Change this Bears team now, and start with Jay Cutler
Nov 13, 2016 16:57:22 GMT -6
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Post by motm on Nov 13, 2016 16:57:22 GMT -6
After their surprising “Monday Night Football’’ win over the Vikings, Bears players and coaches commented on how emotional and passionate and great Jay Cutler was.
Many of them offered thoughts on the leadership he provided as well as his excellent execution.
I know Bears coaches and his teammates meant well, but all they did was expose Cutler.
I mean, eight seasons into his reign as Bears starting quarterback is a little embarrassing to have people finally and loudly saying that.
Embarrassing and late.
And worthless.
What else is there to think after the big-talking 2-6 Bears spit up a winnable game to a miserable Buccaneers team that is at least as bad as the Bears, if not worse.
And the guy spitting up the most in the 36-10 humiliation?
You betcha. Cutler. Mr. Leadership. Mr. Career Revival. Mr Passionate Speech.
Mr. Pick-Six.
Yep, Cutler was that guy again. Cutler always reverts to that guy.
But this was not just any pick-six, people. No, this was a Chris Conte pick-six.
Yes, that Chris Conte, the one who always seemed to fall down in the Bears secondary. He took advantage of a pathetic Cutler decision deep in Bears territory to waltz into the end zone.
When Conte stings you for a pick-six, you have no choice but to burn the charter, fold the franchise and say thanks for the time as the NFL’s heritage team.
But wait. That wasn’t Cutler’s only disaster. The pick-six was his second straight interception. Two plays, two passes, two picks. Nice time to play like Mr. Efficient.
Then after the pick-six, he dragged out the house special: the strip-sack turnover.
But wait. This wasn’t just any strip-sack. No, this was a strip-sack on a play that began at the Bucs’ 4-yard line.
Forget all the talk about the Bears not bringing back Cutler next season. He shouldn’t have been brought back for the next series.
The Cutler-John Fox axis screams for someone to create a player-coach metric that measures bad squared times stupid squared.
And remember, this came against one of the worst defenses in the league.
And remember, this came after a week off.
And remember, the aforementioned Cutler horribleness came in the first half alone.
The second half didn’t matter, although Cutler walked into another strip-sack that went for a safety in the third quarter, his fourth turnover of a game in which the coach refused to make a change because, I guess, he hates his players or the McCaskeys or is trying to get fired and paid off because this is a joke.
And so, here’s the question that continues to lack a sane answer: Where are you going with Cutler?
Besides into the toilet, I mean. That has been the question for a while, and every time it gets asked, general manager Ryan Pace gets pantsed.
He has yet to draft a quarterback the way he said he would when he got the job. That’s two years and two drafts of nothing at the most important position in the game, a massive mistake that resounds in a season that died a couple of weeks ago.
The failure of this organization starts and ends with the quarterback position. The player has failed, the coaching has failed, the GM has failed. It’s wrong. It’s expensive. It looks hopeless.
I don’t care if Matt Barkley is the only other quarterback on the roster and I don’t care if Barkley is a journeyman. He’s not Cutler and he has more years to flash something, anything that looks like a future.
The Bears offensive product is awful. Same goes for the Bears offensive future. In a division enduring a massive death spiral.
And to think, this GM and coach will make the decision on the next quarterback. If they keep their jobs, that is.
The Bears went down to Tampa on Sunday to play a football game. Instead, they held televised auditions for clown college.
Link: www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/ct-bears-jay-cutler-buccaneers-rosenbloom-20161113-column.html
