Oso planning to go pro
I get where you're going with this, but Gomez in the last two years has an All Star appearance, gold glove award, and led all NL position players in WAR in 2013. Both players can be maddening, but Gomez is at a much higher level than Cutler
Carmen and Jurko were talking about it today. Brought up an interesting question if people would rather see the Bears keep Jay but fire Emery and Trestman. Or give those two another shot and ship out Jay. Overwhelming majority said to get rid of Emery and Trestman.
I'm down with that.
First, all football responsibilities need to be taken away from Ted Philips. Make him VP for Finance only and hire a co-equal football man to run football ops. Then let him hire a new GM and together make a decision on the coach.
Cutler IS a bad football player. 9 years with one playoff appearance and one Pro Bowl for a season where he threw 25 TD passes with 18 Ints. You replace him with Ryan Fitzpatrick and the record is as good or better.I always loved the excuse that it's not his fault because he's had to deal with so many coaches and OCs. Umm.... the reason he's had that many is because he is Jay Cutler. Winners don't get their coaches fired every other year.
I thought some folks here (especially you and I) were tough on Cutler. But Gruden absolutely killed him all game long. And then afterward, Trent Dilfer and Steve Young pulverized him verbally. At one point, Dilfer felt so bad about how savagely they were attacking him that he said something like, "We're just talking about Jay the football player here. As a person, he's a great guy."Actually, I understand he's quite a douchebag as person, too. But Dilfer felt he had to say something nice!
He's not. He does a lot of charity work but you know. Fitting your narrative again. I get why though, he gives off that don't care attitude but he is a genuine dude. I've met him before.
I think that's all a bit reactionary. I'm done defending anyone on this team. But clearly something went wrong somewhere this season. Cutler isn't a "bad" football player. He's an average NFL QB with an elite arm. Go watch the Jets or the Texans or the Rams to see "bad" QBs. Alot of very smart football people forecasted a great year for Cutler this year based on a variety of things. Its not just some idiots with blinders on at Halas Hall. But he's played like crap, in an offense that has sputtered all year long. Trestman can't seem to figure out how to properly utilize one of the top 5 RBs in the league so I'm not shocked when a QB is struggling. This offense has been listing for 6-7 weeks, before everyone gave up.I did find it hilarious when Gruden spent 5 minutes blaming a lack of discipline on offense on Cutler's snap count. Tons of OL penalties on a unit that is...hmmm, coached by Aaron Kromer. He "flat out" refused to blame the coaching staff for anything last night. Marquess Wilson gets multiple false starts, they show Cutler pulling him aside walking off the field to explain why he ran a route incorrectly, but Gruden won't acknowledge that Trestman, Kromer, and crew don't have a unnatural carnal knowledgeing clue.
I always loved the excuse that it's not his fault because he's had to deal with so many coaches and OCs. Umm.... the reason he's had that many is because he is Jay Cutler. Winners don't get their coaches fired every other year.
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Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Totally fair. Tough to compare across sports as well.
Reports are starting to come out that Trestman will be fired at the end of the season. Emery is 50/50. It'd be nice to see ownership step up and acknowledge the train wreck and move on.
So they might let Emery make another coaching hire after this dumpster fire?
I've said it before: he's Carlos Zambrano! Temperamental, tons of talent, shows flashes of brilliance, show flashes of incompetence, polarizing figure among fans, too talented to give up on, yet too inconsistent to trust in the biggest spots.
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Of course. This season can't end fast enough. I just fear that Clausen will go out and do well. And unnatural carnal knowledge now you have to move Cutler.unnatural carnal knowledge.
That's my biggest issue with this move. How in the world do you move Jay Cutler when you're starting Jimmy Claussen over him? You're paying him what you are (I'm not going to argue whether it's wrong or right or necessary, but the fact is they're paying him as a top starting QB) and yet you're saying you're going to take your chances with Jimmy Claussen. This is just a flat out stupid move in every way. You have to know Claussen isn't your long term solution, so it's not like you're seeing what he's got. Just not smart.