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Chicago Bears: 5 Times They Should’ve Drafted Quarterbacks

By Erik Lambert

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
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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Dec 27, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) walks off the field following a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints defeated the Jaguars 38-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) walks off the field following a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints defeated the Jaguars 38-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

2001:  Drew Brees

The fiasco that was Cade McNown was so clearly over by 2001.  A former 12th overall pick by the Bears, he’d flamed out after two ugly seasons and it was clear the team needed new answers at quarterback.  The McNown blunder must’ve made them gunshy about using the draft again, which is why they chose to go with veteran Jim Miller.

If they had kept their eye on the prize, they might’ve noticed a promising young man from Purdue named Drew Brees.

He was expected to go as high as the mid-1st round.  He ended up going at the beginning of the 2nd to San Diego.  Chicago could’ve taken him 8th overall and instead settled for wide receiver David Terrell.  They also were just six picks away from where he was finally taken, so a trade up was not out of the question.

He of course went on to have a Hall of Fame career and won a Super Bowl in 2009.  Chicago went to the playoffs with a 13-3 record that season, but lost in the playoffs after Miller got hurt.

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