But if it’s the truth, and Jay’s arm ist stronger, why not name it!?

How can you not love? No candid answers, no dancing around the questions, a straight shooter. Looks like he is walking around with a little more hop in his step, and Denver is going to need it to continue.

with what Cutler said; it’s not as if he is attempting to be an iconoclast here. It’s one comment and it’s not far from the truth.

It sounds like Elway agrees with him. Besides, he’s better than any of US, right? Rock on, Jay.

I don’t think Cutler was cocky becuase he said he had a better arm than Elway’s. After all, he never said he as a BETTER QB than Elway.
I believe we all know that having a cannon arm doesn’t mean the guy is a great quarterback.

Elway even agreed that at this point in his career, Jay’s arm might be as strong as John’s.

I do like that he has that confidence and is willing to say it. Since it appears that he is the first QB in Denver to not fall directly under Elway’s shadow, I don’t believe that he feels the need to have to bow down to all things Elway.

we all know that, and so was John Elway’s. You get the impression that Elway wished Jay were more conservative in his comments to the media, but Jay just isn’t like that. He’s proven to be very candid, and frankly, easily annoyed with stupid questions. His media-handling style reminds me of Bill Parcells, actually, whereas John was more tight-lipped and Shanahan-like.

I didn’t vote because I think Jay was just being tongue in cheek with his answer; he’s just goofin’ around. Especially with the “hands down” comment, it’s not a serious answer. I do like that he’s not afraid to say stuff like that and worried that it’ll be misconstrued by guys like us. Overall, since he’s been in Denver, I’ve gotten the impression that Cutler doesn’t disrespect Elway, obviously, but he refuses to live in his shadow. I say, “GOOD!” Look, Elway was drafted when I was in junior high. They guy was my hero right from the start. I still think it’s cool that I share his birthday, so I still am and always will be dorky fond of the guy. But, he’s retired and in the Hall of Fame. It does no one any good, least of all us as fans of the Broncos, to try and push Cutler under that shadow. There are obvious similarities to their games. I find it ironic that he’s always compared to Favre, who was always compared to Elway when he was younger (and who, by the way, said straight out he patterned his game after Elway).

Anyway, I took Cutler’s answer as just poking fun at the question and a good natured shot at the old man. Good for him.

On another note, when did Elway start writing a column for the Sporting News? Now I gotta subscribe… or can I get it online?

Elway gently slapped him down in a respectful way. Gotta love Cutler though…the dude doesn’t worry about anyone’s shadow except his own. John Elway is and will always be my favorite player of all-time. Hell, I grew up watching his greatness…but I absolutely love the vision of the future I have for this team and with Cutler at the helm. A .500 mark in the Super Bowl is coming, my friends!

John has more Super Bowl appearances than any other QB. Ever.

Cutler is .500.

Now which arm is “better”?

Don’t get me wrong. I like the guy, and I like his confidence. I’m just not sure I like the braggins about an unproven arm.

for him to have such confidence. I think he’s a great quarterback, and I enjoy watching him play immensely. I root for Jay Cutler. However, is it me, or does he seem like a tremendous, for lack of better words, DB (keepin’ it pg-13 here)? I don’t know the guy and have never even met him, so I realize that I should not pass judgment, but I just had to get it off my chest and these comments kind of got to me.

The exerpts from Steven Fastis’s book certainly portray him this way, and Steven said as much in nearly every interview I read or heard. I also become uneasy while watching his post-game and mid-week interviews. I see more smugness than confidence in those interviews. The above quotes do not convince me otherwise.

Perhaps I feel this way because he is following the biggest anti-DB to play professional sports, imho. Plummer was pretty much the man. He had nowhere near the talent of Jay or John, but he played the game with unmatched intensity and seemed to be a down-to-earth dude off the field (which one of us has never had road rage?).

Plummer was so refreshing because he grew up as a stud athlete in an era where these guys are given everything, and to a large degree, carefully molded into massive DB’s by their parents, coaches, fellow students, journalists, fans, and communities. Look at the QBs drafted with him, Vince and Leinart? C’mon, the Manning brothers, or Phillis Rivers for chrissakes??? Look no further than Tim Tebow, wow! Would you want to hang out with any of these guys (OK, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to be Leinart’s wingman at a hot tub party)?

Two words: John, Elway. Elway was an unparalleled DB, refusing to play for the Colts, stumping for George freakin’ W Bush (twice!!), constantly whining about the Denver media. I say this about my childhood hero, my favorite player ever. I was an hysterical 9 year old the evening he led the drive. I was on the fifth level of the old stadium with my dad the night he hit Vance along the sidelines against the Oilers in the ’91 playoffs. I had nothing but John Elway posters in my room. He even had roots in my home state of Montana!

Okay, I guess Jay looks pretty good in comparison, and it’s great having a competitive, fun-to-watch team on the field. I will root hard for Jay his entire career. I just wish that football programs could produce more players with the skills of Jay and John and the personalities of Jake Plummer and Donovan F McNabb.

My son turns four in November and is already yelling at the TV with me on Sundays. For his birthday I ordered him a bronco jersey. I went with #19, my boy Eddie. Now there’s a guy I can really root for.

luv it Jayyyyyyyyyy…u r awesome…totally the best

They did bother me before i read John’s comments. There is a fine line between arrogance and saying the truth. I dont know if he will be better, i doubt it, but he is going to be up there.

I definately think Elway had the strongest arm in the NFL, the fact that he could make plays across is body and across the field is what seperated him from everyone else as far as arm strength, but I think Cutler ranks up there with Elway, Favre, and Cunningham who had an amazing arm also, just not that acurate.

Every kid thinks he/she can do better than the previous generation. And more power to them. They need that kind of confidence to get things done. If they were too realistic they might get too depressed to try anything.

It takes all of us a while to understand we all stand on the shoulders of giants. In the mean time, we learn to be giants ourselves.

I love his confidence. I love the fact he is taking the Elway shadow and making it disappear. I loved Elway, but he has been gone for 10 years now. Let John rest. Let JC have his glory and be able to carve out his own niche. And to whomever said what has Cutler done yet, just wait, And BTW didnt it take Elway 15 years to win a title? Butler has more TD passes, yards, and fewer picks than Elway did. Plus early in Elways career he had better teams and defenses. So let Jay talk all he wants. to me that shows confidence in his game and in his abilites. I am getting so tired of the comparisons. Hey guess what Elway was great but he isnt coming back, he is retired. Let Elways feats live on in histoyr and quit complaining about Jay sayiung he is better. HE ISNT ELWAY, and I dont want him to be.

I love his confidence but I would have to see Jay throw a pass, on the run, east of the east hash-mark, to someone darting down the west sideline—with a bullet so extreme that defenders have no time to even react to that wierdest of long cross-field throw—before I believe Jay’s arm is better than John’s at the same age.

I am really beginning to love Cutler—the fun thing is that many younger fans will begin to think Elway a myth….because Cutler is their man….and I love the swaggering Duke he is turning out to be. We are watching Favre finally putting Starr to rest——Denver style.

Love John!

GO JAY!!

He knows what he can do and in no way shape or form do I find anything wrong with it. I mean it’s not like he came out and said he is better than Elway or diminished him in any way. I don’t think he has a better arm hands down, however it is close. Cutler does have quite a cannon and can really get some velocity on his throws.

stated that Cutler had a grin on his face when he said it. Frankly, I am amazed that anyone is taking him seriously. It should be obvious, after all his pressers and interviews, that Cutler likes to joke and kid around.

I suspect that most reporters did not tell the whole story because it is better for them, they think, if they put Cutler across as bragging. That will get more readers and responses than just about anything else.

Really, folks, journalism is dead. What we have now are generally a bunch of liars who report what they think will raise responses such as we have seen here in this thread. We need to stop commenting on their stories as if we believe them.

all he’s saying is he can throw farther or harder. He probably could Elway was great but…shit this kid over throws everybody. No matter what, at least Plummers gone.

I like Jay but let’s not compare arms here, Elway never hung his hat on having a big arm, his legacy is winning games and winning rings…..