Thread: Jerry Angelo's draft blunders

JA's not the worst, but he's been given a free ride b/c on early round busts and "hidden gems" in the late rounds. But this has really negatively effected the Bears. And I refuse to allow myself to compare the Bears to anything other then the teams that have shown an ability to win, or at least be in that conversation each year...right now we seem to be in the group of we screwed it up. Middle of the pack isn't good enough for a GM.
If you want this team to win and win consistantly, then the Bears need a GM and scouting team that can draft, and a set of coaches that can develop/game plan, I'd say both are suspect; but since the thread was about JA, I was keeping it there.

People have been pointing out JA shortcomings for years why does it finally hit home? Everyone who has pointed out JA bull before were being flamed left and right. With how much our staff gets paid I expect top notch effort to create a winner. Not dumb crap like bidding against yourself for a backup G on another team and expect him to start on ours after he cant even break the starting lineup on another year. Not throwing a mega contract on a WR who hits a career year when he is 31. Just saying the dumb shit that I have seen from JA and his crew is unreal

JA has been below average at GM and his draft record shows it. Has JA ever traded up to land a pick? I do not ever remember seeing him trade up to get a player that may put us into the elite teams category. Instead he will trade down to land more picks and draft more special teams players. You traded 2 #1 picks for a franchise qb so I expect him to draft some linemen to protect your top player on the team yet he will probably draft defense like he does each year and pick a linemen with a 5th or 6th round pick.

the guy freaking forgot to check the damn box on Colvin and we lost him for nothing that is how much of a genius he is

Originally Posted by 4th and 26

JA has been below average at GM and his draft record shows it. Has JA ever traded up to land a pick? I do not ever remember seeing him trade up to get a player that may put us into the elite teams category. Instead he will trade down to land more picks and draft more special teams players. You traded 2 #1 picks for a franchise qb so I expect him to draft some linemen to protect your top player on the team yet he will probably draft defense like he does each year and pick a linemen with a 5th or 6th round pick.

And that's why we have the best special teams in the league year in and year out but we can't even win our division. Like I've said it's time to stop drafting athletes who excel on ST's and start drafting postion players who excel at theirs.

but soulman the trading down is cause when a first rounder busts they look bad but if a bunch of late rounders bust its just brushing the dandruff off your black coat

Originally Posted by motownbear

but soulman the trading down is cause when a first rounder busts they look bad but if a bunch of late rounders bust its just brushing the dandruff off your black coat

Well we don't have it as bad as some. I think about ole War Room Jerry and his missteps and then I recall an article in Rolling Stone last September about Dan Snyder and the way he's handled the Redskins.

We could have it far worse.

Man what a scathing piece. I can't find a link to it but the issue number is #1091 and has Shakira on the cover.