More Cutler

I'm going to chime in on this Jay Cutler thing a little further. I think he's going to come to regret the decision he made to cry like a little girl when the Broncos originally considered shopping him in a three way trade that would have gotten them Matt Cassel at the start of the Free Agency Period. Because his feelings were so hurt that he could possibly be considered expendable, he got his panties in a knot and he's now found his way into the frozen, windy, Soldier Field on an offense that ranks in the bottom third of the league. Cutler's record as a starter and some stats like his TD-INT ratio are not as good as his Passing Yards numbers, and so he has deceptively snuck into the picture as a top rated QB. I think that with a pretty weak set of receivers and a coaching staff clearly not up to the offensive standards of Mike Shannahan's staff, Cutler is going to see those yardage numbers of his drop off this year. Given all of that, Denver did the best they could in this situation. They got back a QB with some experience in Kyle Orton. He's almost certainly not as good as Cutler, but he's probably workable in the right system and Broncos coach McDaniels has the reputation of being able to develop good quarterbacks. They also get some real high value draft picks with the 18th overall this year and the Bears' first rounder next year. The additional swap of a third rounder for a fifth rounder is essentially irrelevant unless either team gets lucky that deep.

Both teams should be better because of this trade. Chicago certainly gets someone who's better than what they had in their stable and Denver gets rid of a malcontent, actually getting quite a bit in return. I like the trade all around, except for the fact that Chicago will now have an even easier time beating up on the Lions this year.

Cutler to Chicago

Holy cow! The Bears got a quarterback!! Where was Chicago's name in all of the rumours? All I heard about for the last week was that Cutler would go to Tampa, or New York, or Detroit. Who had the Bears in that pool?

In other QB news, Stafford apparently wowed the Lions during his workout on Tuesday. This, of course, means that Detroit will pick him first in the draft, overpay him, then throw him to the wolves where he will be destined for massive failure and disappointment. 'Cause that's how the Lions roll. At least this year though, Detroit will probably win a game. Maybe.