Cutler To The Bears

According to Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com and reported by ProFootballTalk.com Jay Cutler is a Chicago Bear. The rumored cost of Cutler - 2 first round picks, a third round pick and Kyle Orton. The Bears will receive Cutler and fifth round pick from the Broncos.

So how does this look for the Bears? It could be worse. I think they would've been better off swapping Urlacher or Hester instead of a 2nd first round pick but they needed Cutler. Orton is extraneous with Cutler on board so throwing him in the deal amounts to nothing. For a Bears team with a lot of needs this is a pretty big deal.

Look for the Bears to get a bit more active with the available free agents. I could see both Orlando Pace and Torry Holt getting long looks by the Bears now. They need OL and WR help and with only 1 pick on the first day of the draft they will have to look elsewhere to fill those needs. Not to mention they need pass-rush help, another corner or two and possibly two safeties. Maybe they turn around now and deal Urlacher for an additional second round pick. I doubt it, but with the Cutler acquisition the Chicago front office has bought themselves at least a year's worth of goodwill.

This should help take a little bit of leverage away from Donovan McNabb, the Bears were always the go-to team in any McNabb trade scenario. I think Brandon Marshall should be able to hold most of his fantasy value but I would expect Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokely to lose some value with the loss of Cutler. Tony Scheffler will have a new address soon enough. One guy I like more today is Greg Olsen. Cutler loves him some tight ends and Olsen is very similar to Tony Scheffler.

More thoughts later. I can't wait to hear the reactions from Washington and New York.