Bears lining up six-wide Shepherd or Gage? Final receiver spot up for grabs tonight

The Bears' game plan is to feed running backs Anthony Thomas andAdrian Peterson carries in the first half of their exhibition finaletonight. Then they have a decision to make.

Which wide receivers will have a job at the bottom of the roster?

The answer, to be supplied before Sunday's cutdown to the 53-manroster, will come by the end of tonight's game against the NewEngland Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. (7, Ch. 5, 780-AM). In the runningfor what appears to be a sixth receiver spot are NFL Europe veteranEdell Shepherd and fifth-round draft pick Justin Gage.

First, however, Thomas and Peterson will get a workout against thePatriots. Thomas has carried only nine times …