Bears GM Ryan Poles was deemed a genius after he agreed to trade the No. 1 overall pick to the Panthers in exchange for picks No. 9 and 61 in the 2023 draft, a 2024 first round pick, a second round pick in 2025 and DJ Moore, who had racked up three 1,000 yard seasons in his five-year career.

In theory, it was a smart move. Chicago believed it already had its franchise quarterback in Justin Fields, so gaining a plethora of draft assets — most notable the 2024 first from Carolina that looks destined to be a top 10 pick — as well as a proven weapon on the outside for your young quarterback made all the sense in the world.

The problem? The Bears don’t have a franchise quarterback.

It’s time we all admit that Fields might just not be very good. He completed 58.9 percent of his passes as a rookie. That number improved to just 60.4 percent in year two while he threw for just 2,242 yards with a 17-11 TD-INT ratio. He did, however, run for 1,143 yards.

The numbers don’t tell the whole story. Fields is erratic, makes bad decisions with the football and will tuck and run before going through all his reads. His team also doesn’t win very many games when he’s under center.

If you’re a Bears fan, here’s your positive spin on the trade: if Fields sucks, and the Panthers suck, which seems all but destined at this point, you’re looking at two high picks in the 2024 draft, one that seems rich on quarterback talent. There’ll be a chance to dip back in the draft for the 1,000,000,000 time for a signal caller. Maybe this time they’ll get it right. Maybe they’ll draft this years version of Mitch Trubisky.

Worst case scenario? One of the 2023 quarterbacks the Bears could have taken ends up being a player. The guy I’d be most nervous about? Anthony Richardson.

I would have taken Richardson No. 1 last year. Bryce Young’s size scared me off. CJ Stroud’s play outside the Georgia game worried me. Richardson wasn’t good at Florida, playing with little to no talent around him, but had the size, athleticism and arm strength that would make anyone salivate over the potential.

Through five quarters — Richardson was knocked out with a concussion on Sunday — Richardson looks like the player Bears fans think they have in Fields. He hasn’t made boneheaded decisions, his size and athleticism stand out on an NFL level and he doesn’t look overwhelmed sitting in the pocket.

Fields, now in his third season, looks far worse than Richardson so far this season. It looks like another misevaluation for the Bears organization at the most crucial spot, and one that will require yet another reset this offseason.

Here are some other observations from the weekend:

The Jets need to move off of Zach Wilson

Even I somewhat feel for Jets fans. I can’t imagine the high after seeing Rodgers run onto Metlife’s Field carrying the American flag on 9/11 before Monday’s opener. I’d imagine that was the most joy Jets fans have felt in their entire existence on earth.

That high lasted all of four plays before Jets fans were brought back to earth. It was cruel. From Super Bowl aspirations to another season of Zach Wilson, the quarterback who was jettisoned and mocked after Rodgers was brought on board.

It can’t last. Wilson was terrible against Dallas on Sunday and based on his track record against Belichick, Sunday won’t be any better. You think Jets fans are disappointed? Imagine how the locker room feels. That will only get worse as the weeks go on, and Joe Douglas has to make a move to get the players back on board. Is there anyone out there who can do that? Maybe not, but you can’t just let Wilson go out there and run around like a chicken with its head cut off for 15 more weeks.

I don’t think Sean Payton puts up with Russell Wilson too much longer

How the mighty have fallen.

Russell Wilson has aged like milk. His arm is gone, his fake confidence is gone, his legs are gone. The Broncos are left with an old, short, immobile quarterback that they’re paying 50 million dollars a year to. If Wilson worked for the Walton’s other business, he’d be relegated to Walmart greeter duty.

I don’t imagine Sean Payton will put up with this much longer. He signed Jarrett Stidham this offseason and the former Patriot seems poised to start sooner rather than later.

The Miami offense is for real

Maybe it was just seeing it against my Pats, but Miami’s offense seemed to have an answer for anything the Pats threw at them.

The speed is real. Between Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, defenses are forced on their heels all game. New England tried countering it by playing its corners and safeties — sometimes three safeties at once — playing 10-plus yards off the ball.

As you’d imagine, that opens things up for the short game and the run game, which the Dolphins took advantage of all night. As soon as the Pats countered and went with a press man look Tua hit Waddle for a 30-yard gain over the top.

Pick your poison. Miami will welcome the shell coverage as it protects against its weak offensive line and allows Tua to get the ball out quick and not take hits. New England’s pass rush, one of the best in the league, was neutralized by this.

Take away the run and heat up Tua? Goodluck finding multiple corners who can run with Hill and Waddle. Just ask Brandon Staley about that. The Dolphins started strong last year and cooled off down the stretch. Can Mike McDaniel come up with counters in his second year once coordinators find a way to slow down the speed? We will see.

Speaking of Staley, how does he have a job?

This one will be short and sweet. Brandon Staley is the guy who everyone in the media was fawning over when he talked about caring more about concussions than other coaches. He says all the right cliches and treats the dorks in the media nice so they say nice things about him.

I have to wonder how many of the dorks in media who acted like there was a correlation between giving friendly, cliche riddled press conferences and being a good head coach stand now? It’s funny- when Staley was first doing it he was Twitter’s golden boy. Now, they mock him endlessly.

It’s almost like the guy was a phony from the start. And, per usual, social media and the people who cover football ate it up. You can’t be a successful leader without being honest. Go back and watch the press conferences he was praised for and tell me if that’s someone you honestly believe. I feel like I’m the only one on the planet that saw through it.

What he couldn’t hide was the fact that his defenses have been atrocious during his tenure. He’s supposed to be a defensive genius! If he was anywhere besides the Chargers, he’d have been fired years ago.

Good job, Spanos family. You’re about to waste another year of Justin Herbert’s prime.