Monday, June 14, 2010

Is Jay Cutler the answer?

At Vanderbilt University Jay Cutler was very unsuccessful as the Quarterback. During his stint there before entering the 2006 NFL draft, he went 11-35 overall and 5-27 against the South Eastern Conference (SEC). Despite the losing record, he was very productive in regards to statistics. Having good passing stats caught the attention of the Denver Broncos, whom took him at the 11th pick of the 1st round. Jay signed a 6-year 48 million dollar contract. During 3 seasons with Denver, Cutler had a record of 17-20 under Mike Shanahan. Shanahan was later fired. Jay was fed up with lingering rumors that he was on the trading block after 3 under-performing years with the Broncos. He told Denver Broncos management he refused to play for them and demanded a trade. This peaked the Chicago Bears interest and they dealt Kyle Orton,the Bears' first and third-round selections in 2009, and the Bears' first-round pick in 2010 to Denver in exchange for Cutler.

Did Chicago make the right decision?

After the 2009 season, Cutler led the NFL in interceptions with 26. This begs me to ask the question, was he to hyped? There are moments where Jay Cutler can play outstanding football, and look like the best QB in the NFL. Does his need to pout over an incompletion, or hang his head in defeat outweigh that? There is no question he has one of the strongest arms in the NFL, but eventually you cannot help to rethink your decision. If someone who is used to having losing records, can they break that trend?. Cutler was 11-35 in college and 24-29 as a professional so far. Is it possible he is never going to live up to the contact he signed, or the hypehe has created?

Only time will tell......

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