
The draft has not been rewarding to the Bears in recent years, says the Chicago Sun-Times. GM Jerry Angelo has not drafted a Pro Bowl position player since 2004, when the team selected defensive tackle Tommie Harris and cornerback Nathan Vasher. Those all-star appearances are well in their past. Both could be ex-Bears before next season. The Bears are one of 10 teams that haven't produced a Pro Bowl position player via the draft since 2005. Angelo has drafted 43 players in the last five drafts and they count 10 of those players as starters, but none of them are elite. No one is left from the 2005 draft. Devin Hester is the best the Bears have to show from 2006, an improving wide receiver but not the true No.1 talent the team has been forecasting for years. Greg Olsen leads the Class of 2007. The hope is right tackle Chris Williams, the top pick from 2008, blossoms into a left tackle the team doesn't have to worry about, but he has had back surgery and has struggled. This last draft was thin after the Cutler trade, but wide receiver Johnny Knox has provided a boost while safety Al Afalava is the flavor of choice this season in a secondary that has a history of rotating late-round draft picks like him.