As I said in my Twitter, I am VERY excited that the Bears got Jay Cutler from the Broncos.
The first question I have to ask is, “What did the Bears give up?” First, Kyle Orton. I really like Kyle Orton and I think he has a long future in the NFL. But, I’m not sure he’ll ever be a Pro Bowl quarterback. Second, their first round pick (18th) and one of their third round picks (either 84th or 99th) this year and their first round pick next year. That’s a lot of picks, plus their starting quarterback. So I’m on the fence.
Then I ask, “What did the Bears get?” A 25 year old Pro Bowl quarterback. Sounds really good to me. That’s really all I need to hear.
So then my thoughts turn to the supporting cast. What do the Bears have in place to help Cutler return to the Pro Bowl with a Bears helmet on? They have shored up their offensive line lately. Hopefully Chris Williams will turn out to be a good tackle and they can keep building around him. Last season saw the emergence of rookie running back Matt Forte. That will help Cutler because he lacks a bona fide top tier receiver. Hopefully the Bears will address this in the draft. They do have tight end Greg Olsen who was a dependable target last year for Orton.
I love this move. This helps convince me that the Bears brass is wanting to win a Super Bowl. They’re definitely a lot closer today than they were yesterday.
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If Denver fares better with their first round picks than they traditionally have, then I definitely think they got the better side of the deal. I think there’s room for talented jerks on your team, but not at the QB position. I’ll take a great leader with mediocre talent any day.
Cutler has behaved like a heel since he arrived in Denver, and I doubt that will change with a change of scenery. It remains to be seen if he becomes Dan Marino or Jeff George, but it seems inevitable that they’ll all end up with the same number of championship rings. Million dollar arms, two cent souls.
How’s that for bitter? GO BRONCOS!!!
Wow. Cutler, Marino and Jeff George in the same sentence. If Cutler turns out to be anything near Dan Marino, the Bears definitely get the edge here. You definitely want your QB to be a leader and not a cry-baby. I hope (probably in vain) that Lovie can show him some tough love and help him remove his head from his ass. Brian Urlacher might help with that too.