Why Matt Forte Will Be a Valuable but Dangerous Trade-Deadline Commodity

October 10, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

The Chicago Bears are entering a time when short-term anguish will lead to long-term gains. Or at least that’s the ideal goal of any rebuilding phase, with this one taking place under a new head coach and a new general manager.
The old, decaying pieces of a franchise that’s qualified for the postseason only once since 2007 will slowly be chipped away and replaced with youthful promise. Anyone not considered a future cornerstone could be subjected to increasingly brisk trade winds as the Nov. 3 deadline draws closer.
Defensive end Jared Allen and outside linebacker Jon Bostic have already been dealt, but the fire sale still hasn’t reached full-inferno mode quite yet. If it does and the team’s most valuable commodity is shopped, what happens next could answer a few grand trade-deadline questions that extend far beyond Bears headquarters.
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