So, we know the Bears draft poorly. First round picks in the Jerry Angelo era have been almost uniformly busts, with a couple major exceptions: Brian Urlacher, franchise player, and Tommie Harris, injury-prone potential franchise player. They are two shining diamonds of talent in a smelly coal mine of mediocrity.

Ah, but guess what? The verdict’s still out. David Haugh’s Bears column reveals a semi-shocking detail today — doctors from other teams took Harris off their draft board because he “had the body of a 35-year-old”:

According to an executive with that team who recalled those words this week amid the fuss over Harris’ knee, the team doctor recommended taking Harris off the draft board completely given his medical history. During a meeting with the team’s football personnel, the doctor detailed problems with Harris’ groin, shoulder and knee.

“We had a veteran tackle who was going to be [33] at the time and I remember the doctor saying, after 10 years in the league, that player’s body was in better medical condition than Harris,’ ” the executive said. That was four years and 61 NFL games ago for Harris, 25.

Exciting! Tommie Harris, one of the Bears’ best players, is about as brittle as the average 35 year old. Oh, not just the average 35-year-old human being — that would be OK. He’s as brittle as the average 35-year-old football player. Which means he probably can’t walk.

This isn’t even Harris’s fault. He seems like a great dude, and he has mad dance moves. But it’s baffling, yet again, how bad the Bears have drafted. Even when they succeed, they still sort of fail.