The Cutler Saga----The Trade and the Impact

8) Cutler gets traded to Chicago: On April 2nd, 2009, Jay Cutler was traded to Chicago for a 2009 1st 1st Round pick, 2009 3rd Round pick, a 2010 1st Rounder, and Kyle Orton. Critics feel that Chicago gave up a lot, but the Bears haven't had a franchise quarterback in decades, so they had to do it. The trade can be looked at many different ways. Denver used Chicago's first round pick in 2009 on Robert Ayers. This trade will not have any winners or losers for a long time. Only time will tell how both franchises made out on the deal. Potentially, this could be one of the biggest mistakes or trades by an NFL franchise. If Cutler goes on to win Super Bowls, then the McDaniels will be villified as a coach, and it will certainly hamper him from getting a Head Coaching job somewhere in the future. Bronco fans can talk about how Kyle Orton will have all of these weapons and a great offensive system, but let's be honest Kyle Orton isn't half the QB that Jay Cutler is. At best Orton is a serviceable player, but he is not a franchise QB like Cutler. As I said before, only time will tell who got the better of this deal. The problem with that is that McDaniels might not even be the Broncos Head Coach when this is all said and done.