Former Exec: 'Bears eyed a different QB before Cutty trade'

The franchise was screwed up and dying a slow horrible death at that point and it really didn't matter who was our QB.  Our problems went so much deeper than the QB woes.  After 2010 we mostly ended up 3rd or dead last in the NFCN.  Cutler was a tease because he did have a lot of raw talent.  But he didn't have the mental gears to go along with the talent.  I think the franchise had to hit rock bottom like it did in 2017 before things could begin to get better.  I'm just thankful we have Pace/Nagy now.  You at least feel like we are on the right track.  

Honestly, I don't think we would have done any worse back then if we had just gone with Kyle Orton.  No, we would not have done any better either.  Cassel, Cutler, Orton... whomever - it really didn't matter at that point.  

Cutler over castle but not for 2 1sts Orton and swapping 3rd for a 5th.

I remember the trade well, I remember saying Cutler in chicago without the den ol wrs tes and coach's wasn't that much better then Orton in Chicago with these coaches ol amd wrs that made him worth 2 1sts and Orton. I also remember that was the beggining of the eternal fight with soulman bc he refused to believe Cutler wouldnt be great and that everything else was the problem, players coaches his etc, and always believed the deal heavily favored Chicago.

1 playoff win wasnt worth 1st let alone everything else