The tandem of Olsen and Crumpler would had been nice this season, but I'm hoping that Gronk and Hernandez will put it together by seasons end and give the Pats the blocking/receiving combo that Olsen and Crumpler ever could. Acquiring Olsen would had left Hernandez to be picked by some other team and the Pats to look for a lesser block-first TE to develop.
I liked the way it worked out and I definitely like the gumption that Belichick displayed by playing chicken with the Bears, hoping they would lower the price for Olsen. The burden was on the Bears to make the move. The Pats should had been, by no means, be under the gun to make the trade and weren't (IMO).