Thread: Should Emery extend Cutler's contract this year?

The biggest problem with doing it now is not knowing what his value really is and there's the potential of committing to a $20-$30 mil bonus alone plus salary guarantees just to save $3 mil or so in cap cost now. Nope, I wouldn't rush into that right now either if I was Phil Emery.

Originally Posted by GermansbombedPH

if we let him go, we should draft a QB in the 1st and 2nd and let them battle it out and go with the winner


...if not, there is always Tebow

LOL, the legalize pot in Germany too G?

no, not legal ;)

but you get the sarcasm out of that, don't you

Originally Posted by GermansbombedPH

no, not legal ;)

but you get the sarcasm out of that, don't you

Yes I did. Seems sarcasm translates well all over the world.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

It doesn't make sense at all unless the Bears are certain Cutler is "Their Guy" beyond this year. If there's any doubt, then you don't extend him now. I agree with that. But if Tresman and Emery believe Cutler is their guy, then that's a different matter entirely. Both Emery and Trestman seem to understand player talent on offense, much better than Lovie & Jerry Angelo. I'd trust their judgement here.

I was thinking it might make good financial sense - long term - if they could lock him up in a more modest contract now, versus paying a monster contract less than a year from now. But granted, it hinges on whether or not Cutler is the guy in their minds. If not, then I understand the wait.

If Trestman and Emery WANT to be married to Jay, then by all means they should make sure he remains a Bear. The financial side of a move like this one (extending Jay Cutler) would help the team atm, too. It'd definitely increase cap space so we could either fill some of these holes or bring back a couple of our existing guys. I was basically speaking from a rational angle with my post. I, by no means, want us to let Jay walk. As I said, I still have a tinge in here that makes me believe he can give us a ring. Until that tinge is gone....I want him to stay. Thing is, I can totally understand if he doesn't stay with us. Our team is going through changes right now. Changes that don't seem big CURRENTLY, but may be monumental in hindsight.

This all really depends on how Jay plays in 2013...or if our new coaching/management want to remain married to the guy Angelo bet the farm on. QBs get paid A LOT. If Jay can't give us more than 20 TDs this coming season, I gotta believe he'll be put tah steppin'. I hope he launches 35 TDs and way less than 20 INTs, but who among us knows for sure it won't be more like 25 TDs and 18 INTS. If it's the latter, and it's THIS far into his career, it's pretty safe to say he ain't a "franchise QB"...

They should sign a veteran QB. I was wondering if Sid Luckman was still available? Of course he's getting up there in years (even older than Urlacher), but we signed him for $5,500 last time, so he's cap-friendly.