I agree with your opinions for the most part, though I will say that I think the Bears should have acquired Alan Faneca when they had the chance.

I kept waiting for Angelo to grab an O-lineman, and needless to say, Lance Louis in the 7th round was a pretty half-arsed effort. In hindsight, did we even need a linebacker when we grabbed that guy from OSU (I can’t even remember his name, now) in the 5th round?

I guess Angelo figured his big free agent signings were the real deal…

Since Jerry’s been here, six of our eight first round picks have been used to draft offensive players. I find it hard to believe that we’ve spent our most valuable draft pick six out of eight times on an offensive player, and our offense is in shambles personnel-wise. It’s hard to put blame on Jerry for making bad picks as only David Terrell isn’t playing anywhere, and only Rex isn’t starting. Bad luck has been an issue for his first round picks (Ced Benson and Marc Colombo), while the rest are decent contributors (though still waiting for Williams to take over as the long-term answer at LT).

But, at the same time, there’s no denying the drafting ineptitude of the Bears. Nobody can deny that picking up someone like Lance Briggs in the third round or Tillman in the second round from his small school was a steal, but for all the hits, there’s been an undeniably disturbing number of misses. All the Michael Okwos and Dan Bazuins of his draft history are coming back to haunt us, along with everyone from the 2005 NFL draft that isn’t on the team anymore.

In terms of offensive lineman, here’s a list of offensive lineman that Angelo has drafted while in Chicago (originally compiled by Windy City Liar on the official Bears message board):

2002 – Marc Columbo, T (1st round)
2002 – Terrence Metcalf, G (3rd)
2003 – Bryan Anderson, G (7th)
2006 – Tyler Reed, G (7th)
2007 – Josh Beekman, G (4th)
2007 – Aaron Bryant, T (7th)
2008 – Chris Williams, T (1st)
2008 – Chester Adams, G (7th)
2008 – Kirk Barton, T (7th)
2009 – Lance Louis, G (7th)

Breaking it down, only one of those is a starter on this team (Williams). One of them is a starter on another team (Colombo), and two are on the Bears roster (Beekman, Louis). Six of those guys aren’t even on a team. Only three have been drafted in the third round or better, including five who were basically seventh round throwaway picks. That’s just horrid if we pride ourselves in building through the draft, but manage one starter in seven years. Unfortunately, Angelo is a defensive mind, and a defensive drafter (who’s come across some decent players in his time), but who’s calling the shots in terms of who we draft offensively, and why are we not calling for his head?

What we need:

A #1 receiver
A #2 receiver
The whole damn line or a coach who knows how to develop players hired immediately. Or both. I feel we do have talent in our current ranks but until they allow players to play their natural positions it will be difficult.

And that just offense.

Good luck with the picks we have and Angelos history

I think a impact #1 receiver would probably need to be acquire through the draft in 2011. Brandon Marshall, Vincent Jackson, and Braylon Edwards are a long shot to hit the market next year.

as they have not made the right moves.

As for drafting Otah instead of Williams, this has been refuted already. The Bears needed a LT, Williams is a LT, Otah is not.

Cutler is on pace to shatter Grossman’s turnover mark. At least Rex could throw the deep ball, Cutler can’t even do that.