The Chicago Bears were a pretty average football team during the Jerry Angelo- Lovie Smith regime, consistently ranking in the middle of the pack from a statistical and win/loss perspective each year. Sure, they had a few peaks and valleys, but for the most part, Angelo was an average general manager, Smith an average head coach, and the team had an average roster.
When the McCaskeys decided to make a change in 2012, they let Angelo go and brought in renowned talent scout Phil Emery to head up the football operation. The McCaskeys were familiar with Emery, who had previously worked for the Bears as a scout from 1998- 2004, and in 2012, they decided to hire him as their next general manager.