaining a total of 2 yards.

Turner was supposed to be an upgrade over the two previous offensive coordinators, John Shoop and Terry Shea. If Turner was an upgrade, how bad do those two coordinators look now? And, if Turner stays, I would suggest drawing up plays to give the ball to the offensive line as they seem to know how to avoid defenders.

Walter Brzeski

Chicago