Teams trade qb's to rebuild when the qb gets old and the team wants to get younger with draft picks. Not when he was a 1st round draft pick, pro bowler, and 25 years old entering the prime of his career. I call that cutting your losses.
Im not sure why you're still arguing though. I said I thought Cutler was overrated and you argued, Then I said Cutler was a hall of famer and should have his statue already carved and fitted for super bowl rings and you still argued. Very confused.
vaguely..I think that was one of the years we had the worst special teams in the history of the NFL..blocked punts for tds and kick and punt returns for tds seemingly every game...Peavy, Do you remember the 2011 season. To refresh your memory I believe the Bears beat San Diego 31-20 on November 20, 2011. Bears were 7-3 after this victory. Do you remember this game and do you recall what happened to the Bears after this game?
I forgot all about javon Walker..he had a couple of good years then got injured(I think?) then ended up getting drunk and beaten to hell and found in a gutter in Vegas and haven't really heard of him since..
How many QBs in the NFL can make that play. nearly 70 yards on a line, perfect throw.
The answer is one.
I wouldn't take too much of what Bigrunner says to heart...I think he's just a troll.
He mentioned earlier that if Cutler was on Denver last year instead of Manning, they may of won that superbowl game...and if he was on Denver and they lost the superbowl, it would of been the offensive lines fault for not giving him enough time. But hey, at least we know that bigrunner thinks Cutler is better than Manning.
Everyone should just make a list. Cutler is a good QB, of course the best in Bears history, since they've always had defense to make them decent. He's the only guy that I've ever seen on the team that makes me excited about the offense, but disappoints every year...
Manning
Brees
Luck
Wilson
Rivers
Rodgers
Those are all guys that I'd 100% take over Cutler. There are others I'd rather have than Cutler, but are in the same league, so I didn't put them in. Right around 10th on my list.
And I don't think people are saying Cutler is bad, he's just not living up to expectations (and I'm not talking about putting numbers in the win column, talking stats) People say Lebron is horrible because he can't win championships, well championships don't say you're a bad player, if you can't win championships you're not on a good team. I believe people on here talk shit about Manning saying he can't win, well that may be true but he's also a first ballot hall of famer, because he puts up ridiculous individual stats...
To me when you talk about a player being good, it's not about championships or wins, because that takes a team effort...Good players make plays with bad WR's, with bad O-lines...They make other players better, they don't depend on other all-stars to make all the plays...They make no-namers good. I don't know if Cutler ever will make a no-namer good, like Brady/Manning have done consistently throughout their careers. I know Cutler will never be those guys and it's unfair to compare it, but people saying Cutler hasn't been putting up huge numbers because the other PRO BOWLERS on the team aren't healthy...That's just making fucking excuses for a player that isn't as good as you want him to be.
Taylor, I don't take what bigrunner says to heart. We are actually friends outside of forumville. We just have 100% opposite opinions on Cutler. I think that list you gave is very generous to Cutler because in addition to the qb's you listed, I would also take Big Ben without a doubt and give a lot of consideration to Brady, Eli, Flacco, Ryan, Folz, and a healthy Cam Newton.
A lot of people are saying this is the best chance/team Cutler has so I guess we'll just re-visit this thread in December/January.
Javy, I take that as you are agreeing on Big Ben, Flacco, Brady and Folz? Just curious.
Rich, Those are the guys that I'd 100% take over Cutler...as for the next 5-10 guys, I would take Cutler or any of them and be excited...Big Ben, Kaepernick, Brady, Ryan, probably 1 or 3 more...All are the same to me, good QB's.
Javy, give a list of QB's you'd rather have over cutler...Maybe just a top 10 list. Thanks.
You really think Foles is better than Cutler? Lots of these names, it depends on whether we're talking now or in their career.
Eli went from above average to amazing overnight thanks to two lucky wins over the Patriots. Now he's flat out terrible, but people still point to his titles.
I'll tell you this. The Bears would be a much worse team with many of these names at QB RIGHT NOW than Jay Cutler.
Cutler is what he is. He's not getting any better. Foles still has tremendous upside, plus he may be better than Cutler already.
Nick Foles best WR would be slightly better than Bears 3rd WR...White guys running all over the field trying to make plays for him. Foles coming back down to earth after last year, just like Hoyer will be doing soon. Don't know if I'd say Foles is better, but he's never had big playmakers. He had Desean who was pretty much a 1 trick pony.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/10/13/all-star-team-of-the-week-week-6/OFFENSEQuarterback: Jay Cutler, CHI (+6.6)
Picking up the win in Atlanta, Jay Cutler produced one of the best performances you’ll see all year to edge out Joe Flacco as our starting quarterback this week. He went 8-of-13 for 239 yards on throws traveling at least 10 yards downfield.
Honorable Mention: Joe Flacco, BAL
White guys can't wide receive...Nick Foles best WR would be slightly better than Bears 3rd WR...White guys running all over the field trying to make plays for him. Foles coming back down to earth after last year, just like Hoyer will be doing soon. Don't know if I'd say Foles is better, but he's never had big playmakers. He had Desean who was pretty much a 1 trick pony.
Foles is in a system that is currently cutting edge and tough to defend. You don't think that's part of it?
It's the whole package. It's the drive. Guys like Cutler and Stafford can go toe to toe with anybody in the league as far as talent wise but you'd be hard pressed to see them spend more than x amount of hours watching tape, practicing 110%, giving it their all. Stafford has always been a beer drinking Georgia boy who still thinks he's in college and Cutler just doesn't have that drive. He's the type of guy who can sleep well after throwing 4 INT's, who tries to justify why it's somebody else's fault while doing absolutely nothing to correct things. That's why these guys and their teams are the most inconsistent teams in the league. It's almost like, "I'll play when I want to play", "I'll show up when I want to show up". With the type of arms they both have, it's just sad to see.
"Hates stupid play calls from shitty offensive coordinators" translation: It's always somebody else's fault. Believe me when I say, Cutler sleeps well even after a bad game.
how many offensive coordinators has he had in his NFL career?
Last time he was in a functional offensive system before Trestman, he made the pro bowl with Denver.
His stats this year are pretty good, despite having everyone banged up on the offensive line and his best two receivers missing lots of snaps.
Well now that everyone is healthy, we can expect big things(individual stat wise) and at the least make the playoffs right? I mean he is a top 3 QB in the league and that's a FACT. Good to see there should be no more excuses from this point forward. Unless of course Marshall only plays 67 of 70 offensive snaps, then we can blame him for the loss for needing to rest a few running plays.
There seems to be a disconnect between your brain and reality. Cutler can play good football and this team can still miss the playoffs. You know that right? They need to go 7-3 down the stretch and they have a hard schedule and play a lot of good offenses.
From memory, they still have the Packers, Cowboys, Patriots, Lions left on their schedule.
What are you going to say if the Patriots beat the Bears 38-34? Cutler's fault, right?
And if against the Pats, Cutler goes 32-40 for 324 yards and 3 td's and 0 int's and they lose 38-34, then its obviously not on Cutler. But if he throws a couple picks (that are his fault as opposed to hitting his receiver in the chest), that lead to 10 points off turnovers and they lose by 4, then yes, Cutler should warrant a lot of the blame.
And if against the Pats, Cutler goes 32-40 for 324 yards and 3 td's and 0 int's and they lose 38-34, then its obviously not on Cutler. But if he throws a couple picks (that are his fault as opposed to hitting his receiver in the chest), that lead to 10 points off turnovers and they lose by 4, then yes, Cutler should warrant a lot of the blame.
Ummmm you can't be serious...Everyone knows that no matter how the game goes it will be Cutlers fault to all the haters out there...Because everyone either Hates the guy or Loves the guy, there can't possibly be someone in the middle with a unbiased opinion on the guy....That's just ABSURD.
Cutler's interceptions make him very average .... That's the reality.
Same as Vick, Romo, Eli (now), McNabb, and on and on .......
Guys like Dilfer, Theisman, Brad Johnson, McManan, Flacco, and the great Eli won Super Bowls because they didn't turn the ball over........
Nobody as careless with the ball like Cutler will ever be considered better than average!
Period
Your sarcasm shows that you aren't really sure how sarcasm works.
Cutler is really blamed for every loss, no matter how he performed.
There's no complaints about Cutler's work ethic in Chicago.
:+clueless
You're letting your own perception of his facial expressions cast an entire blanket judgment on his work ethic.
He hasn't learned to read defenses yet...... What exactly does he work at?
He hates the media and hates stupid play calls from shitty offensive coordinators.
Which shows his incompetence because he can change any play at the line of scrimmage but he can't do that even after 8 years in the league and having one of the best offensive coaches of all time to teach him ..... But if you remember that coach got rid of him because he refused to study the game!
That doesn't mean he hates football.
No it means he doesn't know the mental aspect of thee game and that is what makes him average... VERY AVERAGE!
Hey Raiders - I know you are not a Cam Newton fan. What do you think his numbers would be if he had Cutler's weapons?
Cutler is a wasted talent...... But is he really talented?
He doesn't make pin point passes like the best Quarterbacks do ..... Not even close.
:lol