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Bears’ Affairs: Why Bears’ Fans Should Be Excited About Dan LeFevour

June 6, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

In all my experience conversing with long-time, die-hard Chicago Bears' fans, none of them have spoken a single word regarding a quarterback being brought up by the Bears into the professional level properly and slowly.
While the Chicago Bears, established in 1919 but moved to the Windy City in 1921, have had a rich tradition of loyal, ride-or-die players, never has there been a quarterback prospect become slowly engaged with the system and coaching before getting his time to shine.
Despite all the past and present skilled players for the Chicago Bears, very few of them have been quarterbacks. To this day, there's not an idol under center for Chicago Bears' fans besides Sid Luckman.
Yet when we finally draft a smart, athletic, accurate quarterback for a steal in the sixth round, Bears' fans criticize the team calling it "a wasted pick."
First off, I don't see how a sixth round is a wasted pick as there's normally not a targeted player jumping out of the crowd b...

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