Bears Trade for a Quarterback Just a Little Too Late

Brought to you by TheSportingtruth.com.

When the Denver Broncos traded Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears, what shocked me first was how much more the Broncos got than the New England Patriots did when they traded Matt Cassel to the Chiefs.

Cutler, just like Cassel, has had one Pro Bowl-caliber season, but Cassel doesn’t come with the baggage Cutler brings. So why did the Patriots get just a second-round pick, while the Broncos got two first-round picks and a third-round pick?

The other reason the trade surprised me is because I don’t understand why, all of the sudden, the Bears felt the need to get a quality quarterback. Over the last few years, they easily could have gotten a quality quarterback like Cutler for a package similar to the one they offered to the Broncos. 

As glad as I am that the Bears finally have a capable quarterback, I'm just as upset that it took them this long.

I’m not a Bears fan, but I do hate seeing talented teams waste seasons of potential promise because their managment's failure to fix their glaring holes. 

The timing of this deal reminds me of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006. From 2002 to 2005 the Chiefs had one of the greatest offenses ever assembled.  NFL experts at the time claimed that if the Chiefs could just put together an average defense instead of an awful one, they could be the best team in the NFL. 

It took Chiefs management until after 2005 to finally make some moves that made the defense somewhat capable. However, by then it was too late, as the Chiefs no longer had an elite offense.

So, how does this relate to the Bears? Well, the Bears' defense in 2005 and 2006 was as incredible as the Chiefs' offense was from 2002 to 2005. However, over the last two years, the defense has started to regress and they are no longer as elite as they once were.  

The Bears have finally made the move everyone has been asking for—I just fear that they may be just a little too late.