These are the key pieces of evidence for the defense. They'll thrill you with the hall of fame moments of Devin Hester's career, they'll want you to marvel at the amazing talent of Julius Peppers, they'll remind you of names like Chris Chandler, Henry Burris, Kordell Stewart, Cade McNown, Rex Grossmen, Craig Krenzel, and Chad Hutchinson when Jay Cutler is put on display. The great Super Bowl run of 2006 that was thwarted by the injuries of Mike Brown and Tommie Harris, yes they'll use that too. The defense will ask you, the Court of Public Opinion, to weigh all this evidence and come back with a verdict of not guilty. NOT this prosecutor, Not this Bear fan, Not this life long Chicagoan. I'll press you to hang this administrator, his incompetent choices, and strike a blow right through the heart of mediocrity and find this General Manager guilty on all counts of ineptitude:
- Count One- Criminally Negligent Drafting.
- Count Two- Felony Reaching on Draftees
- Count Three- Felony Fraud; Evaluating
- Count Four- Felony Fraud; Expectations
There can be no sustained success without developing talent from within. PIT, NE, GB, BAL, NO, NYG; each perennial winners and all have developed talent through the draft. Name any premier free agent any of these teams have signed? Jerry Angelo's reckless draft strategies have handicapped the Bears for almost a decade. Dan Bazuin-2nd Round Pick (passed on Charles Johnson), Tank Johnson 2nd Round Pick (passed on Darnell Dockett), Garrett Wolfe-3rd round Pick (passed on Michael Bush). Reaching on the aforementioned players have left the Bears with empty rosters spots and zero depth. Good teams are suppose to be able to get by bottom feeders (OAK, KC, DEN, and SEA) if their starting QB goes down for a couple weeks. That's why it's important to draft the best player available. When you reach on a player like a Dan Bazuin or a Michael Okwo or a Bobby Gray, you're gambling away a possible starter. Packers draft Greg Jennings in 2006, James Jones in 2007 then draft Jordy Nelson in 2008, why? Because they were the best players available. The Giants draft a Osi Umenyiora in 2003 then pick up Justin Tuck in 2005; BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE. New England will trade a Richard Seymour and be able to reload without having to rebuild, why? Because sustained success can only happen with successful drafts. Jerry Angelo has criminally disregarded sound draft principals, leaving the Bears with faint hopes of competing for division titles rather than Super Bowl Championships.
The Cutler trade, the second highlight of Jerry Angelo's tenure as GM, was a bold move. The price was steep but we all accepted it. The ensuing year proved one thing, Cutler needed weapons. The answer? Devin Hester. The greatest returner in the history of the NFL is a 4th or 5th WR on another team but Angelo wasted 3 years of Cutler's career on this singular belief. Securing a real QB was a must but not taking full advantage of Cutler's skills proves the arrogance of Jerry Angelo killed most of our franchise quarterback's youth. This alone should be grounds for a guilty verdict. What other team would force feed this move? What other team would waste Jay Cutler and Devin Hester's prime years with one action? It's more than pitiful ladies and gentlemen, its criminal.
The Bears front office has provided false hopes for us all. We were suppose to believe after last years NFC title game the Bears were ready for the Packers. We were suppose to believe after the Super Bowl run in 2006 the Bears would be a top tier team. While expectations for greatness were laid at our feet, Jerry Angelo knowingly risked the fate of the Chicago Bears to appease his arrogant draft choices, personnel decisions and have denied Chicago long-term success. Find this man guilty on all counts and send him back to the depths of NFL hell where he came from, Tampa Bay.
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