Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 13:05:36 GMT -6
So we all pretty much all know each other here. The guys that know me know that I really am not a Cutler basher, nor am I a Cutler lover. I just look at performance and base my merit on that.
So here we go with another season of potential offensive incompetence. And we have had some proven OCs. No matter what you think of Martz or Trestman (only as an OC), they knew what they were doing as far as offensive football (yeah, I know what I did there).
The constant has been Cutler. Now, I am pretty analytical so while on the other board, people would be popping up saying I'm blaming everything on Cutler --- hopefully you guys know enough to understand that I am not.
It is a very complex dynamic. We have had huge turnover in offensive coordinators and have had some truly horrible ones. We have had some really crappy players, but on the other hand, we have had some really good ones. Through think and thin, with some exceptions last year and one year with Trestman, our offense has continuously underperformed. They have underperformed even when we had crappy players. We still managed to play worse than them.
As I say, the only constant is Cutler and I keep coming back and wondering about that. I mean, he sacrifices himself, he is a tough SOB, he can make all the throws, yet it never really clicks. Now it is a whole team effort and the players sucked big last week from what I can tell, but do we really have an issue with a guy that does not bring out the most in the players around him? I mean we can say they are all professionals and should not need motivation all we want, but it is an emotional sport and having a guy that will rally the troops is important. The players say they are behind him. I'm not sure I believe it as much as I used to. I don't know... that x-factor seems to be missing.
Am I seeing or feeling stuff that is not there? Am I the only one uneasy?
So here we go with another season of potential offensive incompetence. And we have had some proven OCs. No matter what you think of Martz or Trestman (only as an OC), they knew what they were doing as far as offensive football (yeah, I know what I did there).
The constant has been Cutler. Now, I am pretty analytical so while on the other board, people would be popping up saying I'm blaming everything on Cutler --- hopefully you guys know enough to understand that I am not.
It is a very complex dynamic. We have had huge turnover in offensive coordinators and have had some truly horrible ones. We have had some really crappy players, but on the other hand, we have had some really good ones. Through think and thin, with some exceptions last year and one year with Trestman, our offense has continuously underperformed. They have underperformed even when we had crappy players. We still managed to play worse than them.
As I say, the only constant is Cutler and I keep coming back and wondering about that. I mean, he sacrifices himself, he is a tough SOB, he can make all the throws, yet it never really clicks. Now it is a whole team effort and the players sucked big last week from what I can tell, but do we really have an issue with a guy that does not bring out the most in the players around him? I mean we can say they are all professionals and should not need motivation all we want, but it is an emotional sport and having a guy that will rally the troops is important. The players say they are behind him. I'm not sure I believe it as much as I used to. I don't know... that x-factor seems to be missing.
Am I seeing or feeling stuff that is not there? Am I the only one uneasy?
