Bears keep looking like geniuses for fleecing Chiefs in Joe Thuney trade

Chicago Bears OTA Offseason Workout | Michael Reaves/GettyImagesWhoever first said that comparison is the thief of joy was clearly not a sports blogger. Whenever any news breaks, it immediately becomes a referendum on the entire league. Was this a good idea? Would your team's GM do that? What does the official OverTheCap X account have to say? News isn't nearly as important as the reactions that follow.

So, naturally, the story about Kansas City making guard Trey Smith the highest-paid guard in the NFL is actually about the Bears. (Remember when Smith was going to sign with Chicago? Yeah, no, me neither.) The news dropped on Tuesday afternoon, about three minutes before the Jets decided to…