Styg has painted the picture of the problem in the whole Jay Cutler/Denver Broncos saga and his name is Bus Cook!

Think Jay has the goods to actually fire him, though?

…and not a particularly encouraging outlook. Thanks for pulling togther some of the context of this soap opera.

Prokchop, Klis, Lindsey whatever your name is, Clayton, idiot boy Vic Lombardi….take notes from Styg.
Let me tell you Captain, some one from MSM will take this story of yours and run with it.
SO recommended and by connecting the dots you can tell, as amany of us proposed when this all came out, is all about Bus Cook padding his own pockets withe Benjamins.
the guy is an unequivocal arse hole and needs a good kick in the dusters!
Jay, use your brain and drop this moeny sucking leech.

Exceptional work putting this together.

Thoughtful in content, sad as hell i execution. Thanks, styg. I think this wil quiet a few folks and sober others.

Great work Styg excellent article

I thought I would google up his client list for 2009, Makes sense that Scheffler is Cooks client as well then.

Really likes to use media melodrama for negotiation doesn’t he the old assbus..

Great post. I have suspected the exact same things based on the Brett Favre “connection”…

The first path (and my preferred one based on decades of Bronco worship) is that Bowlen falls for it and gives Cutler a long term deal as soon as possible as his talent only comes around once a decade.

The second is that McD/X/Bowlen trade the franchise QB before the draft…
My question is, to whom?
I suggest to Detroit for their two first rounders (1 and 20).
We pick up the following:

1. 1 – Aaron Curry, OL Wake Forest
2. 12 – Tyson Jackson, DE LSU – (IF Raji is gone)
3. 20 – Mark Sanchez, QB USC – (Simms starts for the next year…)
4. 48 – Ron Brace, DT Boston College

Either way, the Broncos will have to “Pony Up” the cash.
Thoughts anyone?
This is my first night of posting after lurking for a couple of months.
GREAT SITE!!!

I agree the third option needs to be shipping Bus out of the picture.

wow…this is well thought out and researched, with lotsa facts. And you didn’t jump to any wild conclusions, and you didn’t do any name calling. I really really really appreciate the way you went about this. Thank you Thank you Thank you

Just so that he can see that he’s a pawn. I’ve always suspected it was Cook behind everything and I’ve said so before, but did not know of all the extenuating circumstances.

Thanks, Styg.

That I thought Bus Cook was behind all of this. Turns out I might be right!

Great job on all this research styg! Rec’d and Buzz’d!

by seeing how this all plays out. That is, can McDaniels keep the locker room together, and will Cutler yield to temptation to exploit the situation for $$$.

Jay doesn’t strike me as a money first guy but money can do strange things to people. There is a reason he went with Bus Cook to begin with, after all. I hope we’ll see some common sense and some control exerted over his agent. As much as I love and support Jay, I have to question how loyal he is at this point since Shanny has left town. That’s not a criticism — I can understand how he must be feeling about a completely new system, which might as well be a new team. But it seems very clear to me now that Jay and Bus are pouncing on an opportunity to net a record sum for his services. The most obvious landing point I can see, if it were up to Bus, would be the Jets: big market, big payoff, already have groundwork laid with the organization after Favre’s stint there.

Anyway, absolutely stellar work, Styg. I’m curious, someone earlier mentioned that Bus Cook has had a similar history representing players in European soccer. Did you come across anything noteworthy there?

This is the best post I have ever read in its combination of research, inference, building a case, timeliness, interest, and it’s well-written to boot! Styg, you are my hero. There are “journalists” and journalists who will lose their jobs because they were scooped by you. Excellent, excellent post. Highly Recommended.

I suspected that Cook was using the media for his own agenda and that this was all being orchestrated by him. Great job at bringing Cook’s past history to light, it really validates my suspicions.

We can only hope that Cook is playing Cutler, as many have suggested, because that means there’s a chance that Cutler wakes up and realizes this. My fear is that Cutler is completely on board with Cook’s latest plan. That being said, I’d rather see this end in a contract extension (even an eye-popping one), than in a trade.

This really brings things to light.

You should post this all over the MSM to get publicity
and start a virtual chant: Fire Bus!!
so that word gets to Cutler

Good Stuff Styg

Thanks for the insight!

…but I’ll pop out of the woodwork for this one. fantastic post, someone should send a copy to cutler ASAP.

this is the scenario i’ve been subscribing to since the “unnamed source” b.s. broke out. unfortunately, it appears cook has jay’s ear, whether the broncos tried to actively trade him(doubtful) or not. then you have mcd’s side of things where he is now, pretty much, shanahan. add in some ego’s, and here we are. i do believe both sides have always wanted jay to be a bronco, but when you put money, lies, and bravado into it, you end up with this. one thing is clear to me: someone doesn’t want this to work out, and it appears to be cook. i think it’s time for bowlen to step in and do something, already. maybe even get a real gm to handle these things, if he chooses not to. this should have been dealt with already, and the relative silence from dove valley is very troublesome. now, we have a showdown on monday that can seriously screw things up for the worse. it appears the broncos(and cook) are letting this all happen. can someone step up to the plate, please?

If this is all some charade generated to back the Broncos into the corner, Mr. Cook has sorely over estimated the public perception of his boy. Culter is niether a folksy good old boy beloved by even rival fans like Farve, nor the picture of class trailblazer he had in Steve McNair. Ultimately, teams get trapped in corners by their fans and by NFL fans in general. Jeff George proved that immensely talented guys can get tossed around like a hot potato at the will of the league as long as the fans aren’t sympathetic to the player. Julius Peppers is learning how fan perception drives the market right now.

Unfortunately, as it stands now, Cutler’s rep is smeared in a way that he might never shake. Nobody even cares that none of the information about either party is substantiated, they’re just running with the double whammy McX is and idiot and Cutler is a spoiled, petulant brat. Nobody will win hearts and minds on this one, just as nobody was prepairing a ticker tape parade for the winner of the war between Iran and Iraq.

You should have folded, Bus. The house always wins eventually.

Excellent my friend excellent! Shame we can just pull a madden, switch his position and then sign him to a less than stellar contract cause well he sucks at the new position! Man I miss my madden days sometimes! As to those of you who want to know about English soccer boys, he has ruined many a career to the point that none of the younger players (16-25) have him as an agent!

Panthers released CB Ken Lucas.

Carolina began the day with $24,042 in cap space. The move saves $2.4M, so GM Marty Hurney can now sign his rookie class. Lucas was nearly traded two weeks ago, so clearly the 30-year-old is going to have a market. Perhaps the Broncos would be a potential suitor if Lucas was three years older.

Ouch………..

Rec’d, buzzed, and Dugg.

After the recent conference call with only 5 people on it and the contents were leaked almost immediately, there was no doubt in my mind that the “unnamed source” was Bus Cook.

Here’s a question Jay Cutler needs to think about, does he want to be the highest paid QB ever (for at least a few years until the NextBigThing comes along), or does he want a good deal and Championships? Because if he just wants the money and doesn’t care about anything else, we can ship his mopey rear to Detroit.

 Could bus be looking to land the largest contract in sports history? I mean i rememebr when A-ROD’s contracts money was a HUGE amount now its only slightly higher than Haynesworths!

Great post… well researched and written. I love Cutler but it’s hard to continue when he is a pawn in his agents game. No matter what Jay has millions of millions coming to him. Does it matter if its this year or next really?! Show up Monday… play your butt off this season and prove to your team that you are the franchise QB that we all believe you are. Furthermore shoving McD’s off season in the past and forcing the Xman to throw up big dough for you next year… but at least this way you have earned it versus spun the media into a frenzy, turned your biggest fans against you, and pissed off your new coach.

Go BRONCOS!

rec’d, buzzed, dug, and enjoyed

This type of reading between the bullshit, coupled with independent coherent thinking puts every other sports jounalist to shame. Beautiful work.

Ahhh, nothing gives you more time to think than having the night shift when a baby is sick…can’t believe I’m actually posting at 3:30 a.m CST…but I digress.

When I posted above, I was missing part of the point. It never occured to me that money would trump legacy in some people’s world. I simply can’t relate to that. If a win for Bus Cook is one more huge contract for Cutler, and nothing else really matters, I can better understand this type of tactic. But I have a very hard time seeing Cutler succeed outside of Denver. He will be heavily maligned in pretty much every circle outside of whatever team gets him, and the pressure for him to produce immediate results will be suffocating. If he is as thin skinned as he is portrayed by the rumor mongers at DPO, he’s going to have one tough road to hoe. Couple that with the fact that the Lions are a real possibility and the odds are that Cutler will become the new Jeff George and his name will always be associated negatively instead of positively. He’ll go from Clady and Harris to a rookie and Gosder Cheruldis or whatever that dude’s name is. He’ll go from a town that always believes a Super Bowl is possible to one where a playoff appearence is as expected as a world ending astroid strike. I can’t relate to that kind of thinking. In fact, if I already pocketed $17 million by my 25th birthday, money would be well down the list and most certainly below my desire to make a name for myself. Jay Cutler is and can be a superstar in Denver. I’m not sure anybody can succeed in the environment he will create for himself.

Choose to be a name for the ages, Jay. You already have yourself and your future kids set for life. You’ve got a bigger future than being another mark on Bus Cook’s pistol.

You have enlightened me on the main aspect of money and made me realize that it is a far bigger part of this whole fiasco than I previously thought.
     Nevertheless, there is one little aspect in this whole thing that I wanted to mention that I don’t think has been previously talked about very much. And that is the supposed trade that Cutler demanded that Peter King mentioned in his column about a week ago. Assuming it is true, there are two important points to this:
     1) I would bet, considering the backlash in the media over McDaniels “entertaining” of the Cutler trade, that the Broncos deliberately leaked this info in order to limit some of the damage that was being done to them. The leak was impeccably timed and it benefited the Broncos, therefore it most likely had to be deliberate. Also, some people have implied or questioned whether or not someone in the Broncos organization has been leaking unauthorized information to the press during this situation. If so, then why hadn’t this story come out earlier? Because the Broncos had no intention of trading Jay Cutler, but also because there was no one on the inside deceptively giving up classified information.
     2) Cutler, as far as I know, has never denied demanding a trade after Shanny was fired. I’m pretty sure that Jay hasn’t even talked to the press since the news of the trade demand came out. That would leave his agent to do the denying. But what did his agent say? He reportedly, “told The Associated Press that he doesn’t think his client has ever asked the Broncos for a trade.” The key words are “he doesn’t think.” Now doesn’t that sound like wishy-washy lawyer talk. Come on! As Jay’s right hand man all he can say is that “he doesn’t think” Jay ever demanded a trade. I think someone’s being a little less than honest with us.
     In summary, these two points show us that Cook is the man behind the mask (sources) and that he most likely can’t be trusted. But I guess we already knew that.

     It’s getting late in NZ and i’m not sure if i’m making sense but all I really wanted to point out is that something is fishy here and Styg is on to something. I believe that these are just a few more points that build a bigger and better case in revealing the true intentions of Bus and Jay.

But figured it should go here. I talked about this on MHR Radio, and this story goes along with last night’s show. Styg and I are sneaky like that….

In short, I believe that Bus Cook has been the "source close to the situation" from Day 1.

I believe that Bill Belichick was beginning to get nervous about what his $14 million backup quarterback could garner on the open market. I think he placed a phone call to the Broncos based in large part to the relationship McD had with Cassel. To me, it is telling that the Bucs had no interest in Cassel, as bad as their QB situation is, and only got involved when Cutler’s name was mentioned.

Go back to that Friday night. It is reported on NFL Network that Cassel has been traded to the Bucs for the #19 pick. No talk of another team.

ON Saturday, Cassel is traded to KC. Still, no talk about the Broncos. After the trade hits, NOW rumors start to swirl that there was a bigger deal on the table.

I believe the Broncos got a phone call, and they listened. You never know when the Herschel Walker or Ricky Williams trade offer is going to be made. Bus Cook finds out and sees a HUGE dollar sign. There are also the Peter King rumors that Cutler had asked out after Jeremy Bates left. Conjecture, sure, but you can’t believe Bill Williamson one minute, but not Peter King.

Wanting to control where his client ends up he asks the Broncos for permission to talk to teams and is denied. Why? Because the Broncos don’t want to trade Cutler or they would have.

Cook, pissed about not being allowed to discuss trades with other teams, "leaks" the Cassel talks, saying the Broncos are "actively" shopping Cutler.

The same thing happens with this phone call. The call takes place sometime Monday and "the source" waits until Tuesday afternoon to mention that the situation has gone from "bad to worse". Six people were on the phone that day — Joe Ellis, Pat Bowlen, McD, Xanders, Cutler and Cook. You tell me who leaked it.

As he has done in the past, Cook is using the story, and the negative pub it is giving the team, to get a big contract, either in Denver or somewhere else.

I understand it is much easier to simply bash McD, and Cook knows this. I don;t think he orchestrated anything with Tampa. It think he turned a phone conversation that happens every day in the NFL into an opportunity to get his client paid in a big way.

This is what I came back into the past to tell you guys. Bus Cook is the snake in the grass in all of this, which is why Cutler fires him after the 2010 season when Cook tries to persuade him to hold out. Anyway, buzzed up with every Yahoo account that I will ever own ;)

My mission is complete. Now I’m going to go invent the internet, build the pyramids, and chill in Atlantis.

Buzzed and Rec’d, and emphatically so. I haven’t had time to read all of the comments yet, but that is some fine work Styg. I felt all along that the Cutler situation reeked of the Cook/Favre connection of recent years, but I didn’t realize this was all part of a regular act on Cook’s part.

meticulously researched, no “unnamed sources”

carefully and cohesively explained, readable and substantive.

great piece man.

no wonder newspapers are rotting in the streets.

is why newspapers are dying

well played, sir

I’ve been saying that the Favre drama and Cutler drama have plenty of parallels.

I really believe that Cook is behind this.

I looked for it this morning, but at one point, I could have SWORN that I read or heard a quote from Cutler or Cook that had something to do with “…maybe they’re not sure they can afford my/his upcoming contract…” or something similar.

To me, that’s the evidence that Cook is orchestrating something bigger than just this little catty drama lesson.

He’s positioning Cutler for a giant salary in a few years. If that’s the case, maybe the smart thing is to do the deal in midseason.

On a different note, I’ve come to the conclusion that every NY Jets fan is legitemately convinced that there’s some chance Cutler will be wearing their jersey by preseason. So funny.

I am only 22, but this is the best sports article I have read…

This story has been around not even 2 weeks but it has pitted Broncos fans against each other for no real reason. There are the McX skeptics and the Cutler bashers being twirled into an angry tornado of illogical posts by Broncos fans on every site I have been on. I have wondered why there weren’t more people like TSG and styg out there looking for who was behind all of this. I knew Cook was in on the Favre saga but not any of these other things, but that is besides the point.

This is the first post since the story broke where nobody has said anything about McX vs. Cutler and for that I am grateful. I wish the MSM would pick up on this article but unfortunately blaming the agent doesn’t sell news papers and boost the ratings… Swirling rumors and citing unnamed “sources close to Cutler and the Broncos” just makes for better news, like it or not (hey were getting more coverage than the Cowboys for once!).

I think a lot of sports blogs have the tendency to go off the facts the MSM puts out without doing any research of their own. That is certainly not the case in this article and in general for the MHR which is why I read it. Thank you for that styg and TSG.

Now let us hope that Cutler shows up Monday ready to go.

Styg50 – do you think they will link your article outside of MHR (to Yahoo sports etc.)? I also recommended the article.

Someone on here has to have a connection to the Outside the Lines program. This is a story right up their ally. In a perfect world…

This is possibly the best article that I’ve ever read. It’s certainly the most informative on this subject. The “professional” journalists could take a few notes. It certainly seems plausible, and in fact likely, that Cook is angling to get himself paid here like he has in the past. What a shame. I can only hope that it’s with the Broncos.

I saw the link on a DPO story, followed it, and immediately became hooked on this site. I’ve never seen the site before, but I’m thinking that I’ll be a regular visitor from now on.

Cook maybe the one sharing the news but I doubt it. Everyone has a friend who they share such details with. Friends share with friends… Friends spin the story… Cook gets the blame for the whole thing.

The Broncos are trying to save face. They know Rear Coach McDaniels blew his chance for reconciliation in the conference call. Is Owner P. Bowlen, or Chief Oscillating Officer Ellis, Rear Coach McDaniels or General Mess Xander going to break party lines? I doubt it.

EVERYONE KNOWS BOWLEN BLEW IT IN HIRING MCDAINELS…

EVERYONE KNOWS MCDAINELS BLEW IT IN TRYING TO TRADE CUTLER…

EVERYONE KNOWS CUTLER IS GOING TO BLOW IT IF HE DOESN’T LET THE COACH OFF THE HOOK…

There has to be an exit door for everyone to save face. Cook is the fall guy. He is the one to blame this whole mess on. RESULT – Cutler shows on Monday. McDaniels shares a little blame. Cutler shares a little blame. Everyone kisses and makes up. Bowlen goes back to his hole.

Broncos Blog: http://ibelievethis.us/bronco’s/

Interested in becoming a police detective? Excellent observations and deductions.

Rec’d of course.

Every time I do crap hits the fan! Best.Post.Ever Thank you styg!

Neat! Good times here, Styg. I have a feeling that this’ll end up in the MHR Hall of Fame.