The Chicago Bears have tabbed Phil Emery as their new GM. What everyone wants to know is what we can expect from him, particularly in the draft. In the coming days, I’m sure we’ll have plenty of interviews with him during which we’ll get a better idea of the direction in which he wants to take the team. For now though, let’s start with a list of some of the players that have been drafted by the teams he’s worked with.
Before I go into the list of players, it’s important to note that dozens of people have input into a team’s draft picks. As a result, it’s impossible for us to know how much credit Emery himself should get for any pick, good or bad. That fact notwithstanding, here’s a list of the positions Emery has held and some notable draft picks by his teams during that period:
Area Scout for Bears 1998-2004
Olin Kreutz
Marty Booker
Jerry Azumah
Brian Urlacher
Mike Brown
Charles Tillman
Lance Briggs
Tommie Harris
Nathan Vasher
Director of College Scouting and Regional Scout for Falcons 2004-2009
Roddy White
Jonathan Babineaux
Justin Blalock
Matt Ryan
Director of College Scouting for Chiefs 2009-2011
Eric Berry
Dexter McCluster
Jonathan Baldwin
Justin Houston
Certainly a pretty good list. As I mentioned earlier, though, we can’t be sure how many of these (or the less successful) picks Emery is greatly responsible for. We must mention, though, that Falcons president Rich McKay has said that Emery had strong convictions about Roddy White and he convinced the Falcons to draft him. This, in and of itself, should be enough to get Bears fans excited.
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