The Jay Cutler situation

Sad to see Jay go. Sneaky one of my favorite qbs in the NFL for the longest time. I knew when he came out of Vanderbilt and tore up the combine that I would always have a soft spot. At his peak he was a gun slinging, deep ball completing, badass who made know apologies. At his worst he was an average starting quarterback in the league. Ever since he tore a ligament in his knee and sat out the NFC championship game in 2010 people have had it out for him. Who besides Philip fucking Rivers has played a game on a torn ligament? Ill wait. The bottom line is Cutler never had an oline or a consistent set of receivers to complement his skill set. Sure he dug himself into a number of holes with his interceptions but he never had a coach build around him like every other qb in the league. Josh Mcdaniels ran him out of Denver, Lovie Smith has no idea what offence means and Mark Tresman thought the NFL was the CFL. He finally got a good coach in Adam Gase and looked like a guy that could be built around. Unfortunately, the phins poached him before Cutty could get comfortable in the offence. While were on the subject of offences, no offensive coordinator stuck around longer then two years. Do you know how hard it is to learn a new offence virtually every year? For a qb thats a new terminology, new routes, new formations, protections and the list goes on. So in conclusion, if your a guy with a pathetic offensive line, a revolving door of receivers and coordinators and clueless head coaches, how do you succeed? I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that cutler didnt contribute to his own demise. You dont have former teammates call you out for nothing but the hate he received far outweighed the hate he deserved. If Josh Mccown can keep getting chances then I think a team could have taken a chance on a talented qb. Im not saying give him the starting job but let him compete. Who knows? worst case you have the best backup qb in the league. Anyways props to Jay for knowing when hes not wanted and walking away from the game. I think hes gonna surprise a lot of people in the booth. If nothing else the guys dry humour will spice up a sometimes boring football broadcast.

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2rnuPOQ1c

P.S. Im not gonna sit here and tell you smoking Jay Cutler isnt funny. I dont care who you are, if you dont appreciate a good smoking Jay Cutler meme you simply have no soul




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