Neil Hayes from the Chicago Sun-Times provided the ultimate in overanalysis by responding to readers on the accuracy of Jay Cutler’s throws in OTAs. You can read it here. You can find more questions from the Sun-Times story here.
If you want to dive deep into the mind of Chicago’s starting quarterback, check out Jay Cutler’s tweets on Twitter @JayCutler6. There have hardly been any updates since the season ended, but I’m assuming that’s because Jay has been hard at work getting himself into elite shape and working daily with his receivers in the offseason, flying them in to work with them personally. Right?
While Jay continues his offseason doing whatever it is he does, we are only a half a year away from football and such intriguing tweets as “Good win last night. Lions on Sunday.” Sigh.
Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote an article today about Ron Jaworski analyzing all 26 of Jay Cutler’s interceptions this past season. Read the article, but pay more attention to the reader’s comments at the bottom – they really give it to Jensen for failing to actually read what Jaworski wrote about each interception.
Read the article here.
Trade ME?! You can't ditch double nickels!
Half of the comments on this site are from Broncos fans thanking Chicago for taking a QB with a losing record on a mediocre team and exchanging him for a QB with a winning record on a mediocre team along with a couple first round draft picks. After the trade, the tide has turned for the teams but the story is the same for the quarterbacks.
The other comments are from Chicago fans calling me stupid. I’m fine with that (I never claimed to be smart), but for the record, it’s “loser,” not “looser.” Some comments are very well written, and the gist of many of them is “you can’t blame one guy (Cutler) for a team’s demise.”
I don’t blame ONLY Cutler. I agree – offensive line? Bad. Receivers? Bad. Coaching? Bad. Defense? Bad. Quarterback? Also bad. BUT, the only way to get better without draft picks is to trade a valuable commodity for more depth, more talent, more anything! Who do the Bears have on the roster that would bring any trade value? Linemen? No. Receivers? Heck no. Quarterback? N-… wait a minute, there’s your guy. Cutler is arguably the only guy with decent trade value given his perceived talent level (I still don’t think he’s as good as you do) and contract except for Lance Briggs. Do you want to trade Lance Briggs? www.TradeLanceBriggs.com is available.
First of all, sandwiched between some of the less than stellar “you guys are loosers” (sic) comments are some very insightful thoughts by guys that took a lot of time to write them. Check ‘em out – they’re worth a read. Now on to yesterday’s game.
Jay Cutler did his best Kyle Orton impression yesterday, wowing no one but playing mistake free and coming out with an ugly victory. Throwing the ball only 17 times, Lovie Smith made the decision to “get off the bus running,” and despite a 3.2 yards/carry average, Smith kept ordering for the run. Smith also decided to try a fake field goal against one of the worst teams in football where any points on the board should be golden. Did I mention only having 10 players on the field in a punting situation deep in Chicago’s own zone, forcing a timeout to be called? If you want to sound off on those problems, there’s always www.FireLovieSmith.com for that. No, it’s not my website.
Despite giving the ball to St. Louis at midfield or better a handful of times, the Rams couldn’t get in the endzone. It’s fairly obvious that this 1-11 team has Steven Jackson and nothing more. Still, the Bears couldn’t capitalize on their chances, including converting the occasional 3rd down to ice the clock, and suddenly the lowly Rams were driving the field with a chance to tie the game with under a minute left. The defense finally put an end to the drive, sealing the Bears’ 5th win of the season.
As bad as it’s been, keep this in mind: Chicago is currently only one game worse than New England and Pittsburgh. What this game showed once again, however, is the complete lack of talent around Jay Cutler. As I have said time and time again, THAT is why the Bears need to trade him. Chicago needs help in so many areas that having a Pro Bowl quarterback behind center with no good draft picks in sight will only delay future success. More to come this week. Sound off!
