Why Would the Bears Tim Ruskell?

If your the Chicago Bears why would you hire Tim Ruskell to be your new general manager?  Why would the Bears fire Jerry Angelo only to hire one of his lieutenants; a guy who was ran out of Seattle for his terrible personal decisions. Angelo wasn’t the greatest GM in the NFL, but he is light years above what Ruskell would bring to the table.

Ruskell took over a semi young Seahawk Super Bowl caliber roster in 2005 and within 3 season the Seahawks were a dismal 4-12 team.  Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun Times takes a look at Ruskell’s 5 drafts while he was in Seattle. If you notice non of Ruskells 4 first round picks are no longer on the team.  Neither is Deon Branch; who Ruskell traded a first pick for in 2007. Ruskell always forced out Mike Holmgren. Bad draft picks and letting players like Steve Hutchinson leave in free agency are exactly the reasons why the Bears shouldn’t Ruskell.

If the Bears decided to hire Ruskell to be their GM; this would set the Bears back for years.  If your looking for more reasons why the Bears shouldn’t hire Ruskell check out this list on the Bears report on ESPN.com.  If the Bears actually hire Ruskell I would have to question the people at the top of the Bears organization.