Pat Bowlen talks a little Jay Cutler on ESPN Radio 1000

by John Bena on May 22, 2009 12:06 PM MDT in Broncos in the News Comment 37 comments

My friends over at Sports Radio Interviews sent me a link to an interview Pat Bowlen did with a Chicago-area radio station. While there is nothing earth-shattering here, I do find it somewhat interesting that Bowlen would talk about Cutler and Orton with a Chicago sports talk station. Below is a transcript -

What are the Bears getting in Jay Cutler?

“They’re getting an extremely talented young quarterback.”

Any regrets about how the Cutler situation turned out?

“In my case, yeah. Jay and I got along. It just didn’t work out. However, I think he’s gone to a good place in Chicago. I think he’ll be a real asset to them and we’re moving on to a different direction.”

Could it have ended differently?

“You know, I don’t want to go down that road with Jay. I mean, Jay had his own agenda and you know I respect that. It just didn’t work out for him as for staying in Denver.”

Questioning Cutler’s tools?

“No, no, I think Jay was a very talented quarterback and he’s very early in his career and he has an opportunity to go on and be considered one of the better quarterbacks. So I don’t think there is any doubt in my mind that he has the physical and mental tools to do very well.”

What do you think about what you got in return in Kyle Orton?

“It’s a little early for me to start commenting on stuff like that, so we’ll see. We’re going through some OTAs and you know we’re watching guys throw footballs around. But, we’re a long way away-at least I’m a long way-from making any serious judgment calls on who is going to be good and who isn’t.”

Bowlen also talks about the probability of an 18-game season(sounds like it is going to happen) and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

You can listen to the whole thing by heading over here - forward to 39 minutes.

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CLASS ACT

Great, sincere, magnanimous comments from Mr. B., Broncos Fan Numero Uno. I’m gonna take a cue from him and try not to let the difficulties of this past winter color my perceptions too badly of anyone involved. The Bears are getting a good QB, and we are getting an entirely new lease on life with a chance to start a bold new chapter in football lore.

Thanks, Guru.

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by broncosmontana on May 22, 2009 12:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed. Best owner in the NFL.

"From the get-go, we targeted a certain type of player: tough, smart, competitive, versatile, a good person that loves football and wants to win." -Coach McDaniels

by Colorado_Kitten on May 22, 2009 1:01 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs

I agree with you both,broncosmontana and Colorado_kitten, Mr Bowlen a Class Act Indeed...

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only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM

by UB3 on May 22, 2009 4:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

+7

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on May 23, 2009 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

you can't win a championship unless everyone has the same goal

so, unfortunately, jay had to be shown the door. it was a tough decision, but I respect Bowlen for making it

by lolcopter on May 22, 2009 2:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

18 game season, Whats your thoughts?

Im on the fence for an 18 game season right now. Every record will obviously be broken, so it takes away from the historic players a little bit. It will also be harder for teams to keep players healthy going into the playoffs. An upside would be teams with a mediocre record would not make into the playoffs, and more football is always a good thing.

Whats everyone’s thoughts on this?

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by diviesti on May 22, 2009 2:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm for it

Preseason seems like a waste of time by the time game 4 rolls around.

by CoastalBronco on May 22, 2009 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Bowlen is anything

he’s honest. He could have sugar-coated his response and gush over what a great QB they’re getting in Orton. But he doesn’t know, so he says he doesn’t know.

Good report, Guru. Thanks.

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by AZDynamics on May 22, 2009 2:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers and Nuggets tied 1-1

by weazel on May 22, 2009 7:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a fan of the 18 game season

I was fortunate to play in two bowl games in the late 80’s/early 90’s. We played 13 games back then. I was also fortunate to play 13 games my senior year in high school (fell one short of the championship). From a players stand point, the longer season takes a devastating toll on your body. Even more difficult is the mental aspect. I wish I could explain the amount of effort it took to convince your mind that your body was about to get the _ beat out of it. I can only imagine what these professionals must go through (makes me cringe just remembering the pain of getting up on Sunday morning).

With pre-season, an 18 game schedule and a run to the Superbowl, you are talking about 24 or 25+ games in a season. There is no way these guys’ bodies can take that long of punishment. I see a longer season creating shorter player life-cycles. Ultimately, in my opinion, I think you will see more player turnover (due to shortened careers) and a watered down product over time.

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by HSFBCoach on May 22, 2009 3:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree -it seems we are already plagued with injuries with 16 regular games

It seems pure selfishness to ask for more out of these guys. Besides that, the more games you play, the less each game will mean – and it will reduce the significance of “any given Sunday.”

"From the get-go, we targeted a certain type of player: tough, smart, competitive, versatile, a good person that loves football and wants to win." -Coach McDaniels

by Colorado_Kitten on May 22, 2009 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

But aren't the already playing a significant part of the current 4 preseason games?

Other than LDT, that is.

by CoastalBronco on May 22, 2009 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The greater chance for injuries will dilute the talent and quality of the game

I have no enthusiasm for an 18 game season. I want to see the stars have long careers with their teams, constant personnel turnover will cause teams to lose their identity.

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on May 23, 2009 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agree

16 games are long enough to wait for the post season!!

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 9:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

An 18-game schedule is something I don't want

I understand the NFL and the owners may want this, however I think it should stick to 16. I mean first you will have to take some of the preseason games away, which is for the coaches to see who they want on their roster. So what if the preseason isn’t exciting. It is meant to evaluate talent not to get the best record. If the preseason isn’t shortened then the Super Bowl will almost be in March.

Oh and on the topic of the Super Bowl overseas. ABSOLUTLY NOT.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers and Nuggets tied 1-1

by weazel on May 22, 2009 7:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

The preseason is just as interesting as the draft to me

That is usually the only good opportunity to evaluate the young talent and the guys that are on the bubble. I already know the abilities and skill level of the starters, I like to be able to look a year or two down the road and project what we will have. Therefore, I favor keeping the regular season at 16 and the preseason at 4.

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on May 23, 2009 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

cannot agree MORE!

Oh and on the topic of the Super Bowl overseas. ABSOLUTLY NOT.

"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster

by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 9:58 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

why

just curious is all i dont want one either but i can see the line in the sand. If the average fan cant afford a ticket anyway, why not get the money from overseas? Not every year but maybe every 10 years the SB can go to London or Berlin or somewhere. A compromise could be that the Pro Bowl is played overseas I think I would be ok with that move

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by Jon Tollerud on May 23, 2009 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

because

with all due respect to baseball, American Football is America’s game — a pinnacle of our culture. It’s not that I’m a xenophobe at all, or don’t want to see it promoted overseas. But in my mind it’s a bit like hosting Wimbledon in Chicago.

And beyond that, the financial shot in the arm that cities receive from hosting the Superbowl is massive, and many of them can use it right now.

I’m sorry, but I want to at least see a Superbowl in Denver before we see one in Dusseldorf.

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

So how about the Pro Bowl in Europe?

Any objections

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by Jon Tollerud on May 23, 2009 1:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

call me old school if'n ya must : )

but i still think that game doesn’t belong anywhere but Hawaii. : )

Although, I do think I could get behind your idea of once every few years… maybe even a Superbowl once every five or ten. I just hate to see us lose the economic windfall of those games.

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 2:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

dont get me wrong I dont want to see it move but if you think about it a 5/10 year thing would be huge! If every 5/10 years we have a game that has some meaning like the Pro Bowl or the Superbowl it would be the best idea in my mind. Might even bring some relevancy to the Pro Bowl in my mind to showcase the best talent in the NFL.

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by Jon Tollerud on May 23, 2009 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

meaning, you say?

doesn’t that ixnay the probowl then?

I would feel malicious if I sent the probowl overseas as an “important game,” kind of like pulling hte wool over someone’s eyes.

Count me as one of the people who think the probowl should be plaed in hte week before the superbowl (or the superbowl should have that extra week before it removed. I know people would be upset because the superbowl players would want to opt out of the game, which is fine with me. I think the probowl should be an opportunity for fans of lots of teams to see “their guy” one more time before the seasons end….

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on May 23, 2009 4:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

I would feel malicious if I sent the probowl overseas as an "important game," kind of like pulling hte wool over someone’s eyes.

Or even a regular season Raiders-Lions game. ; )

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about this idea?

Forget Europe completely except maybe for an “exhibition game” or two during the season.

Cycle the Superbowls through every team’s home stadium. We could book the next 32 years right now, to give NFL hometowns and teams the financial shot in the arm. Good for the fans, good for the NFL.

I’m weary of the argument that we shouldn’t be playing Superbowls in snow. This isn’t baseball we’re talking about.

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Exhibition in Europe is fine with me. I mean the NFL promotes the league internationally and teams won’t lose a regular season home game.

Super Bowl in the snow would be kind of interesting. I mean it was already played in the rain.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers lead series 2-1

by weazel on May 24, 2009 1:01 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like it in Hawaii

I mean the game isn’t of really big importance so it gives those players who make it there a vacation in Hawaii as well. Let the players enjoy the spoils that go along with making the Pro Bowl. I would terribly mind it in Europe every 5-7 years or so, however football in America’s sport so those games should be played here. Soccer is Europe’s sport.

On the other hand, I also have no problem with styg mentioned in having it before the Super Bowl. I mean players in the Super Bowl wouldn’t play, however fans that don’t want to go all the way to Hawaii would be able to go to the Pro Bowl.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers and Nuggets tied 1-1

by weazel on May 23, 2009 6:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

agree, and I'll add

that if the NFL really wants to promote American football worldwide, they should reinstate NFL Europe. That was a fantastic farm system for the NFL, and frankly, I can’t see how those cultures at large (I know there are certainly individual fans like Boydy who are very much exceptions!) would care much about American football unless they had their own teams playing, their own stake, their own skin in the game.

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by broncosmontana on May 23, 2009 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was surprised to see NFL Europe come to an end

I honestly don’t know why it was closed. Was the interest going away or did the NFL decide to pull the plug?

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers lead series 2-1

by weazel on May 24, 2009 12:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

They were down to a handful of teams in Germany

The rest of the teams just weren’t financially viable. It was popular enough in Germany that I think they would benefit from making a farm league there.

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by Jeremy Bolander on May 24, 2009 1:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

And that's sort of why I question

the value of putting a Superbowl in Europe. If they weren’t supporting their own teams, are we just counting on them to place a higher value on the real American teams? Let’s say the SB was Giants vs. Titans — we would sort of be assuming that 100,000 people would want to fill a soccer stadium to watch those two teams. Not to say there aren’t Giants fans or Titans fans in Europe, or to discount those who are curious enough about American football to attend. But wow, can you imagine what would happen if the Superbowl stadium ended up looking like some of those NFL Europe crowds?? I’d almost bet that most of those attending would be Americans anyway, and that it wouldn’t be that difficult to form a majority. ; )

Though as you point out Germany could be viable.

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by broncosmontana on May 24, 2009 6:28 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

good thoughts

I also don’t see how they maximize any value but seat charges, and possibly merchandising. It would have to be more expensive to take the SB overseas, and its cost on fans on this side, both those that try to follow the game over the pond and those who are simply out of the market because the game went overseas.

I wouldn’t object on experimental grounds, since the data would be useful to either drop the idea entirely or raise a thoughtful eyebrow, but I would hope to heck that the experiment didn’t occur whent he Broncs happened to be in the big game….

I also have a hard time wishing such a thing on my enemies…. I have a very small amount of pity reserved for the Chargers last year having to do the overseas game.

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by Jeremy Bolander on May 24, 2009 2:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

very small? : )

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by broncosmontana on May 24, 2009 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The cost of everything would be too much

I mean to bring everything that is needed to broadcast a Super Bowl would be a big task to get over there, set it up, and then bring it back. The cost of all that would raise prices of tickets that are allready high. Then would people in Europe be willing to shell out the cash.

Also it would be a big loss for the fans of both teams that are playing. Everything is expensive and now the would have to travel all the way over there.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

Lakers lead series 2-1

by weazel on May 24, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the idea is that teams don't need 4 preseason games to determine the 53 man roster

From what I’ve read, coaches have a pretty good idea who is going to be on the final roster early in the preseason, so why play so many preseason games and risk injury when wins and losses don’t count.

Regarding injuries, I think that the millions of dollars that teams have invested in players will always make their concern for injuries as strong as anybody’s. Also, I don’t see a reduced injury risk from playing in pre-season versus regular season (which is why LDT doesn’t do pre-season).

And finally, considering teams charge full price for pre-season tickets, I’d like to have the final product on the field as much as possible. With added TV revenues, two extra games should also be a financial win for owners and players.

by CoastalBronco on May 23, 2009 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s up everyone!
It’s nice for a Cowboys fan to hear the bronco nation upbeat! You’ve been through alot and deserve a break today. Now, on with the business at hand: the broncos and cowboys both know that the #1 receiver is a qb’s best friend and we have been only so happy to oblige in the relationship so why on planet earth do the Chicago bears think that they can try to use a punt returner as a #1? it doesn’t make sense and the more you think about it the stranger it gets. Now, I know that Jay is in Chicago (somehow he’s a GOD there whereas in Denver and Dallas you have to produce hardware to be that high up) and he may have ended up in the right place. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking- how’s that we had him first. Jay is in a city that is EXPECTING HIM TO CARRY THEM TO THE MOON AND HE IS HAPPY TO GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE. They are giving him all the love and praise he wants and he’s eating it up-PROBLEM you eventually have to pay the piper! For some strange reason, they think that he fixed all their problems with his arrival and he is going to find out just how hard it is to win all thetime when people want the trade value. The problem is that they are missing some valuable pieces and they can’t be fixed until over a year from now which means what he see is what he gets! CONTRARY to what other fans think, a #1 receiver ENHANCES the qb performance and lord knows we can testify to that (Aikman-Irvin/ Elway/Smith) and they make their job alot easier. JAY IS SAYING ONE THING BUT HIS ACTIONS SAID SOMETHING ELSE HE CALLED PLAXICO FOR A REASON) He said that he likes his receivers because THAT’S ALL HE’S GETTING. He has already found out that they weren’t going to buy him a “new toy” so he has to repair the old one. I always thought that he was a good player, but he seemed too arrogant for a guy that thinks he’s entitled to far more than he got in denver. Tony Romo is in the same boat in dallas and he knows there is no LEGEND status without the hardware. Even though it seems bad right now, I know that all my cowboy fans want to let you know that we’ve been there when everything seemed to be headed for disaster and we wore all those names before they were attached to you. You are in a great position to once again prove everyone wrong and you will be picking in the upcoming draft and it is already projected to be far better than the previous one. You have your running back,,,now go into that draft and get those defensive gems and run off those titles! COWBOY NATION BELIEVES IN YOU AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO BELIEVE. PLAYING QB FOR DENVER/DALLAS HAS 2 REQUIREMENTS"’ THICK SKINNED AND DELIVER HARDWARE AND IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE HEAT THEN LEAVE. YOU CAN DO THIS AND STOP LETTING OUTSIDE FORCES TELL YOU THAT YOU WERE WRONG TO TRADE JAY, YOU WILL GET YOUR NEW QB IN THE DRAFT AND GET IT GOING! TALK TO YA SOON!

Needagoodtime!

by Loveforjoy! on May 23, 2009 12:08 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs