Biggs: Bears decade of decline - great read.

[mmmc_35]

I think Okwo, Manning, and Buzz Saw were lovies picks. I also think the NT from Alabama was too.

They were able to get a couple of seasons out of some no name safeties. Mike Green, Al Afalava, major Wright, Chris Contr, Chris Harris.

They drafted a ton of corners whom played for a second, vasher, graham, roe Williams (the wrong Tuskegee corner), bowman.

Angelo had faults but he or lovie got seasons out of guys who were not exactly thought highly of.

[wab]

Lovie's first personnel power play was Bazuin. He wanted a Grant Wistrom type. When Lovie started to have as much or more say in the roster than JA, things went south in a hurry.

JA gets a lot of blame for busted picks where Lovie escapes it (even though he's probably more responsible).

[ysleblanc]

Pretty easy to see why the Bears went from the top to the bottom over the last 10 years.

It's 90% drafting. They drafted poorly and the defense went from great to the worst in the NFL in 5 years. they never replaced Brown Urlacher Briggs Harris etc

People quickly forget that Cutler might have gotten the Bears to the SB 6 years ago if not for the knee injury, after that the defense gradually got old.

[wab]

after that the defense gradually got old.

There was nothing gradual about it.

[ysleblanc]

after that the defense gradually got old.

There was nothing gradual about it.

Ok but that's what dropped them from SB contender to bottom feeder.

[staleystarch]

Depressing article. I had forgotten some those bonehead moves.