This Bears trade pitch is so flawed it makes you read it twice

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles has made his fair share of good moves over the years, as well as having some blunders come back and bite him.

One recent, proposed trade idea would certainly get tossed into the latter category, as Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport believes Chicago should venture to trade defensive tackle Andrew Billings.

Moton uses Billings' recent injury and the Bears' addition of Grady Jarrett to justify the possible move:

"The problem is that with Jarrett in Chicago and promising youngster Gervon Dexter also on the roster, the role moving forward for veteran nose tackle Andrew Billings is unclear. The 30-year-old has missed significant time in three of the past five seasons—including nine games a year ago with a torn pectoral muscle"

There is no logic behind the Bears trading Andrew Billings

If you look just at last year's New Orleans Saints defense, Dennis Allen had six defensive linemen play at least 40 percent of snaps (Khalen Saunders played 39.13 percent, but we're rounding up). Now in Chicago, Allen is going to use Billings. There is no doubt about it.

To think Allen wouldn't want to use one of the better run-stuffing defensive linemen there is ... is just baffling.

The Bears' defensive line is going to see a lot of Jarrett, Dexter and Billings rotating up front in order to keep them fresh. They're equally as important to this line, regardless of who is starting.

"But when healthy, Billings is a capable lane-clogger, and he could net a Day 3 pick from another club this summer—especially if a team suffers an injury along the interior of the defensive line," Davenport wrote.

I have one question to this point: what happens if the Bears suffer an injury to the likes of Dexter or Jarrett? Where do the Bears turn, then?

It hardly seems like a good idea, in theory, to trade Billings when trying to use this type of logic. It simply doesn't check out.

No, the Bears shouldn't trade Billings because of his injury history. Neither should they trade him in case of another team's injury situation. And, they definitely shouldn't trade him because of an "unclear" role.

Billings will have a steady role, don't you worry.