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I know this is ancient history and hindsight is 20/20, so just having a bit of comic relief on one of the more egregious failures in the history of this franchise QB wise:
The Bears had the 66th pick. Montana was still on the board.
Pompei’s story details what happens next, and it’s fascinating. The Bears were set to take Montana, but then general manager Jim Finks said he wanted to think about it some more. The Bears had quarterbacks Bob Avellini, Vince Evans and Mike Phipps. Finks said he didn’t want to be “muddying the waters with another quarterback,” according to the story. Instead, he strangely worried about depth behind Walter Payton.
The Bears drafted Georgia running back Willie McClendon. He never had more than 37 carries in a season, playing behind workhorse Payton. In four NFL seasons, McClendon had 369 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
The 49ers took Montana with the last pick of the third round. Montana became one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, winning four Super Bowls.
The interesting thing about this article is that Fink didn't take Montana because he didn't want to muddy the waters with another QB? Even though he had arguably the worst QB trio in Bear's history? LMAO! Pure gold!
The Bears had the 66th pick. Montana was still on the board.
Pompei’s story details what happens next, and it’s fascinating. The Bears were set to take Montana, but then general manager Jim Finks said he wanted to think about it some more. The Bears had quarterbacks Bob Avellini, Vince Evans and Mike Phipps. Finks said he didn’t want to be “muddying the waters with another quarterback,” according to the story. Instead, he strangely worried about depth behind Walter Payton.
The Bears drafted Georgia running back Willie McClendon. He never had more than 37 carries in a season, playing behind workhorse Payton. In four NFL seasons, McClendon had 369 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
The 49ers took Montana with the last pick of the third round. Montana became one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, winning four Super Bowls.
The interesting thing about this article is that Fink didn't take Montana because he didn't want to muddy the waters with another QB? Even though he had arguably the worst QB trio in Bear's history? LMAO! Pure gold!