Bears QB: A Cut(ler) Above

After a long and unwieldly process, Jay Cutler is officially a Chicago Bear. The Chicago Sun-Times' Mike Mulligan has the story:

The Bears acquired quarterback Jay Cutler today for No. 1 draft picks in 2009 and 2010, a No. 3 pick this year and Kyle Orton, the Sun-Times has learned. The Bears receive the Broncos' fifth-round draft pick this year.

This is obviously exciting news for Bears fans.

Jay Cutler is, without equivocation, the most talented -- if not best -- quarterback in Bears history. He's a potential perennial Pro Bowler. He has a great arm. He immediately changes the dynamic of the Bears franchise. And he will re-energize a Bears fandom bored by GM Jerry Angelo's occasionally sleepy offseason.

And for what? The Bears got Cutler for a few picks and Kyle Orton. Sure, those picks are valuable, and sure, Kyle Orton gets a bad rap. But it's really, really hard to question the trade; it makes the Bears better in the short and long term, and it's hard to argue with that.

Big trade. Big story. Plenty more analysis to come.

Eamonn Brennan is a Chicago-based writer, editor and blogger who is dancing in his apartment.. You can also read him at Yahoo! Sports, Mouthpiece Sports Blog, and Inside The Hall, or at his personal site, eamonnbrennan.com. Follow him on Twitter.

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