Post by motm on Oct 6, 2016 13:29:19 GMT -6
Brian Hoyer gets Jay Cutler’s game plan and job
If we check our John Fox decoder rings — coming soon to a Happy Meal near you — then we learn that Jay Cutler won’t necessarily get his starting job back if Brian Hoyer continues to play well.
“I think it’s performance-based,’’ Fox said. “Anybody that’s performing well, I don’t think we’re going to be likely to change.’’
Even though Fox changed the Bears best tight end when he made sure Martellus Bennett was traded. And even though Fox changed the best running back when he made sure Matt Forte was not brought back.
Cutler is the better quarterback. Hoyer has the one win this season.
Cutler has three turnovers. Hoyer has one fumble.
Cutler dropped back behind a mess of an offensive line that wasn’t helped by the first-year offensive coordinator looking very first-year. Hoyer was moved out of the pocket by design with bootlegs while benefiting from the Bears best rushing game and the providence of facing the worst rushing defense in the league.
The question to Fox shouldn't be whether Cutler will get his job back when his right thumb heals, it’s why first-year offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains didn’t give Cutler the same smart, creative playcalling that opened up everything for Hoyer.
Putting a quarterback on the move creates time, makes pass protection easier, and allows him to focus on fewer pass-catching options quicker. That has always been what Cutler wanted. That has always been the game plan that Cutler wanted.
And there’s Hoyer getting that game plan.
Maybe Fox knows Cutler won’t be back for another couple of weeks, so why not pump up Hoyer’s tires? But still, why wouldn’t Fox want the better quarterback to start?
And why wouldn’t Loggains want the better quarterback to have the better game plan?
Link: www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/ct-brian-hoyer-jay-cutler-rosenbloom-20161005-column.html
If we check our John Fox decoder rings — coming soon to a Happy Meal near you — then we learn that Jay Cutler won’t necessarily get his starting job back if Brian Hoyer continues to play well.
“I think it’s performance-based,’’ Fox said. “Anybody that’s performing well, I don’t think we’re going to be likely to change.’’
Even though Fox changed the Bears best tight end when he made sure Martellus Bennett was traded. And even though Fox changed the best running back when he made sure Matt Forte was not brought back.
Cutler is the better quarterback. Hoyer has the one win this season.
Cutler has three turnovers. Hoyer has one fumble.
Cutler dropped back behind a mess of an offensive line that wasn’t helped by the first-year offensive coordinator looking very first-year. Hoyer was moved out of the pocket by design with bootlegs while benefiting from the Bears best rushing game and the providence of facing the worst rushing defense in the league.
The question to Fox shouldn't be whether Cutler will get his job back when his right thumb heals, it’s why first-year offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains didn’t give Cutler the same smart, creative playcalling that opened up everything for Hoyer.
Putting a quarterback on the move creates time, makes pass protection easier, and allows him to focus on fewer pass-catching options quicker. That has always been what Cutler wanted. That has always been the game plan that Cutler wanted.
And there’s Hoyer getting that game plan.
Maybe Fox knows Cutler won’t be back for another couple of weeks, so why not pump up Hoyer’s tires? But still, why wouldn’t Fox want the better quarterback to start?
And why wouldn’t Loggains want the better quarterback to have the better game plan?
Link: www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/ct-brian-hoyer-jay-cutler-rosenbloom-20161005-column.html
