Huge Bears fan here as well. Much more Celtics/Bears Fans on this board than one could expect.
I love this deal, did the Bears pay out of the nose to get Cutler, sure, 2 firsts a 3rd and Orton. But the Bears had to do something to turn around that offense, With now Cutler and Forte the Bears have a great starting foundation. The Bears have a lot of work to do to shore up their Receivers, Hester right now is not a #1, his route running was better this year, but his hands were much like Perks on a fast break. The Bears need to address that in the 2nd Round and will need to use their Comp Pick in the 3rd on a DE or go after another WR. Sure they could make a play for an OL, but with the addition of Pace(if healthy 14 games in 2008), Omiyale(untested, really) and Shaffer(Browns starter) and Chris Williams hopefully healthy enough to be a starting tackle I think the Bears have made some great improvements on that line.
This is a move that the Bears had to make, Kyle Orton was a good QB but he is not a franchise changing QB, Cutler is.