{"id":135815,"date":"2022-10-05T16:28:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=135815"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:05:32","slug":"bears-broncos-chargers-trade-robert-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/05\/bears-broncos-chargers-trade-robert-quinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Star Floated as Potential Trade Target for AFC Contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears are trending in the wrong direction despite being the owners of a .500 record at 2-2. Their offensive futility has overshadowed a defense that is dead-last against the run. The Bears\u2019 defense ranking fourth in passing yards allowed. The caveat is that they\u2019ve faced the fewest passing attempts in the NFL. If teams can run the ball on you, they will. The Bears found that out by allowing 262 rushing yards to the New York Giants in their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/02\/bears-matt-eberflus-luke-getsy-justin-fields\/\" target=\"_self\">20-12 Week 4 loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly one-quarter of the regular season is now behind us. The hypothetical trade scenarios are coming out as teams\u2019 needs become clearer. That has brought a familiar name back into the forefront of the Bears trade chatter.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/01\/02\/the-chicago-bears-close-out-home-schedule-with-robert-quinn-making-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Robert Quinn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Robert Quinn Floated as Potential Trade Option as Bears Struggle<\/h2>\n<h3>Quinn\u2019s Impact on Bears<\/h3>\n<p>The 32-year-old Quinn&#8217;s Bears tenure has been as up-and-down as anyone. He signed a hefty five-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/robert-quinn-7729\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$70 million<\/a> contract ($38 million guaranteed) two years ago with former Bears general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/07\/13\/the-ryan-pace-experiment-underway-for-atlanta-falcons\/\" target=\"_self\">Ryan Pace<\/a> still in charge. His first season was down with the veteran recording just two sacks after missing much of the offseason with a mysterious injury.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn bounced back last season, breaking the franchise single-season sack record with 18.5 takedowns of the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>This year, he is off to another slower start for the rebuilding Bears.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where is Robert Quinn?!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dadCFgYM3z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dadCFgYM3z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bears on CHSN (@CHSN_Bears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHSN_Bears\/status\/1576669821466468352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuinn hasn&#8217;t been as prolific a pass-rusher this season (one sack, three QB pressures),\u201d begins Kristopher Knox of <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10051168-2022-nfl-trade-block-big-board-entering-week-5\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bleacher Report<\/a>, \u201cbut he showed that he can be elite in 2021. He finished that campaign with 18.5 sacks and 34 quarterback pressures\u2026Can Quinn regain his Pro Bowl-caliber form this year? Probably, but it&#8217;s unlikely to happen in a bad Bears defense. No squad has allowed more rushing yards than Chicago, which means opposing teams aren&#8217;t inclined to drop back and pass often. The Bears&#8217; opponents have attempted a league-low 101 passes this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bears general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/05\/01\/chicago-bears-gm-ryan-poles-sends-strong-message-about-plans-for-roster\/\" target=\"_self\">Ryan Poles<\/a> said he held onto Quinn because the defense needs him as one of the few proven commodities. Quinn himself has said that he has never asked to be traded anyway, saying that he\u2019s grown \u201ctired of moving\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>AFC West Could Come Calling<\/h3>\n<p>He has played for four teams in his 12-year career. That includes going through the Rams\u2019 transition from St Louis to Los Angeles. Interestingly enough, he has never been traded despite being a part of several teams that performed poorly on the whole. Quinn has also been rather up-and-down in his career posting 30 combined sacks in 2019 and 2020 but just 8.5 in 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">9.) Brisker is fun. He&#39;s a tone-setter for this defense. He&#39;s going to be fun to watch develop throughout the year. <\/p>\n<p>10.) *Paging Robert Quinn* &#8211; going to be hard to trade him when he&#39;s not doing anything<\/p>\n<p>11.) This offensive line is bad. Losing Cody Whitehair is big.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Eurich (@MattEurich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattEurich\/status\/1576668068717248513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Knox still believes these current set of circumstances are ripe for a deal sending the three-time Pro Bowler to the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuinn&#8217;s $12.8 million base salary is pass-rusher reasonable, and we&#8217;d expect teams to make serious inquiries if Chicago&#8217;s slide continues. While the Broncos have just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/cap\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$9.1 million<\/a> in cap space available and would have to clear a little room, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/27\/the-denver-broncos-defense-pulls-through-against-the-san-francisco-49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">[Randy] Gregory<\/a>&#8216;s injury makes Denver a sensible landing spot. The Los Angeles Chargers, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$6.5 million<\/a> in space, would have to be even more financially creative. However, they are another logical landing spot. The Chargers recently placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/10\/05\/nfl-rumors-lamar-jackson-joey-bosa-derek-carr-robert-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Joey Bosa<\/a> on injured reserve, and his groin tear appears more serious than originally believed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bears are at the stage of their rebuild where their sole focus should be on acquiring draft capital to beef up their ranks cheaply. They are also projected to have a lot of cap space next offseason opening the door to add frontline starters that way.<\/p>\n<h3>Quinn\u2019s Play Complicates Matters<\/h3>\n<p>As it stands, whatever return on a trade the Bears might have gotten is likely reduced further due to Quinn\u2019s struggles in a defense that is playing poorly. Of course, with just three weeks until the Week 8 trade deadline, don\u2019t rule anything out. Poles\u2019 stance was admirable coming into the season having yet to see what this group could be on the field.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yxXMNtG7l8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/04\/bears-mock-draft-bryce-young-replace-justin-fields\/\" target=\"_self\">Latest Mock Draft Has Bears Finding Justin Fields&#8217; Replacement<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Latest Mock Draft Has Bears Finding Justin Fields&#8217; Replacement&#8221; &#8212; Last Word on Pro Football\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/04\/bears-mock-draft-bryce-young-replace-justin-fields\/embed\/#?secret=SlRL7BXgvT#?secret=yxXMNtG7l8\" data-secret=\"yxXMNtG7l8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But we have seen that even someone as unique as Quinn at such a vital position cannot do it all on his own. Barring some dramatic turnaround, it makes sense to get something for Quinn now.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn still has two years and over $35 million on his contract. They could stick it out with him this season and cut him in the offseason. That would result in $8 million of dead money. It still seems far more prudent to try and maximize the value he has left \u2013 it\u2019s only going down at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"fcEeZHHXQ-9TSBlR_krF2A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1415692023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fcEeZHHXQ-9TSBlR_krF2A',sig:'cVxOJdG2BSiiJd903Pj_U-i0x4et1ZhtUJgCyvwDrkk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1415692023',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears are trending in the wrong direction bringing Robert Quinn back into the forefront in trade chatter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":135817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,23],"tags":[7657,7544,697],"class_list":["post-135815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-bears","tag-bears-featured","tag-chicago-bears-roster","tag-robert-quinn"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}