I hope Cutler is back for the Pack's rematch. McCown just looks very comfortable in this offense, hopefully they go back to Cutler by then.
fight', do you think Cutler would start/play if healthy?
I can see a "lingering issue" with his injury, but surely they would have to activate him for gameday in case of injury to McCown, if nothing else.
Sitting him might keep his FA value depressed as well.
Timmy, I won't pretend to know for sure, but I think a week or 2 ago I heard that Cutler would be back as the starter once healthy even though McCown looks very good.
Bears will not milk Cutler's injury. When healthy, he'll start. He was playing pretty well before his injury, too.
It's rare that a team gains 200+ yards on the ground and still lose by three scores.
Originally Posted by PackLandVA:
Cowboys got away from the running game early in the 2nd quarter, and then the game got away from them. The heave TD in the end zone just before halftime was a back-breaker.
But it did win me $50 on a strip card at the Bears bar where I was ignoring the game.
Bears got themselves a dilemma now. Sign Cutler to a mega-deal or go with McCown. I'd say bye to Jay.
Brandon Marshall seems to have really improved himself from what he was in Denver and Miami...both personally and professionally speaking.
I fear we are going to have to score 30+ points to beat each of these teams.
McCown is 34, so he is unlikely to be the future of the franchise. Even da bears aren't that stupid. Re-sign Cutler or start over with a rookie.
McCown vs Cutler is a wash if you ask me. If not for the pies butter fingers last night McCown would have tossed at least two ints.
I complain about our secondary, but the Cowboys DBs are so bad. On the first Bear TD pass there were four standing around in end zone and TWO Bear receivers were open.
Originally Posted by hof1991:
McCown is 34, so he is unlikely to be the future of the franchise.
Do you think the Broncos are concerned that 37-year-old Peyton Manning isn't the QB of the future? McCown is no Manning, but Rich Gannon was 34 when he went to the Raiders. With the Raiders, Gannon went to four straight Pro Bowls, won the MVP, and took the Raiders to a Super Bowl. Absent the "Tuck Rule" game, Gannon might have made it two Super Bowls for the Raiders.
What matters is that McCown is operating at a high level right now, and he is a much cheaper option than Cutler. If the Bears were smart (and I hope they're not), they'd keep McCown for the next couple of years while drafting and developing his replacement.
Hopefully it is drafting and destroying his replacement.
Originally Posted by PackLandVA:
Bears will not milk Cutler's injury. When healthy, he'll start. He was playing pretty well before his injury, too.
Make no mistake, If Jay Cutler believes its in Jay Cutler's best interest for a new contract from the Bears or anyone else to sit, then Jay Cutler will sit. The Bears won't be able to tell him squat. Jay Cutler is the epitome of todays player, he is going to make sure Jay Cutler is not under undue risk for a new money.
Originally Posted by trump:
Originally Posted by PackLandVA:
Bears will not milk Cutler's injury. When healthy, he'll start. He was playing pretty well before his injury, too.
Make no mistake, If Jay Cutler believes its in Jay Cutler's best interest for a new contract from the Bears or anyone else to sit, then Jay Cutler will sit. The Bears won't be able to tell him squat. Jay Cutler is the epitome of todays player, he is going to make sure Jay Cutler is not under undue risk for a new money.
If this is his thinking, then it sucks, but I can't blame him. NFL is a tough business, he and the Bears have created a situation to where he has no future paychecks. As quickly as teams cut players and players suffer career ending injuries, you have to look out for #1.
Now, if he was under contract for the next year, that is a different scenario, but knowing that your going to be a FA, in 2-3 games, I would be very cautious in playing to preserve my future earnings. I think many players and people in that situation would do the same.
With the $$$ that gets thrown around at the QB position, it's today's NFL and today's players.
Originally Posted by FLPACKER:
I fear we are going to have to score 30+ points to beat each of these teams.
Ain't gonna happen. Bryant and Witten will make us look like chumps. Same thing will happen vs. the Bores and Marshall and Jeffries. Especially for the Bores, that game will be their opportunity to (like Detroit on Turkey Day) get some payback. If they can embarrass us, you'd better believe that they will - and their drunken a55hole crowd will roar the entire time.
Originally Posted by Stevie:
......... and their drunken a55hole crowd will roar the entire time.
Redundant.
There is nothing they can do to make the Packers victory at Soldier Field in the NFC championship game go away.
Originally Posted by Stevie:
Originally Posted by FLPACKER:
I fear we are going to have to score 30+ points to beat each of these teams.
Ain't gonna happen. Bryant and Witten will make us look like chumps. Same thing will happen vs. the Bores and Marshall and Jeffries. Especially for the Bores, that game will be their opportunity to (like Detroit on Turkey Day) get some payback. If they can embarrass us, you'd better believe that they will - and their drunken a55hole crowd will roar the entire time.
We have Rodgers for the last 3 and we have more than a punchers chance of sweeping those 3, including the Bears. Part of having a better defense is having an offense that uses some time on the clock, puts points on the board at the end of those drives and plays with a lead especially late into a game. AR has masked the deficiencies before and he can help do it again IMO.
If he doesn't play, steep uphill battle to sweep ....
Whether it's Flynn or Rodgers, that secondary is awful and I hope that we can get lots of yardage through the air. More screen passes might help....