Former Chicago Bears Scout Makes Foolish Comment
Former Chicago Bears Scout Greg Gabriel recently jammed his foot in his mouth.
Greg Gabriel has done it again.
Gabriel was a long-time NFL scout who spent several seasons with the New York GIants and nearly a decade with the Chicago Bears’ scouting department.
Since his departure from the franchise, Gabriel has made a name for himself in local Chicago media doing regular work for 670 The Score or writing for some local outlets.
Gabriel has become well-known for his opinionated tweets and his sometimes combative personality when he engages and argues with others on social media.
Gabriel got quite the social media reaction earlier this week when he made a comment that left several people scratching their heads.
Football fans for years have been critical of scouts because Antonio Brown slid 6th round. I think we’ve seen in the last few days why. There were issues while he was in college, so he fell. Teams know what they are doing
— Greg Gabriel (@ggabefootball) January 3, 2019
The comments section to this tweet is quite comical. If you check out Gabriel’s timeline, he doubled down and even tripled down on the comment. He stayed combative and cocky, calling everyone who disagreed with him stupid.
I love how some people are just sooo stupid
— Greg Gabriel (@ggabefootball) January 3, 2019
I knew twitter was full of a lot of idiots. Didn’t realize there were this many.
— Greg Gabriel (@ggabefootball) January 3, 2019
Bottom line, any off the field issues that Antonio Brown has had pale in comparison to his accomplishments on the field. Not to mention the fact that Brown did not drop in the draft because of his “questionable character,” he dropped because he’s only 5’10, he had good but not overly impressive college stats and he went to Central Michigan. He was ranked as the 37th best receiver in his draft class and none of that had to do with character.
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Make no mistake about it, Antonio Brown is headed to the hall of fame. He’s been one of, if not the best receiver in the NFL for the last five years. He’s gone to seven Pro Bowls, been first team All-Pro four times and is well on his way to finishing top ten all-time in both receptions and receiving yards.
If Gabriel wants to defend his scouting friends because of what Antonio Brown was when he came out of college, that’s fine, but to try to say that scouts were justified to not draft Brown sooner because of his off the field trouble (that didn’t exist) is just a ridiculous comment.
Gabriel has made a name for himself in Chicago media circles, but sometimes you just need to know when to take a loss.