It didn’t take long for this to blow up…
First – that trade would have been ridiculous. Denver gets the shaft, Tampa wins the lottery, NE gets to unload a large salary. Instead, Kansas City gets a decent QB that is going to have to run for his life this next season because no one over there knows how to block. But they didn’t really give up a lot to get him.
Secondly – Jay Cutler – I seriously doubt you read my blog…(you should, by the way…) but if you do. Listen to me for just a second. Relax. Don’t go postal just because your new coach and GM are idiots and they don’t know how to handle the press or other teams for that matter. Rise up above them, it’s going to be alright.
There is no way Pat Bowlen lets you leave this town. He knows the value of a quarterback and you’ve got the goods to be one of the best of your generation. Man up…buck up…smile and save your venom for the brass behind closed doors.
Lastly, McDaniels/Xanders – how the heck do you screw up this badly after doing so well the first 48 hours of free agent signings? Would San Diego entertain trading Rivers? Indy Manning? Pittsburgh Big Ben? No. And maybe all of the reports are wrong and misquoted – fine. How do you not pick up the phone and call your QB and say – “Hey man, they offered us the moon for you, we turned them down because you’re more valuable than that but in the NFL rumors get out and we wanted you to know the real deal.”
Instead, you cut off communication with his agent? You can’t be that stupid. You guys need to listen to the words of Shannon Sharpe to Bubby Brister when he subbed for John Elway for a game or two during their first Super Bowl – “This offense is a Ferrari, Bubby. All you have to do is start it up, keep it out of the ditch and we’ll score points all night long.”
We all get to wait and see where this goes but for every great step that was taken, to alienate your Pro Bowl QB would undo all of it.
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Can’t asy I’m with you on this one after listening to all the reaction here in Denver this weekend. I agree that both sides have messed this up…but I am SICK of listening to this whiny little baby who pretends to be a leader at QB. This is the same way he reacted to Shanny getting fired and the same way he acts when things don’t go well on the field. He pouts. He doesn’t lead. I am starting to think the deal would have been better. (BTW, the reports are now starting to say that McD’s old friend Bellicheck may have just engineered this little fiasco). McD & X will learn from this…not so sure about Cutler (I’m thinking of sending him a passifier in the mail). =0)
That was me btw…didn’t see it already had Anita’s name. DOH! Who’s the idiot now?
Can’t say I’m with you on this one after listening to all the reaction here in Denver this weekend. I agree that both sides have messed this up…but I am SICK of listening to this whiny little baby who pretends to be a leader at QB. This is the same way he reacted to Shanny getting fired and the same way he acts when things don’t go well on the field. He pouts. He doesn’t lead. I am starting to think the deal would have been better. (BTW, the reports are now starting to say that McD’s old friend Bellicheck may have just engineered this little fiasco). McD & X will learn from this…not so sure about Cutler (I’m thinking of sending him a passifier in the mail). =0)
FYI…Peter King is now reporting (on MMQB) that Cutler actually asked for a trade himself when they let bates go: “Cutler, by the way, will make peace with McDaniels, who’s now coaching Denver. He has no choice, and he’s a reasonable kid. I don’t blame him for being ticked off at the Broncos for trying to deal for Cassel, but he’s going to have to get over it and realize he’s got a heck of a chance to win with McDaniels running his offense.
I heard one other interesting thing Sunday: Cutler asked for a trade shortly after the Broncos lost offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates — Cutler’s confidant — to USC after the season. So maybe both sides need to go into marriage counseling here.”
The plot thickens…