The Chicago Bears have been notorious for overpaying for bigger names in the league by trade or through free agency only to get nothing significant in return. The latest Bears move has Chicago sending defensive end Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 4th round pick. Plus, the Bears will pick up most of Quinn’s salary to cement the deal. In 2020, Bears broke open their piggy bank and splurged for the defensive end, Quinn, who became a free agent after one season in Dallas as he had 11.5 sacks for the Cowboys in 2019. Ryan Pace then was General Manager of the Bears & his thought process was having Quinn on one side with Khalil Mack on the other side. Opposing offenses would not know what hit them. Pace gave Quinn a 5-year deal worth 70 million for his services. The new regime is in place now after Ryan Pace’s grand scheme failed miserably. The new GM is cleaning up after that Pace disaster as Ryan Poles has gotten nothing of what Pace paid by dealing Quinn and Mack this year.

The Mighty Quinn has played in the NFL for now 12 seasons as he is 32 years old and has 102 sacks to his name. Robert Quinn started his career in St. Louis with the Rams as he moved with the team to LA to play two seasons on the West coast. Since leaving the Rams organization, Quinn has played for 4 teams in 4 seasons. Miami, Dallas, Chicago & now heading to Philadelphia. This season, under the new defensive scheme from new head coach Matt Eberflus the Mighty Quinn, has struggled seven games in the season. Quinn has only 1 sack, with 3 quarterback hits, and two tackles for losses which is not enough production for the money he gets. The first year with the Bears, during the pandemic, Quinn only had two sacks the entire season as he played in 15 games. Last season, Quinn went ape shit as he killed many of the quarterbacks throughout the league racking up 18 1/2 sacks which broke the Bears all-time single season record held by Hall of Famer Richard Dent. Quinn was 1/2 sack short of his career single season record back with the Rams in 2013 when he had 19 sacks.

It’s great seeing the new guy, Ryan Poles, cleaning out the bad stench that the old regime of Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy left at Halas Hall. When the Bears first signed Robert Quinn, I screamed out loud over why an overpaid defense end whose track record is not very solid. Every other year on the back of Quinn’s football card he does well. Not even consistent. Bears needed offensive line help back then of which they still do, to this present day. Some things never change. Bears instead overpaid for a guy that had one good season in Chicago. Bears could have traded Quinn last year while he was hot to trot as the team was not going anywhere. Perhaps we could get a taker to pay all the money on this guy’s contract and maybe two draft picks instead of a lone 4th rounder. Bears lost in the Khalil Mack deal as they gave up the cow to the Raiders for Mack. Chargers then gave up a few beans to the Bears to take Mack off our hands. I know it’s Ryan Poles’ first year as a General Manager so he’s getting his feet wet. I like how he’s collecting draft picks as the old regime gave them away like Halloween candy. If Poles avoids trading up one spot to grab the Mitch Trubisky’s of the world, then we have a solid plan in the works. Some will say why did the Bears trade a guy after the team just beat the Patriots. Stop it. Bears are not going to the playoffs just because they beat another inferior team like the Patriots. I think the Bears should now deal their best player, Roquan Smith. The linebacker had beef about his contract earlier this season. Smith even cried in front of a press conference when he was asked about Robert Quinn being traded. Deal Smith while you can get something more, then wait until next year pissing him off with a franchise tag. Quinn is a well-respected Irish name, but enough is enough with signing guys with this last name. Jonathan Quinn was a fraud at quarterback years ago when the starter went down, and he was forced into action. Robert Quinn now holds a Bears legend record in a very bad year in Bears history. The Mighty Quinn’s… we have seen enough.