Basically, I would not be opposed to Ginn at all, especially if Branch, Moss, etc. were either unavailable or no longer necessary (Jenkins, Rogers, etc.).  I really like what he brings to this team, both as a returner and as a receiver.

PRO'S:

1.  "Speed at receiver."

Ginn would bring a new skillset to the receiving corps.  Marshall, Walker, Rod, and Stokely are all strong intermediate and short-route runners.  While both Walker and Marshall are capable of making the deep reception, they are often contested because they don't have the true long-speed necessary to separate.

Ginn would give us a true field-stretcher and open up a lot of other options, on the field and in the playbook.  One can only imagine how he would do paired up with Cutler's arm.  Look at how Bernard Berrian exploded onto the scene this year...and now look at his quarterback.  Look at our quarterback...and picture him throwing to Ginn.  Got it?  To be honest, I'm beginning to get the sense that people underrate his speed and explosiveness and how they could translate to the NFL playing field.

I've long been a proponent for adding more depth at WR through this year's draft.  While I don't see the glaring need I once did, Stokely looks like a typical one year rental and Rod's clearly on his last legs.

2. "Return ability."

We all know how bad our return units were last year, and have been for some time now. Despite the re-signing of Quincy Morgan, I think it's blatantly obvious and upgrade could be made.

There's no doubt in my mind that Ginn's return skills will translate to the pro game.

In 2005, Chicago's return units were below league average.  Add Devin Hester, and you suddenly have the premier ST unit in the NFL.  Chicago's special teams went from costing their team points to actually being worth 19 (kick return) and 12 ( punt return) points in scoring, to their offense, above the average NFL special teams unit (Football outsiders).  Better field position equates to more points scored, period.

CON'S:

1. "Does he fit?"

With the signing of Daniel Graham, leaving us with two quality TE's, there's obviously reason to believe that we may be returning to the 2 TE sets of the Sharpe/Carswell/Chamberlain days.  Scheffler can shift outside or into the slot, as well.

Domenik Hixon could put the kibosh on this entire idea, too.  Maybe the FO views him as the answer?  At any rate, he's an unknown quantity to me, so I can't really look at him as an impact (or non-impact) player at this moment.

Even though I've seen some say that we ran 3 WR sets 50% of the time after Cutler took over, I'm a little hesitant here.

2. "One dimensionality."

While I always cringe at anti-Ginn's screaming "He's another Lelie!" at every opportunity (simply because it's unoriginal...heh), I can't deny the possibility.  Off the top of my head, the slim speedster-type hasn't had a great track-record in the league, so far.

But, even if Ginn doesn't surpass the Lelie-ceiling (or "floor", however you want to look at it), I still think his return ability will balance some of the negative.  And, if properly used, I don't see how being a Lelie with excellent return ability is so inherently bad, anyways.  It's not the greatest possible outcome (I was thinking Lee Evans with return skillz is pretty darn good), but it's not the worst thing in the world either (I must say, I was a bit of a Lelie homer). I actually think he has more ability to catch the short pass than Lelie did, and then do something with it with his outrageous open-field ability.

Summary:

Simply put, I see Ginn as a package of Devin Hesteresque return skills with years of experience at WR.

If Devin Hester played 3 years of WR at Miami, would you spend a first rounder on him?  Do you value the boost to the return game and his potential at WR, or are you DL 8 days a week?

Just wondering.