Blowing Smoke and Dinosaurs: The Poetry of Jerry Angelo

Jerry Angelo had a big weekend, drafting five players for the Bears, ticking off the Ravens, and pulling off a trade to grab the player they wanted. He also spoke to the media in the way only Jerry Angelo can -- poetically.

Here, presented in the form of poetry, actual quotes from Angelo's mouth about the draft.

Free safeties are like dinosaurs, you can't find them
getting confirmation from the defensive coordinator there made us believe our lying eyes.
We really emphasize the quality of player.
It is more mental toughness than it is an athletic trait,
So he has very good toughness.
So, it's hard to find a guy.
I wish I found a bottle on the beach.

You read the tea leaves right, that we would make a move and
We had an opportunity to make a move earlier ... earlier
The bottom line is they've got to have the fiber to play and that's the glue that's going to allow all these traits to come to fruition
and hopefully create long careers.
So, it's hard to find a guy.
I wish I found a bottle on the beach.

The distractions on the outside really weren't a big deal.
We are focused on what we control.
Maybe he was blowing smoke, but it's good to know that other people knew him anyhow.
In a long version, we just felt like, because he is that hard to find
Let's not look a gift horse in the mouth.
So, it's hard to find a guy.
I wish I found a bottle on the beach.

So, it's hard to find a guy.
I wish I found a bottle on the beach.
I wish I found a bottle on the beach.
Bottle on the beach.