#2. The Hiring Of Phil Emery (and Marc Trestman) – 2012
Holy hell, sorry to bring you back into this nightmare Bears fans. The only positive names associated with Phil Emery are Alshon Jeffery and Kyle Long. Outside of that, most of his time in Chicago could be classified as a trainwreck, including the hiring of Marc Trestman.
Bringing 14 years of experience and previously spending three years in Kansas City, the Bears chose Emery to become the teams fifth general manager. He was loosely connected to drafting Urlacher and Briggs when working as an area scout for the team back in 1998-2004. He replaced Jerry Angelo and hired Trestman to be his coach after firing Smith just a year into the job.
Trestman lasted just two years after going 13-19, then him and Emery were fired. The name Shea McClellin is popular in Chicago because he was Emery’s first draft pick and he sucked. Emery was also responsible for the Marshall trade and the selection of Hardin which both turned out to be bad decisions. Two of Emery’s three first round picks are huge busts (McClellin and Fuller), his third was Kyle Long.
Current general manager Ryan Pace is still trying to clear the roster of failed players from the Emery era. Most of the players he drafted aren’t even on the roster anymore and a good portion of the rest will go this off-season. Emery can also be linked to not bringing in competition for Cutler (#4 on this list) and our #1 choice for the absolute worst decision by the Chicago Bears franchise in the last five years ….
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