Cry Baby Jay on his way to the Windy City

In the biggest move of the offseason thus far, the Broncos have sent Quarterback Jay Cutler to Chicago for QB Kyle Orton, the Bears 2009 first round pick, 2010 first round pick, and 2009 third-round pick.

Personally, I think the Bears gave up WAAAY too much here for Cutler. Orton obviously wasn’t a Pro Bowl quarterback, but he was growing as a player and had shown sparks of greatness. Lovie Smith better watch his back, because if this thing falls apart, he’s going to be out of a job (though it probably won’t be his fault). The Bears don’t really have any big-time receivers for Cutler to throw to (definitely no Brandon Marshall), but they do have a rushing game. But one has to wonder how content Cutler will be to hand off to Matt Forte all game? The Bears now have to go out and get a wide reciever for Cutler, not to mention the help their secondary needs, with only one pick in the first three rounds.

From the Broncos side, they got a LOT here and Josh McDaniels should be able to re-stock the organization with the kind of players he wants. Interestingly, the Broncos did not attend USC’s pro day yesterday, which either means they aren’t interested in any of the USC linebackers as additions to their dreadfully awful linebacking corps, or they are so set on them that they didn’t feel the need to see them, meet with them, or talk to them in person. The Broncos organization, after being fairly solid and classy for many years under Mike Shanahan, is taking a down-turn. I wouldn’t be surprised if they finished 3rd in the West this year.

The Cardinals signed former Steelers FB Dan Kreider today. I always liked Kreider and I feel like the rushing game has dropped off since his absence (and since we stopped using a full back in general). Just one more former Steeler the Whiz adds to his roster.