The Most Underrated Bad Move The Bears Have Made In A While
Anyone who has been following the Bears knows that the top of their offseason needs is to get a safety (or 2 or 3). How did this happen? The Bears had one of the best secondaries just 2 years ago. Now they are reduced to having Craig Steltz be the front runner for a starting position and signing the league’s leftover garbage like Glenn Earl and others. Well none of that would have been necessary if they had just not done this one, underrated bad move:
Trading Chris Harris to Carolina for a 5th round draft pick in 2006.
Remember Chris Harris? He was a promising young safety that had a couple of really good years with Chicago. Well guess what he’s done since going to Carolina. Not only is he a starting safety on one of the better defenses in the league, but his individual stats are extremely impressive. In the last two years with Carolina, he has 166 tackles and 10 forced fumbles. 10! A guy like that would be key in the Bears Cover 2, which requires creating turnovers above all else.
Why did the Bears trade Harris, you ask? Well they signed the great Adam Archuleta (bust) and had Mike Brown (always hurt) which made Harris a spare part. Oops.
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Comment from Ethan
Time March 25, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Another bad move: Bears agreed to terms with OT Kevin Shaffer on a three-year contract. This is the guy that Cleveland got rid of to make room for John St. Clair. How stupid.