NFL voice's thoughts on DJ Moore trade is exactly how Bears fans felt

The Chicago Bears had a busy offseason, and some moves were met with more praise than others. While it was tough to let some well-known veterans leave the roster, the team's trading of DJ Moore may end up being one of the better decisions the team could have made.

Seth Walder of ESPN ranked the best trades of the offseason and listed the Bears' trade of Moore to the Buffalo Bills as the best trade of the year.

"Moore's stock seems to have fallen precipitously since signing his extension that had a $27.5 million average per year. Despite that, the Bills will be taking on only a slightly cheaper contract: $90 million over four years ($22.5 million APY) though with all the guarantees this will be a one-year deal for $40 million, two years for $64.5 million or three for $73.5 million if they choose to end it early. Not only that, but the Bills gave up what ESPN's draft pick values would consider a late-third round pick to do it"
Seth Walder

The Chicago Bears receive praise for trading DJ Moore

This does make sense. Moore was never going to be a long-term fit on the Bears. He did not seem to feel comfortable with Caleb Williams, and they were never on the same page. That was only exemplified when Ben Johnson came in. Johnson drafted Luther Burden, and the team already has significant investments in Rome Odunze. That does not mention Colston Loveland, who may become the best pass-catching weapon on the roster.

So, Moore was becoming dead money and a bad culture fit. The Bears wanted to offload him. As Walder mentions, being able to dump his salary and then get a pick back as well is pretty significant. A lot of teams have to dump the player just to get the money relief, or at least take a lower-value draft pick.

Now, the team can turn the money saved and extra draft pick into addressing other needs.

If the Bears can turn that second-round pick into a defensive lineman or pass rusher, it would be a significant upgrade, taking a position where they have an excess of talent and turning it into help at an area of weakness. That would make it an even stronger win than it already was. Either way, this was a great job by the Bears' front office.