5 teams that should trade for Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton

1. Chicago Bears

It worked for Ryan Tannehill, so why can’t it work for Andy Dalton? It’s not precisely the same situation contract-wise, with years left on Tannehill’s deal as opposed to Dalton entering the final year of his, but the broad premise is the same: get traded to a team with a vulnerable starter, perhaps the most vulnerable starter in the league, and simply wait for an opportunity to play.

The Bears have expressed their commitment to Mitch Trubisky as their starting quarterback for 2020, but there’s no way they’re picking up his fifth-year option by the deadline in May. The Titans were doing the same thing last offseason, trying to quell the idea Tannehill was any threat to Marcus Mariota. Less than six games into last season, Mariota was benched, and Tannehill had the best year of is career as he wound up going 7-3 as the starter over the remainder of the regular season.

The Bears have a head coach and general manager who are on sneaky warm seats heading into next season. Trotting out Trubisky unabated again, with Chase Daniel as the backup and as no competition for the starting job, is not a great plan to get back to anywhere near where they were in 2018.

Trading for Dalton would not alter any future quarterback plans Chicago may have, looking past Trubisky. But it would create an interesting competition for the starting job, if nothing else, and naturally bolster the Bears’ outlook to win games next season if Trubisky remains subpar or gets hurt.