Chicago Bears received Dan Buenning from Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
Chicago Bears received Dan Buenning from Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2008-09-02 trade. Chicago acquired guard Dan Buenning to add interior-line depth; his Bears tenure was short rather than a multi-year starting return. Tampa Bay Buccaneers's return was 2009 sixth round pick (#191-Coye Francies). Tampa Bay received the 2009 sixth-round pick and selected cornerback Coye Francies at No. 191. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
Chicago Bears Received
- player Dan Buenning
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Received
- pick 2009 sixth round pick (#191- Coye Francies )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2008-09-02, Chicago Bears received Dan Buenning, while Tampa Bay Buccaneers received 2009 sixth round pick (#191-Coye Francies). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
Chicago Bears Return
Chicago acquired guard Dan Buenning to add interior-line depth; his Bears tenure was short rather than a multi-year starting return. That result is the basis for Chicago Bears's B grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to Chicago Bears, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction Chicago Bears actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Return
Tampa Bay received the 2009 sixth-round pick and selected cornerback Coye Francies at No. 191, but Francies' regular-season NFL work came primarily away from Tampa Bay. That supports Tampa Bay Buccaneers's C grade. A condition that never triggered, a player who never appeared, or a pick sent elsewhere is treated differently from a contributor who actually played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The grade follows the realized outcome rather than the nominal size of the asset.
Value in Hindsight
The comparison is therefore specific to this exchange. Chicago Bears's result came from Dan Buenning; Tampa Bay Buccaneers's came from 2009 sixth round pick (#191-Coye Francies). The chain stops when an asset leaves the club, unless the club received another identifiable asset in that downstream move. That prevents the evaluation from assigning a later player's career to the wrong franchise.
Final Verdict
The supported grades are Chicago Bears B and Tampa Bay Buccaneers C, producing Chicago Bears Win. The key evidence is concrete: Chicago acquired guard Dan Buenning to add interior-line depth; his Bears tenure was short rather than a multi-year starting return. Tampa Bay received the 2009 sixth-round pick and selected cornerback Coye Francies at No. 191. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.