Honestly, I am not in either panic or doom-and-gloom mode.  The time has never been better to get top value for Cutler, and while it is likely that we will have to put off our search for a replacement franchise QB until at least next year, there is always rational room for hope: look at what the Patriot Way did for Matt Casell.

I am, however, in what-if mode.  Like, what if we stuck with Simms for a year, got two first-day picks in return, and a serviceable backup or a high first-rounder next year?  Or, what if we get a package of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounders and then trade up?  It would take Matt Millen to fumble that ball.  But all that's being talked to death.  Let's try a different approach:

I love Fantasy Football.  Some of you are purists and hate it; I won't try to convince you.  Those of you who DO love playing it, however, try this poll on for size.  I'm only using the top five teams currently (4/1/09) on the front-page poll asking where Cutler will end up, plus one or two scenarios of my own.  For simplicity's sake, I have left out obvious three-way trades (i.e., Leinart and the Cards).  I will leave it up for a week, after which point I will discuss my take on the results and possibly any reality in the situation which has surfaced in the interim.  Have fun!