Bears Checking Out Quarterbacks

That may be one of the most impressively obvious headlines I’ve ever written.  But yes, the Chicago Tribune is running a story about the fact that the Chicago Bears coaching staff attended the NCAA Senior Bowl, and yes, they were looking very hard at senior quarterbacks.  Of course, there are the four most obvious choices - Andre Woodson from Kentucky, Colt Brennan from Hawaii, John David Booty out of USC, and Chad Henne out of Michigan.  All of those quarterbacks are names you expect to see in any article talking about quarterbacks entering the NFL.  However, there was one name I’d never heard before.

The name is Joe Flacco, a quarterback out of Delaware who stands 6′6″ tall and was apparently very impressive in the Senior Bowl.  I’ve never heard of the guy, to be honest, and I’m not the only one.  Flacco played in the Football Championship Subdivision in D-1, so very few college football fans have likely even seen him play a game, outside of Delaware.  However, apparently this guy is a big deal, so you’ll be seeing him in the NFL soon.  I, for one, am not sure that the Bears should be taking chances on FCS kids after the QB fiasco recently, but this is what they do.  Guess we all just have to roll with it.

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Posted in General on January 22, 2008

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