Thread: Bears v. Packers chat and fall out

Originally Posted by Henry Burris

a "little mud"? He was on steroids, Cutler is on INSULIN. One will kill you, the other you will die without. Jeff George DID have a few good seasons, but one of them was with the remnants of the 98 vikings. If you're saying he felt entitled, fine, so be it, but where do you see that in Cutler? The guy OBVIOUSLY worked to get better after this last season and played pretty well for someone who was once deemed as unable to play without a great cast around him. He's gonna get better, and where I think we agree is that he actually needs a decent offensive line, and maybe a better WR or two. I think Bennet and knox have potential, but I don't know if either one is ever gonna be number 1 material.

Never proven that he was on steroids; that is still open for debate. That is my point. The media got that opening and buried him. By all reports, he has never taken to coaching or advise from other players. Now might that have changed after the wreck of last year, maybe but the jury is still out. Again 1 year is not going to change everything that has been Cutlers career to this point. He has to get better, in his play and his PR.

I'm not judging him HB; just giving you a look into the other end of the spectrum as to why thing are happening the way they are.
The media doesn't throw darts to decide who they are going to go after; that is normally something they pick up from interviews w/the player and other players. He had his critics before the whole trade debacle in Denver also; it's not like he was viewed in a negative light only when he go to Chicago.

My opinion has not changed on Cutler since the trade talks were going on; he was not near as good as his stats looked, and he had a lot of talent to help him out in Denver. He was not, imo, worth what we gave up for him; but he is ours now, and now we have to give him the pieces to succeed, which we haven't. He is the best talent of any qb that I have seen on this team; but it doesn't mean he's going to play upto that talent level if he doesn't improve his mechanics and attitude.
And my opion doesn't change the overall perception of the whole fanbase, who saw him as their first franchise qb in most of their lifetime. Same issue crushed Rex in this town, difference was, until the final year, Rex had the media's good side and was therefore given plenty of time to prove he was not good enough. Cutler doesn't have the media's good side, so now has to have better successs early. His first year failed in that mark mightly; this year negated the first year; oddly enough the same media that panned him last night is now coming to his defense(not by apologizing) but by reporting accurately what really happened. 670 had his back all day(for the injury/benching) and bashed him for his play in the first half...but guess what most people talked about. If he is smart he will hire a good PR firm to help him out; and also work harder to learn this O and correct his mechanics. The team around him will only be a deflection for a failing O for so long.