You used to not have the QB, now you have the QB and don't have anyone for him to throw to...it's the virtually the same problem. In Denver Cutler had Brandon Marshall, Eddie Royal, and Brandon Stokely...those guys are pretty good when you compare them to Rasheid Davis, Earl Bennett, and Devin Hester.
The Bears needed to sure up their defense more because they aren't what they used to be and beyond that draft a big play WR.
Comparing Cutler to Elway? Cutler couldn't carry John's jockstrap.
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Elway also had: Rod Smith, Ed McCaffrey, Shannon Sharpe (one of if not the best TE ever), and 2,000 yd rusher Terrell Davis.
So although Elway was a great QB, he also had great players around him. No QB's really do well without a good supporting cast...Marino and maybe Tom Brady (pre Randy Moss) have done great without really great players around them.
Even Brady before he had the big time weapons he had a great pass protecting line, he could just sit back there and look around.
I agree - So why doesnt elway hold the Broncos single season record for yards passingCutler does, has only been in the leadue 4 years and didnt have the weapons Elway had....
I am not saying he is better than elway by any means but that is an impressive feat....
Orton was a terrible QB, I watched all of the Bears games I dont think you did.
All I am saying is the bears had a chance to pick up a YOUNG QB that has proven over 4 seasons he has the tools to compete and be a top 5 QB in the league, that is worth 2 1st round picks in my book. It is a much better gamble than the two first round selections we would have gotten.
Because he didn't have a 2000 yard rusher in Terrel Davis is exactly the reason he broke the record, if they had a good rushing attack he wouldn't have thrown for that many yards. I think I heard they only had two 100 yard rushing games last year, they just chucked it, hence all the passing yards.
The Broncos have pretty good weapons at WR, Marshall, Eddie Royal.
Didn't win a Super Bowl w/o him either but more likely the reason he doesn't hold the record is Reeves. I think some of yall are just being haters. We all know how hard it is to draft a top QB. The list of huge failures way out does the success stories. Cutler is a young Pro Bowl QB who has played very well with several years of productivity left. These are the facts. It is possible he may stumble in Chicago, but as a team that has struggled finding an answer at QB I think it was a pretty good gamble.
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Can't blame Cutler for this situation. The blame falls on the biitch ass coach. He pretty much stabbed Cutler in the back.
Always liked the Bears. And Cutler, whatever else can be said about him, has the tools. If the Bears defense performs to its normal standards, and the running game continues getting better with Forte, I can see good things happening for the Bears in 2009.
The Bears still need a good WR to help out Jay....Torry Holt, Plaxico Burress, Chad Johnson....anyone will do.
Elway didn't throw the ball as much as Cutler because Elway's teams had balance. Also Denver's defense sucks ass right now too so they had to come from behind quite a bit as well so they abandoned the running game.
I don't doubt Cutler's talent, I question the talent that surrounds him in Chicago. Orton could on the other hand fit in well with Denver depending on what the coach wants to do.
Yes but its pretty hard to throw for 4600 yards or whatever when you're running the ball enough to get 2000 yards with one back. It makes the passing game more efficient but its just simple logic that you're not going to be passing enough to reach that kind of level.
He can be compared to a young Elway I guess, still a stretch I think but who cares, but he still has a ways to go and he needs to toughen up.
Exactly right. Unless you're running a west coast offense, you wouldn't normally be throwing as much as Cutler did.. Even though they had a decent running game with there 10 running backs last year, most of the offense relied on Cutler to get them back in games.. Elway had plenty of weapons AND a good defense in the years that they won the super bowl, so the balance of running/passing/already ahead in the game or not far behind, resulted in less responsibility for him to throw the long ball or to throw in general.
I'm a big bronco's fan, and i can't be more pissed off about this whole off-season.. first shanahan, now this..
Cutler is an above average QB, and with more experience he could become elite. He made a number of mistakes this past year, and just needs to iron out his game..
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