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My take is that the trade is the ultimate win-win.
The Bears are built to win now, they have an awesome defense and special teams, they just haven't been able to find a QB.
Now they solve that problem and are immediately the favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.....although I still don't think they'll be good enough to beat the best of the AFC once they get there.
The Broncos get Orton, who will compete with Chris Simms for the starting job. (If I were them I wouldn't draft a QB this year) One of those guys may be the answer at QB, especially Simms, who I don't think was ever given a fair chance to prove himself at the NFL level.
They have two 1st round picks this year to help rebuild their shoddy defense, and if Simms or Orton don't turn out to be the answer at QB, next year's QB class is loaded and they'll have two 1st round picks again, so they'll have the ammo to make a deal for whichever one they want.
If Simms or Orton turn out to be the answer at QB, then they can load up on that many more good players and be perennial contenders, the way San Diego did with all the picks they got for the Michael Vick and Eli Manning trades, respectively.
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