Selected DT Ian Scott with 4th round pick (via NYJ)
Though he never became a star, Ian Scott filled a nice rotational role at defensive tackle for the Bears during a four-year run. He collected 95 tackles, two sacks and an interception.
– Traded 6th rounder (via NE) and two others for 5th rounder from Jaguars
Selected WR Justin Gage with 5th round pick (via JAX)
Gage became a solid special teams contributor and backup wide receiver for the Bears in four seasons. He made 67 catches for 936 yards with four touchdowns in that span. Though not a highlight reel, he did make some nice catches during the playoff years in 2005 and 2006.
That’s about it. For giving up the #4 pick the Bears got four players in total. The sum result of it? Not much. Haynes was a bust and out of the league after three years. Grossman started on the Super Bowl team but was a big reason they lost. Scott and Gage with solid backups. It should be noted that in in the 10 slots of draft position including #4 that Angelo gave up in that trade, five future Pro Bowlers were selected.
Ironically one of them was a future star pass rusher named Terrell Suggs.
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This is not to say trading back always leads to disaster, but history shows it tends not to yield the grand prizes fans expect despite a haul of extra picks. Sometimes the best course of action is to simply stay put and get the best possible impact player available.
Then again two years later Angelo had the #4 pick again and used it on Cedric Benson. So maybe it was just the GM wasn’t very good at his job.
