Ok well for those who don't know I am not a Bears fan but am actually a Miami Dolphins fan. The breaking news is that the Chicago Bears traded away Kyle Orton and their 2009 1st round draft pick along with their 2010 first round draft pick, all in all a steep price to acquire a QB whose career record as a starter, is sub .500
While I think that Jay Cutler is a good quarterback, he isn't a great quarterback. He had a career year and a pro bowl year this season with Denver but is coming to a Bears team with whom? The Bears need help in almost every offensive position. Aside from the tightend combo who else do the bears have that Cutler can throw to? Obviously there are some big names left out there in free agency including Marvin Harrison and Tori Holt, but both I think are on the way out and have one or two good seasons left tops.
The problem with Cutler's winning percentage can also be accredited to the Broncos defense that ranked near the bottom over the last couple of seasons, and did let a couple of decent sized leads slip causing a few unnecessary losses. I think this is a huge move for the Bears one that is full of enormous potential but also one that comes with a lot of risk. You just gave up your starting quarterback who has a better winning percentage then the man you just acquired. And gave up two first round draft picks, that is a lot no matter which way you slice it.
Obviously Cutler is going to have a lot to play for as he wants to prove critics and most of all Denver wrong. I think he is going to have some good years here for the Bears but I ultimately don't think unless the Bears upgrade the weapons around him, that he will carry them back to the Super Bowl anytime soon.
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