The Bears were nuts for not drafting a top tier TE! (1 Viewer)

[jbird5150]

From ChicagoBears.com Senior Writer Larry Mayer...

"None of the eight tight ends selected in the first three rounds of the draft have come even close to making the same type of impact as Devin Hester as a rookie. As a matter of fact, Hester’s four touchdowns this season are one more than all eight tight end prospects have scored combined. The group includes the 49ers’ Vernon Davis (7 catches for 69 yards and 1 TD), the Jaguars’ Marcedes Lewis (7-67-1), the Rams’ Joe Klopfenstein (15-191-1) and Dominique Byrd (0-0-0), the Cowboys’ Anthony Fasano (12-113-0), the Broncos’ Tony Scheffler (7-82-0), the Cardinals’ Leonard Pope (10-103-0) and the Patriots’ David Thomas (3-52-0)."

Interesting. And we were all calling Lovie and his crew crazy for not going after a stud TE.

Yep, crazy like a fox...

 

[PsychoMan]

i was sooo happy about that Hester pick. now, the bears have everything it takes to make a super bowl run ... too bad the right QB is on the bench

note to bears QB - please just manage the game and don't try to do too much more !

 

[cracKer]

Marques Colston down?

 

[RBM]

Angelo definitely went against the grain trading out of the 1st and taking Manning and Hester with the 2nd rounders, but they both have worked out real nicely

 

[Gaddis]

To be fair, Davis has missed most of the season with injury.

But yeah, I'm another Bears fan diggin' Hester. Post draft analysis is a crapshoot. It's like guessing who the Denver RB is gonna be— critics never know as much as they think they know, and everything can change when the game starts.

 

[Gaddis]

Marques Colston down?

Game-time decision.

 

[BigRed]

Isn't hindsight great...

Still, the Bears have needed a TE since...forever. Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Exactly.

And with QBs who typically aren't exactly a model of consistency either (except when they consistently suck), a stud TE would make even more sense. Oh well

 

[Gaddis]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

 

[BigRed]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

It's the ONLY one I can think of, but I'm no Bears' history expert.

 

[PsychoMan]

Marques Colston down?

Game-time decision.

i'm thinking his point was that marques colston was a stud of a "TIGHT END" that the bears missed out on

 

[Limp Ditka]

From ChicagoBears.com Senior Writer Larry Mayer..."None of the eight tight ends selected in the first three rounds of the draft have come even close to making the same type of impact as Devin Hester as a rookie. As a matter of fact, Hester’s four touchdowns this season are one more than all eight tight end prospects have scored combined. The group includes the 49ers’ Vernon Davis (7 catches for 69 yards and 1 TD), the Jaguars’ Marcedes Lewis (7-67-1), the Rams’ Joe Klopfenstein (15-191-1) and Dominique Byrd (0-0-0), the Cowboys’ Anthony Fasano (12-113-0), the Broncos’ Tony Scheffler (7-82-0), the Cardinals’ Leonard Pope (10-103-0) and the Patriots’ David Thomas (3-52-0)."Interesting. And we were all calling Lovie and his crew crazy for not going after a stud TE. Yep, crazy like a fox...

Let's take this a little furtherDesmond Clark has 1 more TD than all of the above combined, and if you include Gilmore, the TE position has doubled the TD output of the above.

 

[Slinger]

Marques Colston down?

Only Goober leagues has him as a TE.

 

[Hairy Snowman]

Anyone know how those TEs are working out in the running game? How well are they blocking?

Seems most of the running games for those teams have improved.

Im not saying I don't love Hester or Manning being on the Bears, but its a tough comparison to make.

 

[ditka...mike ditka]

Isn't hindsight great...Still, the Bears have needed a TE since...forever. Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.Exactly.And with QBs who typically aren't exactly a model of consistency either (except when they consistently suck), a stud TE would make even more sense. Oh well

desmond clark (qb is the problem)

 

[RBM]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

 

[Gaddis]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

For some reason, that's always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old Bears TEs. And the first name I think of when it comes to old Bears QBs is Bob Avellini.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

For some reason, that's always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old Bears TEs. And the first name I think of when it comes to old Bears QBs is Bob Avellini.

A long forgotten North Endzone chant always helps remind me of an old Bears TEWHAT DO WE NEED?MOOREHEAD!!!!

 

[Hairy Snowman]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

For some reason, that's always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old Bears TEs. And the first name I think of when it comes to old Bears QBs is Bob Avellini.

A long forgotten North Endzone chant always helps remind me of an old Bears TEWHAT DO WE NEED?

MOOREHEAD!!!!

I miss James "Robocop" Thornton.Here is a nice article on the Bears TE situation.

http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/tightendturnstile.aspx

 

[urbanhack]

i was sooo happy about that Hester pick. now, the bears have everything it takes to make a super bowl run ... too bad the right QB might be on the bench

nobody knows for sure.

 

[strong]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Quick, name the last super bowl winner that had a productive, consistent TE?

 

[jchapman70]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Quick, name the last super bowl winner that had a productive, consistent TE?

The Patriots

 

[RBM]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

For some reason, that's always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old Bears TEs. And the first name I think of when it comes to old Bears QBs is Bob Avellini.

A long forgotten North Endzone chant always helps remind me of an old Bears TEWHAT DO WE NEED?

MOOREHEAD!!!!

I miss James "Robocop" Thornton.Here is a nice article on the Bears TE situation.

http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/tightendturnstile.aspx

This is so greatKeith Jennings

Ryan Wetnight

Chris Gedney (still wish he wouldve stayed healthy)

Kelly Blackwell

 

[Hamstring]

Other than Gates/Gonzalez who has kept TE's for longer than a year or two? The Patriots bets TE might be Vrabel, but they always have a ton of guys ala Denver a few years back.

 

[SproutDaddy]

i was sooo happy about that Hester pick. now, the bears have everything it takes to make a super bowl run ... too bad the right QB might be on the bench

nobody knows for sure.

I never remembered Griese lighting it up at any point in his career. He always did what Grossman is doing now, throw interceptions. Honestly, if I was a Bear's fan I would rather have Orton in there before Griese. Just my opinion.

 

[geoff8695]

i was sooo happy about that Hester pick. now, the bears have everything it takes to make a super bowl run ... too bad the right QB might be on the bench

nobody knows for sure.

I never remembered Griese lighting it up at any point in his career. He always did what Grossman is doing now, throw interceptions. Honestly, if I was a Bear's fan I would rather have Orton in there before Griese. Just my opinion.

I agree that we can't be TOTALLY sure about whether or not Griese is the RIGHT QB to bring the Lombardi trophy to Chicago. However, I am pretty confident that Griese has the most TDs - best TD to INT ratio - and the highest career QB rating of any Bear EVAH!Griese isn't one of the best QBs to ever play the game or currently in the NFL. He's just the best QB (statistically) the Bears have ever had (at least in the modern era).

 

[CalBear]

I never remembered Griese lighting it up at any point in his career. He always did what Grossman is doing now, throw interceptions. Honestly, if I was a Bear's fan I would rather have Orton in there before Griese. Just my opinion.

Griese made the Pro Bowl in 2000 after throwing 19 TDs and 4 INTs in 9 games with 64.3% completions.

 

[Colin Dowling]

I'm glad that we're now using touchdown production as a measure of a tight end's worth.

 

[jbird5150]

Quick, name the last consistently and truly good (never mind great) TE they had.

Ditka.

Cap Boso down?

For some reason, that's always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old Bears TEs. And the first name I think of when it comes to old Bears QBs is Bob Avellini.

A long forgotten North Endzone chant always helps remind me of an old Bears TEWHAT DO WE NEED?

MOOREHEAD!!!!

I miss James "Robocop" Thornton.Here is a nice article on the Bears TE situation.

http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/tightendturnstile.aspx

This is so greatKeith Jennings

Ryan Wetnight

Chris Gedney (still wish he wouldve stayed healthy)

Kelly Blackwell

What? No Tim Wrightman love?

 

[Limp Ditka]

I'm glad that we're now using touchdown production as a measure of a tight end's worth.

I sense sarcasm