NFL Let's Make a Deal: Anquan Boldin to the Chicago Bears

Arizona paid quarterback Kurt Warner, and part of the package was a stipulation that they try to retain Anquan Boldin.

But Boldin wants to get his payday as well, and likely won't feel appreciated, both financially and in receptions, as long as he's splitting the field with Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston.

So how do the Cardinals move Boldin and improve their team at the same time? How about some trade talk with the Chicago Bears.

The Bears have an overwhelming need for a big-play receiver, which Boldin most certainly qualifies as in the prime of his career.

Opposite Devin Hester and outside of Greg Olsen, Boldin could be the key component of what might become a fairly potent passing attack. The problem the Bears have right now is that they need that catalyst to make the passing game effective; Boldin's the perfect fit.

So how do the Bears go about making a deal for Boldin? First, they need general manager Jerry Angelo to grow a pair and make a play for a significant free agent. After that, it's a matter of discussing the right pieces Arizona would want in return for their No. 1b receiver.

Last year, as they made an unprecedented run to the Super Bowl, the Cardinals did it in a similar fashion to the Colts team that beat the Bears in February of 2007—by outscoring their opponents and getting just enough timely defense to get a win.

They allowed over 220 yards per game through the air, meaning any game with the Cardinals would be filled with lots of air and not much running.

Last year, the Cardinals bolstered their passing defense by drafting Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to play one of the corner spots. The other, held down by Roderick Hood, hasn't been spectacular. If you allow as many passing yards as the Cardinals do, depth and quality in the secondary has to be an issue.

Enter Nathan Vasher, cornerback for the Bears. The Bears have sufficient enough depth to move one of their starting corners in a deal, and one would think that Vasher would certainly be enticing to the Cardinals' defensive coaches.

If the Bears offered Vasher and a mid-round draft pick, somewhere between the second and fourth rounds, for Boldin and a pick either later in the same round or later in the draft, it might be enough for both teams to pull the trigger.

The Cardinals would bolster their secondary and move up in the draft to potentially fill another need on their team, while the Bears would fill their biggest weakness at minimal overall cost.