Would You Do Cutler To Houston For Schaub and Our #1?

[Joshua]

While Cutler clearly bears some responsibility for being such a diva, I'm still amazed at the ineptitude of Bowlen and McDaniels. I can't believe they didn't have a better gameplan for going after Cassel. If that's who McDaniels wanted, it should have been in the works long before. Now, they are losing their QB over a halfass attempt to get Cassel which never appeared to have much of a shot in the first place.

[painekiller]

Cutler is now a Bear.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Cutler is now a Bear.

Yup. For a #1 this year, a #1 next year and Kyle Orton. Depending on who you believe, the deal is being balanced with a third and a fifth but it's fuzzy who is getting which.

Once the situation deteriorated, the Broncos desperately needed to trade him and move on. This was probably the best they could get. They're going to look like the 2002 Texans this year (complete with Jabar Gaffney) but they have nobody to blame but themselves. For the life of me, I don't understand why they decided to hire an offensive coach when it is the defense that needed an overhaul. Now, they're going to have to overhaul both and they simply don't have the ability to address both at the same time, even with the additional picks.

[HPF Bob]

FWIW, I would not have done Cutler for Schaub and a pair of #1s. Schaub is a better QB than Orton. Even if the Texans had tried to get him (and I don't think we did), we would have surely been outbid.

[TheMatrix31]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

FWIW, I would not have done Cutler for Schaub and a pair of #1s. Schaub is a better QB than Orton. Even if the Texans had tried to get him (and I don't think we did), we would have surely been outbid.

Me neither. I hope Cutler tears it up and makes McDaniels look like a bigger moron than he already does.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Me neither. I hope Cutler tears it up and makes McDaniels look like a bigger moron than he already does.

You seem to be in the minority on that. Cutler seems to be the one taking all the heat from what I've read/heard. I'm sure there's blame on both sides, but I heard the Broncos owner had been trying to talk cutler for 10 days, and when he wouldn't return the calls Bolen made the call to trade him not McDaniels. Cutler said he never got those calls. I don't have a reason, but I tend to believe Bolen. If that is the case then Cutler just hurt himself. He had two stud young WR', a good line, and good offensive mind for a coach.

[HPF Bob]

I think Cutler will be in hog heaven with the Bears. I mean, the last QB Bear fans remember fondly was Jim McMahon. Cutler has already passed for more TDs and more yards in one season than any Bear QB - ever.

So, there isn't a legend like the ghost of John Elway for Cutler to live up to in Chicago. He's going to seem like a huge upgrade to them even if he's merely average. The best QB that Bear fans have watched in recent memory was Erik Kramer. That's not a very high bar to live up to. Cutler will be responsible for a lot of Cub fans not committing suicide next October.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by papabear

You seem to be in the minority on that. Cutler seems to be the one taking all the heat from what I've read/heard. I'm sure there's blame on both sides, but I heard the Broncos owner had been trying to talk cutler for 10 days, and when he wouldn't return the calls Bolen made the call to trade him not McDaniels. Cutler said he never got those calls. I don't have a reason, but I tend to believe Bolen. If that is the case then Cutler just hurt himself. He had two stud young WR', a good line, and good offensive mind for a coach.

Maybe. Maybe Not.

I am a patriots fan but take a look at the track record for Belichik assistants moving on to head jobs. Many of these guys look like geniuses in NE and then can't hack it on their own.

So with that in mind I look at a 32 year old guy who has accomplished nothing coming in and his first move is to trade the Pro Bowl QB???

If the Broncos were a stock I would definitely be selling right now because their future looks very bleak.