There's one more monster move out there for Bears

The Bears have made it clear that there is no tomorrow.

It's all about life preservers now, and management needs to find a few more victories or go home for good.

So what in the world are they waiting for on Brandon Marshall?

If you're talking about going all in, here's your nuclear option right here.

Marshall is desperate to get out of Denver, and there just happens to be a team in Chicago desperate to get him.

He's not just the best available, he might also be the best receiver in the game.

Sure, he's another guy who can't seem to find peace and happiness in Denver, but that didn't stop the Bears from giving up a king's ransom to get Jay Cutler.

In Marshall you have an incredible receiver who gets along with Cutler and even likes him. He also has a great rhythm with the Bears QB and can make the worst throws look brilliant.

Yes, the asking price will be high, but who cares?

Denver placed only a first-round tender on the restricted free agent, meaning any team signing Marshall to an offer sheet would have to give the Broncos a first-round pick as compensation.

That's assuming, of course, that the Broncos wouldn't match the offer, and if they had any intention of doing that they would have placed a first and a third on Marshall.

Of course, the Broncos already own the Bears' first-round pick this year from the Cutler trade, but there's a way around that.

Denver could sign Marshall to a long-term deal the Bears agree is acceptable, and then trade Marshall to Chicago for whatever Denver wants in next year's draft, say a first and a lower pick, or if the Broncos balk, a first and a defensive player of some value.

Throw in Greg Olsen, too, if it makes them feel better.

And if you're thinking that sounds like a lot, and more of the future mortgaged, well, what difference does it make now?

It's truly all or nothing, and Brandon Marshall makes the Bears so much better offensively that to even worry about what you give up in next year's draft is ridiculous having already handed over so much.

If it didn't bother the Bears to give up more than that for Cutler in 2009 and 2010, it shouldn't bother them to give up less than that in 2011 for a player who makes Cutler so much more effective.

For all the issues - and Marshall has plenty - the man is an absolute beast on the football field, and GM Jerry Angelo has proved that he doesn't care a spittle about what a guy says or does, provided he can play football.

Besides, it's win or go home for all of them - and Brandon Marshall can help them win.

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