Bears trade deadline fallout: Grades, updated draft picks, depth chart, and more

Chicago Bears fans had reason to celebrate even before the NFL trade deadline passed, as general manager Ryan Poles wanted to go get Jeffery Simmons far ahead of time in order to help this team win games as quickly as possible.

But, this fan base was hoping for more.

The Bears' clear weakness, after the Simmons trade, was within their secondary. They watched other teams, around the league, execute deals to bring in defensive backs, before the deadline passed.

Unfortunately, Poles and the Bears failed to make any more deals. The team will now have to move forward with Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson and Malik Muhammad as their outside corners, with the first two not inspiring a whole lot of…