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

[Jim Ferolie]

Tom quotes Chris Landry:
> Jerry Angelo is well respected among his peers around the league,
> including myself, but he must look hard at the guy setting up his
> draft board, Greg Gabriel. His lack of football background is really
> starting to show. Having someone with a strong football coaching
> background, who can access a player's talent and value in the draft is
> essential.
> ---------


I have a question about this. Here is part of his bio from the Bears' site:

"Gabriel joined the Bears on June 19, 2001, after serving as the Director of 
Player Development for the New York Giants. The Buffalo native joined the 
Giants scouting department during the 1985 offseason and went to three Super 
Bowls with the Giants--winning two. Prior to entering football, Gabriel was 
an account executive with Prudential-Bach and Dean Witter Reynolds while 
working part-time in the scouting department of the Buffalo Bills.
In his current role with the Bears, Gabriel schedules scouting visits, 
coordinates scouting meetings, evaluates collegiate players and plays an 
instrumental role in the development of the draft. A native of Buffalo where 
he was born on May 4, 1951, Gabriel prepped at Bishop Neumann High School in 
Williamsville, N.Y. He was a running back at Canisius College for three 
seasons while earning a B.S. degree. Gabriel played eight seasons for the 
Twin City Geminis, a semi-pro team in the Buffalo area where he also coached 
the running backs and special teams for one season."


So because he had a break from full-time football during his 20s and early 
30s he has a lack of a football background? The guy worked for Bill Parcells 
and has been in the NFL for the last 20 years. And while he wasn't at the 
highest levels when he was younger, he didn't just come out of nowhere. Give 
me a break.