I find it interesting that someone was keeping track of when Gonzalez would return to the Colts. Seems to me he’ll have to fight for his job back the way Garcon and Collie are playing….I believe they are more difficult to game plan for than Ganzalez.

The Cable episode didn’t surprise me much. McGeorge’s post on his talent kind of says it all.

Very good stuff. Besides the usual banter, there were a couple of things that really stood out to me, and they both go to show how classy our QB is:

- When asked for his thoughts on the Jay Cutler deal, KO took the high road instead of disparaging the Bears organization or JC.

- When asked about playing in the shadow of John Elway, he gave what I thought was the perfect answer. He basically stated that he doesn’t try to do the things that Elway did, but that he just wants to win as many games as possible. Again, nothing but respect for Elway, but also just a sense of contentment with his role on the team.

Thanks to nyc (can I still call you that?) and JeffG for the link, and as always thanks for doing all of the legwork for us!

has any one seen espn the mag yat? There is a little bit about McD. They ask him if he misses Jay, and his reply was, I use to watch Leno but hes not funny any more! LMAO

From the Chicago media are interesting to me.

Here’s who you should hate: Anyone who tries to suggest that Orton is a better quarterback than Jay Cutler. Because that’s just wrong.

Guess it depends on your definition of “better”. If you mean “raw skills and potential” then that’s true. If you’re talking about wins in the NFL, well….

The writer talks about all this “hatred” from the Bears fans towards Orton. I don’t think it’s hatred- really, what I think he’s talking about is the sense of unease that comes from Bears fans, whom apparently are just starting to perhaps entertain the question “Did we make a mistake?”.

What they really hate is the idea that they gave up the farm AND a good QB for a guy that’s perhaps not looking like the World-Beating Savior that they were led to expect. So, you’ve got article like this one, meant to reassure that uneasy fan base that everything still is on track. Lovie & CO, they’ve got it handled- it’s all good.

No pressure Lovie. None whatsoever.

Sure will be interesting to watch it all unfold over the course of the next few years.

that’s all.

All Ready.

The idea that a quarterback is simple the sum of his physical potential is absurd, no matter how common it is. Intellect, knowledge of the game, the ability to analyze defenses, decide on the best plays, hold on to the ball and to make decisions on the fly are every bit as important.

I try to stay out of this one in general. I don’t really care about Cutler, other than the effect that his performance has on our draft pick. I even wish him well, but this debate gets tedious, mainly because of all it ignores. While folks are waiting for a QB to win that mystical ‘big one’, the one in which he ‘puts a game on his back’ they might miss the number of games that are lost and the opportunities wasted by INTs, fumbles, mental errors and failures to adapt certain plays to maximize the effectiveness of the running game, just to name a few (a very few).

Whether we like it or not, one way that QBs and head coaches are judged is by wins and losses. The issues that I’ve listed are examples of why that is true for the QBs. It’s not an argument for what should or shouldn’t be, which is beyond my area of concern, but a partial explanation for what is.

Denver traded Jay Cutler and a 5th rd pick for Kyle Orton. Now that Orton is playing well everyone seems to be forgetting about the two 1’s and a 3 that we got. When I was reading that article I that Waddle was an idiot for not mentioning those picks, but then he has the audacity to mention the 5th that we threw in…what a joke.