Only The Super Bowl Will Determine Who Won The Culter Trade

No one likes a draw and everyone wants to know who won. So, in examining the trade of the Jay Cutler from the Broncos to the Bears we have to find a winner. Unfortunately there isn’t one until one of these two teams brings home the hardware.   After years of impatiently waiting many Broncos fans finally thought they had found a quarterback who would lead them back to Super Bowl glory.   When Cutler forced the trade many Broncos faithful were happy with the deal—two first round draft picks, a third, and Kyle Orton. This sounds like sufficient enough compensation, but examining a little further reveals another answer.   In the 2006 draft Denver had two first round picks, their own pick and the Redskins’. Prior to the draft Denver traded both of those picks to San Francisco to move up to the 13th pick. On draft day Denver then traded a third round pick to move up and select Cutler.   In essence when Denver received it’s compensation from Chic...