Today I bring you into a debate that has raged in the Houston house for several months. Last offseason, the Bears made a trade to acquire Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos. At the time I was totally stoked. I thought that the quarterback savior for the Bears was finally on his way. However, one season later the Bears are in exactly the same spot that they usually are. They are coming off a very disappointing season in which the QB choked away far too many games through poor play and many many turnovers. The truth of the matter is that there were several factors that all worked together to crush the Bears season this year. The injuries to Urlacher and Forte, the lack of a wide receiver, awful line play, and ofcourse too many interceptions thrown by Cutler.
The debate about Cutler is this. My father believes that Cutler is solely to blame for the Bears struggles this season and that he is a terrible quarterback. My take is that Cutler may in fact be the least to blame for the struggles, and it is far too early to judge his career, especially with the Bears. My father also does not enjoy Cutler's attitude. He sees Cutler as a brash arrogant punk who has no real talent. However, I love his attitude, and it is obvious that the man has talent. In my eyes Cutler is basically Brett Favre without all the other talent around him and with without all of the annoying retirement crap. Cutler did the best he could with the situation he was put in, and lets be honest he is the bears quarterback which means he really has no real shot to do any damage with the passing game. Since my birth, the Bears have basically been an average team at best, with the exception of one magical year when they lost to Manning in the Super Bowl. Now, that year had nothing to do with the offense, but with a defense that was still playing well lead by the efforts of Urlacher (who was injured all season long this year) and Devin Hester who single handedly won about six games that year all by himself.
My father believes that the whole season is Cutlers fault. He points to the constant interceptions and apparently negative attitude to explain the losses. He just does not understand that with no one to throw the ball to, and with no doubt several missed plays and errors by the rest of the team, that many of the interceptions were in fact not Cutlers fault. I am aware that he has thrown more interceptions since he entered the league than any other quarterback, except for Brett Favre, who if you pay attention to the TV is considered a damn American football hero. Also, my father always looks to Cutler's attitude as a major problem. In my eyes Cutler is no different from any other star athlete. He is confident, a little cocky, and very sure of himself. I like his attitude. I dont want my quarterback sulking off the field with every mistake, I want a quarterback who knows he is good and is not happy with mistakes and will do what it takes to overcome the problems.
Here is the deal. Cutler, along with the rest of the players, made far too many mistakes this season leading to several losses. In the end, Cutler is the quarterback for the Chicago Bears. I am afraid that he is doomed to be an average to sub-par quarterback until he is no longer the Chicago Bears quarterback. The Bears must rely on great defense and special teams in order to win, the offense will never be responsible for victories in Chicago. On second thought, the only way the offense will ever be able to make a dent in Chicago is with a great running back. If you need evidence from me in order to back up my claims just look to the last time the Bears won a Super Bowl. 1985, when the Monsters of the Midway, along with the Refrigerator Perry and Walter "Sweetness" Payton nearly led the Bears to an undefeated season.
Until the Bears get the defense and running game in order, they will be doomed to suffer through mediocrity. Sorry Cutler, your chances for greatness went right out the door as soon as you decided that you didnt like your new coach in Denver. Hindsight is 20/20 hey buddy. Thanks for reading
PS. do not google image search Jay Cutler. It turns out there is a creepily huge bodybuilder named Jay Cutler. Needless to say I was more than a little shocked by ginormous muscle man when researching Cutler.
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