[CBFF] CT - Bears ignored nee... blah blah blah

[Jim Ferolie]

The thing is, his individual assessment of players pretty much matches to 
everything I've read and everything the Bears said. However, his conclusion 
shows a philosophical difference more than anything.

Taken individually, he basically said, "The Bears reached with their first 
two picks but got some great value in the lower rounds and in free agents 
after the draft." Yeah, we already knew that. As we well know, that has been 
JA's MO since he got here. Only one of his first-rounders has been a real 
hit, and he wasn't even a high pick (Grossman).

In fact, though, his assessment of the TE prospect gives me hope. JA made it 
clear that there was great TE depth in this draft and that he was in no rush 
to get one of those "star" types. His decision to pick the odds-n-ends guys, 
and which pick he took with them, is curious, but it's not at all unusual 
for him. But that's a management thing, not a scouting thing. The scout 
goes, "We can probably get this guy 15 picks lower," but the manager goes, 
"This is the guy I want, I'm not willing to take that chance."

All those jokes about taking a punter because of the field-position game, 
this is almost the same thing... spend two picks on exciting returners to 
make absolutely sure we have at least one good one. And if there's two, one 
who can play corner, well, look out, because you can't kick away from them.

Do the Bears need a better TE more than they need a better KR/PR? Maybe, but 
I don't think that's really Landry's domain... or else he would be making 
picks right now, not evaluating them. That's where the big bucks are.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>
To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [CBFF] CT - Bears ignored nee... blah blah blah


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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CBFF-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:CBFF-
>> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
>> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 7:07 AM
>> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>> Subject: [CBFF] CT - Bears ignored nee... blah blah blah
>>
>> Bears ignored needs in draft
>> The veteran scout takes a look at the Bears' 7 draft picks
>> Chris Landry
>> A Scout's View
>>
>> May 4, 2006, 4:16 PM CDT
>
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>> In assessing the Bears' draft as a whole, it was the most curious and
>> least effective draft in the league. No team misaligned their draft
>> board more or failed to address their needs more.
>>
>> It was surprising to see the Bears continually pass on highly rated
>> tight end prospects throughout the draft's first few rounds,
>> especially after watching Georgia tight end Leonard Pope slip to Round
>> 3.
>
> I'm really disappointed.  I like what I've read of Chris Landry.  I listen
> to him on the radio and I respect his opinion.  I haven't been complaining
> about this draft because I didn't have any strong opinions.  But I think
> this guy knows what he's talking about.
>
> This is by far the worst indicator I've seen that the Bears may have 
> missed
> on this draft.  I'm suddenly much more concerned.
>
> Tom S.
>
> I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he 
> did
> not it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.
>  - James M. Barrie
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