Thread: Angelo Insults Our Intelligence Again

They seem to use Steve Smith the way I'd love to see the Bears use our shorter guys. I still don't get why we aren't whipping around the field with crossing routes with Hester and Knox and then flinging them deep down the sidelines every once in awhile.

The routes Steve Smith ran all game on us should be copied and given to Hester and Knox, I don't get how that guy (Smith) just carves us up it seems simple like pitch and catch.

Originally Posted by Bear Goggles

They seem to use Steve Smith the way I'd love to see the Bears use our shorter guys. I still don't get why we aren't whipping around the field with crossing routes with Hester and Knox and then flinging them deep down the sidelines every once in awhile.

The routes Steve Smith ran all game on us should be copied and given to Hester and Knox, I don't get how that guy (Smith) just carves us up it seems simple like pitch and catch.

Yes, esp the last second separation he consistently gets-really works over the db's with that.

And just think- we might have had Smith on the team. Not that Smarts would use him right but still...

Originally Posted by WindyCity

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When asked why the Bears had trouble stopping the Panthers offense. "They have three No. 1 draft picks on the offensive line and two No. 1 picks at running back, and don't forget Steve Smith. We played against a very talented offense. I've got to give our opponent credit. That's their strength and they did a great job." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,2217954.story You mean that a team that invests in its OL and has a #1 WR is tough to stop?

Spin Doctor Jerry strikes again.

Originally Posted by WindyCity

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When asked why the Bears had trouble stopping the Panthers offense. "They have three No. 1 draft picks on the offensive line and two No. 1 picks at running back, and don't forget Steve Smith. We played against a very talented offense. I've got to give our opponent credit. That's their strength and they did a great job." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,2217954.story You mean that a team that invests in its OL and has a #1 WR is tough to stop?

Originally Posted by Blue Horse-shoe

Spin Doctor Jerry strikes again.

Windy, you read that too I see. I think a turnip has more sense than Angelo. Here's the entire interview in print. The first thing you all might notice is the heading. He give Angelo alone credit for selecting Hester, LOL. It doesn' say the Bears scouts, or coaches it says Angelo like he alone was responsible for the Bears drafting the greatest KR/PR man in history. As you say BH-s. Whenever JA screws up he makes damn sure his successes are trumpeted in print and his faliure ignored.

As Mo said, we have three first rounders on our line too so why even mention that as an excuse. Hell half the NFL probably has at least two first round picks on their line. That's the way you do it Jerry. You draft Olineman high and build your offense up from there as opposed to the backasswards way you do it. Maybe you should play some attention to that.

It seems to me that some of our scouts hit some extra base hits but are they still with us and if so why not send them out looking for more Olineman if they're that good at scouting talent. Incidentally, I think Louis will eventually turn out to be a find and while D.J has his shortcomings, having a nose for the ball and good hands aren't in the mix.




October 5, 2011Angelo recognized Hester's passion to be great

Last Updated: 10/5/2011 10:02 AM



ChicagoBears.com senior writer Larry Mayer speaks with general manager Jerry Angelo about the most pressing issues involving the Bears every week during the season.

LM: Devin Hester continued to cement his place in NFL history last Sunday, setting another league record with the 11th punt return touchdown of his career. What do you remember about the process that led to the Bears selecting him in the second round of the 2006 draft?

JA: “Devin was pretty prolific in college as a returner. He came out early, and he really didn’t have a defined position. If he did, he probably would have been a first-round pick. Saying that, there were teams that were going to take him in the second round. The Titans, who were picking ahead of us, had him on the phone and were making flight arrangements, and then they changed their mind literally at the last minute. So it wasn’t like he wasn’t coveted by other teams. Even though he was a bit of an enigma, he still was a tremendous talent. We felt the worst we would get was a top returner. We really had no idea he would become the best returner ever to play the game as he has. He had such a passion to be great, and that’s the one thing a lot of people don’t know about Devin. Devin’s a great worker. He has a tremendous passion to be a great player and that’s one reason we drafted him. We felt like he was going to do everything he could do to be the best he could be and that he had too much talent not to become a very good player.”

Devin Hester set an NFL record with this 69-yard punt return TD Sunday at Soldier Field.

LM: What did the Bears’ area scout think of Hester?JA: “Mark Sadowski really did a great job of evaluating Devin. Mark comforted all of us—Lovie [Smith], Dave Toub and certainly myself—that there was no bust factor with Devin. Devin was going to be a special player. We couldn’t say for sure where or when. But he felt strongly about it. That’s what I go on; what our area scouts tell me, and Mark was very adamant about that even though there was some gray area.” (Is he still a Bears scout or did you fire him to like you did with Greg Gabriel and Bobby DePaul?)

LM: What stands out most about your personal evaluation of Hester?

JA: “Lovie and I were at an owners meeting in Florida and we decided to go down to Miami and work out Devin and Kelly Jennings. I remember going into the weight room and talking to the strength coach, who was revered down there and still is. He said the one thing about Devin is that you will always know where he is because he’s always around the football facility. He said Devin is a great worker and wants to know what he needs to do to be a great player, and that stuck with me. He told me Devin was the best athlete on a great team with a lot of great athletes, and there was no bust factor with Devin because he was a great kid and a great player.”

LM: Lance Louis showed his versatility by playing right guard and then right tackle against the Panthers last Sunday, helping the Bears rush for their most yards (224) since 1988. What do you recall about evaluating Louis before picking him in the seventh round of the 2009 draft?

JA: “Again, I go back to our area scout. Marty Barrett loved him. When I first looked at Lance as a player, I didn’t like him. I said, ‘Marty, you’re missing it. I don’t see it.’ He told me to keep looking and I did, and after a while I started to warm up to him. Lance was a tight end who moved to left tackle and we were projecting him as a guard, so there was a lot of evaluation going on with him. Marty did a great job. He said, ‘Jerry, he’s got all the intangibles, he’s got all the physical attributes we look for in the position and it won’t take him a lot of time to make his mark.’ Lance came in as a rookie thinking that we were going to put him on the practice squad, but he earned a spot on our 53-man roster. Lance is a very good player and another player who’s very passionate about wanting to be great.” (And is Barrett still scouting?)

LM: Another player who made a big contribution to last Sunday’s win was D.J. Moore, who returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. What do you remember about evaluating Moore before selecting him in the fourth round of the 2009 draft?

JA: “Usually small and slow doesn’t bode well in the scouting room. We thought D.J. would run faster at the Combine than he did. But he had great quickness, like a point guard. He played both ways at Vanderbilt as a receiver and defensive back. He was a magnet to the ball just like we’ve seen here. He always found the ball. He was a great competitor and a great kid. He would do everything he could in order to be the best player he could. We liked his makeup and we had had some success with Vanderbilt kids. They said very good things about him down there. It was a leap of faith maybe more so with him because of his size. But we just felt he had a great heart for the game.” (And apparently one more guy he needed to be talked into)

LM: The Bears defense yielded 543 total yards in last Sunday’s win over Carolina, the most since 1982. How concerned are you with the defense following that performance?

JA: “Watching the game, I felt more depressed than I did after I watched the tape. After watching the tape, I wasn’t as depressed because their quarterback played great. Cam Newton did some really special things. Normally we would have had maybe four or five sacks. But he eluded the rush about as well as I’ve ever seen. I’ve got to go back to when we played Tony Romo here or when we faced Michael Vick. But Cam Newton might be the best of all of them in that regard, so I’ve got to give him credit. They have three No. 1 draft picks on the offensive line and two No. 1 picks at running back, and don’t forget Steve Smith. We played against a very talented offense. I’ve got to give our opponent credit. That’s their strength and they did a great job. But we missed opportunities. We could have had five takeaways and we should have had three, but we came away with only one. That was part of the problem. Takeaways are a big part of our defense, and we didn’t take advantage of opportunities we were given. I feel strongly that we’re going to rebound. That’s a lot of yards, and we’re not used to seeing that around here. We have a high standard and we expect to play to that standard each and every week, regardless of the opponent

I just want the name of whoever scouted Ohmyhell

Dan Bazuin in the 2nd quickly followed by Michael Okwo in the 3rd, quickly followed by them getting bombed out of the league before they'd even made their first roster.

I think that sums Angelo's draft history up, not a load of crap about how he lucked into Hester and his thoughts on drafting his trademark late rounders.

If Hank Williams Jr was allowed an opinion on this, he might be comparing Angelo's record in the draft to Hitler's record in world peace.