Angelo's Drafts Part II

We are going to look once more at Jerry Angelo's draft picks, this time at the 3rd pick in each draft since '01:

OG Mike Gandy - He played a while, don't know if he was good. Do these guys have to fight over #69?









OG Terrance Metcalf - Same with him. I think he was ok. I want a friend like Jurko who can tell me if offensive linemen are good.








LB Lance Briggs - Picked #68, Great Pick.






WR Bernard Berrian - At his best maybe a B+ for a while.










QB Kyle Orton - Still unproven. Half a season is as far as Rex usually made it too. Don't tell me about ten games as a rookie. Did you see those games?












DT Dusty Dvoracek - Too soon to say, maybe he's good?









RB Garrett Wolfe - A reach at #93, arguably a bust.












WR Earl Bennett - Hasn't made it on the field yet.











Does Angelo deserve his reputation for late round steals? I think it was the Hester pick that gave Angelo that rep, but I don't see a lot of brilliance.

Jurko Is The Artie Lang of Sports Radio

More on this next week.

Packers 37 - Bears 3

The Bears are currently a disaster. Where to start? I'll just start and end with new Lovie Speak. He's now focused on the upcoming "6 game season" to right the ship. Here's a good Top Ten on Lovie gripes in Chicago.







This week we are taking a look at GM Jerry Angelo's first pick in each draft since '01 and seeing how he's done.

WR David Terrell - Bust. Not sure if Jerry was calling the shots at this point but Terrell was a colossal failure at #8 in the draft.








OT Mark Colombo - Injuries. Bears cut him - starts in Dallas - is he good , who knows. That's for bjcowboys.blog to decide.

DE Michael Haynes - Big Bust at #14






DT Tommie Harris - Me and everyone else in Chicago wanted the Bears to lock Tommie up long term, but don't we expect the GM to be smarter than us? Either his legs are messed up or he took the money and got soft. This is on Angelo for giving money to a guy who may be totally injured and on Lovie for failing to motivate or utilize Tommie effectively.



RB Cedric Benson - #4 in the draft. Didn't work out. Some would say huge bust. (No disrespect to Cedric for using this photo - he was maced before this mugshot.








S What is Danieal Manning with the f-ed up spelling and the not knowing where to play him and raw talent and blah? Picked #42. Hasn't worked out so far.

Greg Olsen - Looks like a solid pick.

Chris Williams - Already injured, got injured, not playing, whatever, Bust.

That's a pretty awful track record, but Angelo has been given credit for later round picks, so let's look at his second pick in each draft since '01:





RB Anthony Thomas - Rookie of the year. Soon after, Bears cut him. WTF? Good pick, bad managing of talent.

LB Roosevelt Williams - Who?

QB Rex Grossman - I like Rex, but I had to let him go from my heart two weeks ago. If he had a chance to start last week against Green Bay, he could have started working towards regaining my love and trust.

DT Tank Johnson - Good player, bad guy. I will give Angelo credit for cutting him - after the Superbowl.

WR Mark Bradley - I wanted to love Mark. With the Bears, a bust.

Devin Hester - Has having to worry about precise WR route running ruined the running punts and kicks back like a motherfucker?

Dan Bazuin - Picked at #62, he lasted for a minute on the Bears. Bust

Matt Forte - Good pick.

Being generous and calling some picks bad instead of bust here's the totals -

Bust: 4
Bad: 7
Good: 5

I don't know how that compares to the rest of the league, but it doesn't look good.

Titans 21 - Bears 14

"If Kyle is back, Bears win."

Harry Teinowitz
AM 1000


I'm not buying it. Kyle wasn't looking too sharp before he got hurt 2 weeks ago. I'm waiting until the end of the season to decide what kind of player Kyle is.

Rex had one good drive last week against the Titans. He's almost dead to me.






It looks like Rex won't get a chance to redeem himself - Kyle is listed as probable against Green Bay.

Tomorrow is must win for the Bears. When Lovie starts talking about getting over .500 as a goal, you'll know the season is going down the shitter.

Bears 27 - Lions 23

I have to admit I was excited when Rex came in. I don't forget what you did in the 1st half of '06 Rex!

Unfortunately, I also remember what you did in the 2nd half of '06 and you showed a bit of both against the Lions.

Ultimately, Grossman did what he does more often than not - pull the fat out of the fire and come away with a victory.












No doubt, he was helped greatly by R.O.Y. candidate Matt Forte tearing it up in the 2nd half.

22 Attempts 126 Yards










Speaking of R.O.Y candidates, Forte will be going head to head with Tennessee RB Chris Johnston, a.k.a. the black Josh Eustis, or the white Josh Eustis - or whatever.










Orton was looking like "Bad Kyle" until his injury - strangely mimicking Good Rex/Bad Rex, complete with a leg injured during a scramble.
Along with Kyle on that cart may have gone the Bears ability to audible and shotgun to throw a screen pass.








Perhaps, Orton is lucky to not face Albert Haynseworth.

Here is Haynesworth ripping the helmet off Pro-Bowl Center Andre Gurode in 2006...









...And stomping his head.








Like a defenseless lion tamer Ex-Bear Jeff Fisher confronts the man with a series of chest bumps and harsh words.

Haynesworth is, was? front runner for NFL PLayer of the Year.










Yisra-el swatting down a Dan Orlovsky pass.
















Lance Briggs preserving the Bears victory by forcing a fumble by TE Michael Gaines AND recovering the fumble. A Pro-Bowl play by a Pro-Bowler.










I hope Rex doesn't get eaten this weekend by Albert Haynesworth. If he does, I'm predicting a big game for Quiet Thunder.