[Dixie Yooper]

"The Bears would have done well to keep him."

He was the first of two overrated rookies to seriously damage Ditka's reputation. Doug Flutie was a great player, but was not ready for the NFL right out of college. The Canadian League was a good move at the time.

[mjolnir]

i have to disagree. He didn't get a chance with Chicago to embarass Ditka, and he played pretty well at New England right after he left there, compiling a winning record there as a starter. The CFL was good for him, but he could have gotten seasoning in the NFL as well imo. Although I'll admit I'm out of my depth arguing CFL with a Yooper!

Did you hear about Tom (Iron Mountain)Izzo naming his son after Mateen Cleaves? Pretty awesome imo.