[CBFF] [Fwd: Why didn't Bears draft a quarterback?]

[Tom Shannon]

Westmalle van 't vat wrote:
> On 5/2/08 8:04 AM, "Phil DeNomme" <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> You know, I was pretty disappointed they didn't get a QB in the draft.  But
>> are the 2 guys they got as UDFA really that much better than the stuff past
>> the 5th round?  The only players with some real upside were Dixon and
>> Johnson on day 2.
>>     
>
> I'm with you, Phil.  At the time, most of you were witness to my temper
> tantrum and I apologize.  My frustration with the QB position got the best
> of me, I confess.
>
> Now, with the dust settling on the draft, I've come around a bit and am fine
> with how the QB issue played out.  Hanie or Hill might actually turn out to
> be serviceable NFL QBs--if Kiper is right, Hanie will be.
>   

Your optimism suits you. But the signing of two guys who weren't good 
enough to be drafted in a year where there the QB class was notably weak 
is not likely to satisfy me.

I'll wait and see what they look like. I'll wait and see if a veteran FA 
isn't in our future. But I can't say that I'm particularly happy at this 
point, myself.

Tom S.

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