Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Why is Jay Cutler crying?

Hey Cutler: Shut up. Since you have been a member of the Denver Broncos your team has gone 9-7, 7-9, and 8-8. If my calculations are correct, and they are, that means your team has gone 24-24... thats not very good. It isn't terrible by any means, but won't cut it. Furthermore, as a starter, Cutler went 2-3 in the 2006 NFL season, meaning that as a starter he is 17-20. Again, not good. You do post some good statistics, and as a fan of the game I do realize how this past season the Broncos rushing game was suspect, but not the other two seasons. Mike Shanahan is famous for his zone blocking scheme in which he consistantly gets 1,000 yard seasons out of multiple backs. But Shanahan got axed, enter former New England Patriots offensive co-ordinator Josh McDaniels as the head coach. He has a relationship with current Quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, Matt Cassell, and expressed interest in him.

And then the tears came rushing down. I don't get it. Cassell started 15 games, and took over for the Patriots when Tom Brady went down, and took the Patriots to a 11-5 record. Thats two more wins than Cutler has ever lead his team to as a starter, and i'm not including the three quarters of the season opener that he won. So new head coach Josh McDaniels decides he wants a quarterback who is familiar with his system, makes sense to me. Sure the Bronocos lack a Randy Moss caliber reciever, but the WR's on their roster are currently Brandon Marshall(stud; closest to R. Moss on their roster), Brandon Stoakley (a poor mans Wes Welker... remember all those great seasons with Indy?), Jabar Gaffney(played under McDaniels in NE, played WITH Cassell last season), and the up and coming Eddie Royal who is a known speedster. Not to mention that the Broncos got Correll Buckhalter this offseason who is great out of the backfield and will swallow up some Kevin Faulk like short yardage passes along with... and here is another stunner... former Patriot LaMont Jordan(yet another player who knows the system)!

Basically McDaniels was trying to get an offense that best resembled his offense with New England, and having #16 in the backfield tossing the rock around is a good way to emulate that. So Jay, why are you so upset? McDaniels made a statement saying that anybody and everybody would be expendable at the right price. Thats just a part of the business. You're making $6.5 million dollars, let me repeat that, million dollars. In a time where most people are lucky to just have a job and healthcare in this country, you're making a good chunk of change. God forbid you get traded, guess what, you still have a job, and $6.5 million in whatever city you play at, thats the beauty of the contract. The mere fact that McDaniels said what he said has set you off to the point where it appears that you don't even want to play for the Broncos any more. It would be one thing for Peyton Manning to be talking like this, but Manning has proved himself.

Sure I am biased towards New England as they are my local team and the team I grew up with, but to me it makes complete sense: McDaniels wants to be successful as a head coach, not go .500.

Shut up Cutler and prove yourself. You are expendable.

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