Apr 06 2009
Josh McDaniels legacy already at stake
Jay Cutler thankfully is a Chicago Bear. I say thankfully because MY Washington Redskins were in the running. And instead of using the few drafts pick we have to rebuild our poor offensive and defensive lines we were going to trade it all for Cutler. So I for one say congratulations to the Chicago Bears.
But to Josh McDaniels and the Denver Broncos I say I hope your correct. Yes, Cutler did act like a baby when it came out they were trying to trade him. But McDaniels made it worse by lying about the fact that he attempted to trade him. But the Broncos organization made a mistake by rushing to trade Jay Cutler. What was the rush to trade him? I would’ve given it a couple more weeks until we got closer to the draft. What was the hurry to deal him? He was coming off of a 4000+ yards season and a pro bowl. The market for him wasn’t going to change that much between now and the draft.
The Broncos did get a lot of draft picks and a serviceable quarterback in Kyle Orton. But whenever u trade a top 10 quarterback you always come out behind. Those draft picks may or may not turn out to be good to great NFL players. We all know the draft is a crap shoot. So when you strike gold with a big time QB that is the face of your franchise you have to do everything in your power to keep him. Especially, when like Cutler he is just coming into his prime.
This is why I hope Josh McDaniels is correct in his decision. He is a new head coach and already before his first game he has made a decision that has changed his franchise. Not many teams have franchise quarterbacks under the age of 27. There are only about 10 teams in the league right now that are happy and secure in their starting QB. Every time Cutler has a good game or goes to a pro bowl he is going to be compared to the current quarterback of the Denver Broncos. And Cutler is so young that comparison is probably going to go on for the next 10 years or so. I hope for Josh McDaniels sake that his legacy was not decided in the first 3 months of his head coaching career.
