NFL: Jay Cutler and Bears likely parting ways

[Rhoadhoused]

You know what wins championships in the NFL? Quarterbacks. Downgrading at that position is usually not a great move. The Bears know that too. No GM is that stupid to let Jay Cutler go for nothing. If they didn't keep him they would franchise him and trade him for a very high draft pick where they would take a QB.

 

[VikesFan22]

Special teams wins championships.

 

[huntt26]

Cutler has been resigned by Bears until 2020

 

[Rhoadhoused]

I would NEVER say "I told you so." I wouldn't say that.

 

[chuckd4735]

Cutler has been resigned by Bears until 2020

Good...now the Bears can use the draft to shore up their defense.

 

[cycloneworld]

Great news. It will be interesting to see the $$ amounts.

As Mortensen said on twitter:

Chris Mortensen ‏@mortreport6m
The 7-yr length of Jay Cutler's deal w Bears is to help salary-cap; guaranteed money is the key. Pay little attn to total amount of $.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

I would NEVER say "I told you so." I wouldn't say that.

Lol, that is some crystal ball you have.

The question was not whether the Bears would sign him, but whether it was the correct move. I would say welcome to another 6 years of mediocrity, but I would not be surprised if the Bears move him before that.

 

[Cyballzz]

I would NEVER say "I told you so." I wouldn't say that.

Wait... you mean something called the "sports bank" had no idea what it was talking about? Get outta here... if you can't trust the "sports bank" and its completely made up sources than who the hell can you trust?!?!

 

[CyJack13]

TM must be bummed that his Ryan Fitzpatrick to the Bears scenario won't be playing out.

 

[Rhoadhoused]

But you guys Cutler is the worst QB let's bet the franchise on a 35 year old backup! It's a flawless plan!

 

[klamath632]

They scored the second most points of any team in the league this year. The reason they lost 8 games this year was due almost entirely to their defense. In 2012, the Bears went 10-6, they were 10-4 in games in which Cutler started and finished, they were 0-2 in games he missed or was knocked out early. In 2011, they were 7-3 with Cutler, 1-5 without him. In 2010, they were 11-5 with Cutler starting all 16 games. So in the 3 years prior to this they were 28-12 in games he started and finished and 1-7 in games in which Cutler missed or was knocked out of early. So saying that Cutler is the reason they aren't making they playoffs is an extremely weak argument.

Game, Set, Match. Gtfo tm.

 

[jbindm]

I like how Phil Emery called him a demonstrated winner. Was it the 56-48 regular season record as a starter or the whopping two postseason starts in seven years as a full time starter that convinced him? Good luck, Bears fans.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Game, Set, Match. Gtfo tm.

You're presuming Cutler's injury history shouldn't be a part of the conversation here...
...a guy can be great (see Harvin, Percy), but if he can't ever play, that matters a ton.

 

[mcblogerson]

Good move by the Bears, now we can stop dreaming about Ryan ******* Fitzpatrick leading us to glory. Lol

 

[Rabbuk]

Booooooooo

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Another Clones 21 thread fail.

 

[heitclone]

All the talk about Cutler has got to be a relief to Julius Peppers, the guy made almost 2 million bucks a sack last year. There's got to be a better use of that money.

 

[tm3308]

Yep, and the Bears tried the "defense wins championships" approach the entire Lovie/Angelo era and didn't have anything to show for it.

The list of teams that focused on offense and won the SB is a helluva lot shorter.

The Ravens didn't have good offenses in either of their SB seasons. The Bucs offense was okay. The Pats offense wasn't anything special when they were winning titles (lately it's been awesome, yet they've got no hardware). And I still think that the Bears have the weapons offensively to make an average quarterback look good and have that be good enough, IF their defense is good.

Obviously, the Bears aren't listening to me (and I wouldn't expect them to). But I don't think this deal is going to pay off for them.

 

[Mr Janny]

The list of teams that focused on offense and won the SB is a helluva lot shorter.

The Ravens didn't have good offenses in either of their SB seasons. The Bucs offense was okay. The Pats offense wasn't anything special when they were winning titles (lately it's been awesome, yet they've got no hardware). And I still think that the Bears have the weapons offensively to make an average quarterback look good and have that be good enough, IF their defense is good.

Obviously, the Bears aren't listening to me (and I wouldn't expect them to). But I don't think this deal is going to pay off for them.

Let's look at the last 10 years:

2012 Ravens Offense 16th. Defense 17th
2011 Giants Offense 8th. Defense 27th
2010 Packers Offense 10th. Defense 2nd
2009 Saints Offense 1st. Defense 25th
2008 Steelers Offense 22nd. Defense 1st
2007 Giants Offense 16th. Defense 7th
2006 Colts Offense 3rd. Defense 21st
2005 Steelers Offense 15th. Defense 4th
2004 Patriots Offense 4th. Defense 9th.
2003 Patriots Offense 17th. Defense 7th.

So where does that leave us?

3 teams with basically balance
3 teams with an offensive focus
4 teams with a defensive focus

Seems pretty balanced to me. Obviously the best choice is to have both a good offense and defense, but if a team only focuses on one side of the ball, it doesn't seem to matter a whole lot whether it's offense or defense. Both ways have won Super Bowls.

 

[CyJack13]

Let's look at the last 10 years:

2012 Ravens Offense 16th. Defense 17th
2011 Giants Offense 8th. Defense 27th
2010 Packers Offense 10th. Defense 2nd
2009 Saints Offense 1st. Defense 25th
2008 Steelers Offense 22nd. Defense 1st
2007 Giants Offense 16th. Defense 7th
2006 Colts Offense 3rd. Defense 21st
2005 Steelers Offense 15th. Defense 4th
2004 Patriots Offense 4th. Defense 9th.
2003 Patriots Offense 17th. Defense 7th.

So where does that leave us?

3 teams with basically balance
3 teams with an offensive focus
4 teams with a defensive focus

Seems pretty balanced to me. Obviously the best choice is to have both a good offense and defense, but if a team only focuses on one side of the ball, it doesn't seem to matter a whole lot whether it's offense or defense. Both ways have won Super Bowls.

Get out of here with your facts. TM's a future sportswriter, he likes simple narratives based on well known phrases. Facts have no place in his narrative.