Da Windy City

● By Ryan Heckman
It was one of the most memorable NFL trade deadlines in the history of the league. The Tuesday deadline passed, and several teams made significant moves that could impact not only this year, but the future — and the Chicago Bears were one of those teams. For starters, of course, we saw the Bears unload the Robert Quinn contract on the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round pick. With Quinn not being much of a factor so far, that was a huge victory for Ryan Poles. Secondly, we saw the Bears trade All Pro linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for second and fifth-round picks. While it is sad to see such a great player go, the path was clear for Poles and Smith to break up — the Bears were never paying him.