Another ugly loss, another ugly outing by Cutler. Regardless of who or what you want to blame Chicago’s woes on, the fact is it ain’t working with Cutler behind center. It’s true that the receivers stink. It’s true that the offensive line is below par. It’s true that the coaching seems to be worse than ever (what was with the first half challenge of Knox’s obvious fumble?!?!). It’s also true that none of the above will be getting better now that the Bears are stuck with Cutler for 5 years and don’t even have a 1st round pick for a couple years.
No early picks means no rebuilding of the o-line through the draft, and good luck trying to acquire a good o-lineman in his prime through the free agent market. Basically, it’s going to be Jay Cutler and his “unlimited potential” throwing to guys wishing they were average. In case you haven’t noticed, Cutler historically hasn’t been able to get his teams to overachieve, so don’t look for that to happen anytime soon.
It’s time to reverse the screws on this deal. Hope that Cutler finishes the season strong and trade him away for some talent and/or picks. At this point, the Bears needs are many, and volume of solid players is a bigger need than one great player, particularly when that player isn’t actually great.
Trade Jay Cutler.