Chicago, you were heard

You did it, Bears fans. You did it.

The Bears have traded for Jay Cutler, the young stud quarterback from Denver, at a price of two first-round draft choices, a third-rounder and quarterback Kyle Orton. It's a heavy price to give you what the Bears never have given. It's a price they never would have thought of paying just a few weeks ago.

So why now? You did it, Bears fans.

This is about fan empowerment. Steve Tadych of New Jersey did it. He wrote general manager Jerry Angelo to say so. Tadych loves the Bears, and he told Angelo this is a defining moment, for the Bears and for a fan.

''If the Bears do not grab this tremendous opportunity that is right in …