Chicago Bears: 5 Times They Should've Drafted Quarterbacks

Chicago Bears: 5 Times They Should’ve Drafted Quarterbacks

January 16, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) before a NFC Divisional round playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the Packers 26-20 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 16, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers former quarterback Joe Montana cheers before game five of the 2014 NLCS playoff between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1979: Joe Montana

The disgusting part about this is that it’s since been revealed that the Bears actually did have plans to draft Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana in 1979. He was the top guy on their board going into the 3rd round and they literally had started to write his name on the card when, inexplicably, GM Jim Finks balked. He instead decided to draft a running back to provide depth behind Walter Payton, who was 25-years old and missed just one game in his career at that point.

Montana went to the 49ers shortly after that. Chicago made the playoffs that season, but not because of their quarterback. Two years later Montana led San Francisco to the first of what would be four Super Bowl titles in the 1980s. He would also add insult to injury by knocking the Bears out of the playoffs twice.

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