Chicago Bears insider pours cold water on explosive trade deadline

While the Chicago Bears have a roster ready to compete, it’s clear there are still some cracks throughout the foundation. As the trade deadline looms, fans have been pleading with the Bears to be buyers.

Specifically, Chicago could use help at cornerback and in the pass rush. For the latter issue, Montez Sweat has been suspended for two games while Dayo Odeyingbo is set to miss time with a quad injury. But even with their contributions, the Bears can afford to pack a bit more punch off the edge.

Chicago is hoping to have Kyler Gordon back on the field. But he alone may not fix the Bears’ secondary issues as both Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson have struggled. The franchise let up four 40+ yard passes against the Green Bay Packers in Week 5.

It’s clear to see why the Bears would swing a trade. But actually making an impact acquisition is a different story.

Insider pumps breaks on Chicago Bears buying spree

As the defending NFC North champions, Chicago has their eyes set on returning to the playoffs. However, they aren’t alone in that pursuit. With so much parity early on, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune is questioning how many true sellers there will be.

“There’s a month to go until the trade deadline, and there will be plenty for general manager Ryan Poles to weigh,” Biggs wrote. “It’s a little early to launch into deep talk about it. Through five weeks, 17 teams have a winning record, the Carolina Panthers are atop the NFC South at 2-2 and five teams are within a game of .500 at 2-3. That’s 23 of the 32 teams. So how many teams will be motivated to sell, and how big will the group of buyers be? That will sort itself out over the next few weeks.”

The trade deadline won’t occur until Week 10. By then, teams should have a better understanding of where their playoff hopes land. At least the teams at the bottom of the standings will be considered true sellers.

But if numerous teams stay in the playoff hunt, those potential sellers could become buyers. And if everyone is after the same limited targets, their price tag will only go up.

The Bears will have plenty of roster decisions to make leading up to the deadline. If general manager Ryan Poles and company believe outside reinforcements could help the team win now, they’ll be working the phones constantly.

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